When's it safe to touch treated area after Botox?

Thank you for your question! Though I advise patients to refrain from strenuous activity the day of treatment you can touch the area within hours with little risk of affecting your outcome.  I think you are okay to resume your normal daily activities and enjoy your results as they start to kick in! Best of luck! 

First of all-do not worry. Normal touching of your face (things like washing your face, applying sunscreen or makeup, etc) will not affect Botox in any way.  In fact, even if you were touching your face immediately after the injections, it would be fine.  The only time I have seen people run into problems after Botox injections, is when they do something that applies very firm pressure for a long period of time to the skin.  For example-I have seen patients with uneven spread of Botox after getting a massage (where  they were lying face down in a cradle for an hour), wearing a tight hat for several hours afterwards, etc.  Your Botox will be fine!