I had Botox injections 2 days ago. I wasn't given post-care instructions. Immediately after the treatment (half an hour after) I had a massage, where I lay down for 2 hours. My face was NOT massaged. Two days later, I still have bumps (like mosquito bites) in each of the places where Botox was injected into my forehead. I now realize that some doctors recommend their patients not to lie down for 6 hours after. Will this effect go away soon? Did I do something wrong?
January 22, 2012
Answer: Botox and Post-Treatment Position?
No, I do not think you did anything wrong. Botox should be injected directly into the muscles involved; is hard to imagine (even theoretically) that position change after the treatment will make a difference. I doubt that you will see any difference in the efficacy of the treatment you have received.
Best wishes.
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January 22, 2012
Answer: Botox and Post-Treatment Position?
No, I do not think you did anything wrong. Botox should be injected directly into the muscles involved; is hard to imagine (even theoretically) that position change after the treatment will make a difference. I doubt that you will see any difference in the efficacy of the treatment you have received.
Best wishes.
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January 22, 2012
Answer: Restrictions after Botox
There have been no studies that investigated the positional changes after Botox and studied the number of hours after which it is safe to do normal activity. This has been a theoretically-based recommendation to minimize the chance of the Botox moving to the adjacent area and affecting muscles that shouldn't be treated. We recommend not to lie down flat (on the back or stomach) or to bend over at the waist for four hours after Botox, but again, this has not been proven to be a problem if those restrictions were not followed by the patient. Possibly the bumps might be more noticable because you increased the blood pressure in the head when lying down but this should go away quickly.
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January 22, 2012
Answer: Restrictions after Botox
There have been no studies that investigated the positional changes after Botox and studied the number of hours after which it is safe to do normal activity. This has been a theoretically-based recommendation to minimize the chance of the Botox moving to the adjacent area and affecting muscles that shouldn't be treated. We recommend not to lie down flat (on the back or stomach) or to bend over at the waist for four hours after Botox, but again, this has not been proven to be a problem if those restrictions were not followed by the patient. Possibly the bumps might be more noticable because you increased the blood pressure in the head when lying down but this should go away quickly.
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