Botox after hair transplant! Will it stop hair growth?

Botox is a neuromodulator that targets the muscles that lead to the formation of wrinkles. If injected correctly, it will not affect your hair transplant. Choose a board-certified cosmetic dermatologist to perform your treatment and let your doctor know about your hair transplant prior to your Botox injections just to be safe. Good luck!

Botox will not affect your hair transplant or hair growth.  Botox results take up to 1-2 weeks and last up to 3-4 months in new areas of treatment. Be sure to see an expert. Dr. Emer

Botox should not have any effect upon hair growth from a hair transplant.  That being said, I would inform the transplant doctor of your desire to have Botox to make sure that he/she has no concerns.  In addition, I would inform the Botox injector that you had a transplant so that he/she can avoid the area.

Dear Hairtransplantashley, Thank you for your question. Botox has no effect on hair growth, so treatment is not contraindicated. Best of luck to you!

Thank you for your question.  Getting Botox will not affect normal or transplanted hair growth.  In fact, since Botox limits muscular movement, it may actually improve the hair transplant new growth by limiting movement around the newly implanted hair follicle.  No need to worry about Botox affecting your new hair growth.  Best!

Botox will not affect your hair transplant.  Botox only impacts the muscles at the injection site and will not affect the processes of hair growth or restoration.  

Thankyou for your question but botox does not affect hair growth at all . You can feel safe having the botox after hair transplant.Good luck

No, Botox should not affect your hair growth or the results of your recent hair transplant procedure. 

Thank you for your question Hairtransplantashley. I understand your concern. Botox is a purified protein used to address wrinkles associated with facial expression. When injected into the skin Botox will relax the muscles and smoothen out the overlying wrinkles. The most common areas of treatment are in the upper face. These include the horizontal lines seen on the upper forehead when one raises the brows, the vertical lines seen between the brows when one frowns (frown lines), and the crow's feet seen around the eyes when one smiles.
It is difficult to make an assessment without a formal exam where the entire medical history is reviewed. However, I hope the information provided here is useful.The safety record of Botox is well established. The product has been used for over 20 years for a variety of treatments with minimal side effects. Botox is amongst the safest treatments for treating facial wrinkles.

While Botox is one of the safest treatments offered, there are some situations where it is not appropriate. These include anyone who has an allergy to any of the inactive ingredients or who has had an allergic reaction to any botulinum product including Botox, Dysport, Xeomin, or Myobloc. The safety and efficacy of Botox has not been established in women who are pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or breast feeding. Therefore, women in these categories are advised to wait until breast feeding is completed prior to having a Botox treatment. Botox should not be placed in the skin on the site of an infection. Those who are taking an aminoglycoside antibiotic, an anesthetic, D-penicillamine, antimalarials, or immunosuppressants should not be treated, nor should those who have undergone chemotherapy within the previous six months. It is important to avoid blood thinners before and after a treatment. These include both prescription and non-prescription medications such as warfarin (coumadin), aspirin, ibuprofen, alcohol, fish oil, vitamin E, and ginko biloba. Those with conditions that affect muscles and nerves such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease), myasthenia gravis, or Lambert-Eaton syndrome should not undergo Botox treatments.If I had a patient with the concern described here I would say that having a hair transplant is not a contraindication to Botox treatment and that Botox will not affect the hair growth. Of note, when Kybella is placed in the skin some patient notice hair loss at the injection points.With any injection, there are risks such as pain, bleeding, bruising, redness, swelling, tenderness, and infection. We take special precautions to minimize these risks such as using a painless technique. We also treat bruises with a laser as early as the next day. Bruises usually resolve within two weeks if untreated. After a laser treatment bruises usually resolve in 1-3 days, but may still take two weeks for full resolution. In addition to these risks, with Botox there is also a risk that the product spreads or diffuses to nearby structures. Spread to nearby muscles can lead to side effects such as the temporary appearance of droopy eyelids or a temporary asymmetric smile.

After a Botox treatment, I recommend that my patients avoid heat exposure, alcohol consumption, and strenuous exercise for 24 hours and not lie down flat for four hours. This is because all of these activities may possibly lead to the movement of the product and consequent side effects such as droopy eyelids. Although there have been no definitive studies shown that these actually occur and some physicians do not provide such aftercare instructions, in the absence of data I err on the side of caution and recommend that my patients avoid such activities.

Please consult with a doctor for specific recommendations. Good luck!

Botox injections should not affect your hair growth whatsoever.  Botox is frequently used in hair-bearing areas (lateral eyebrow), masseters/jawline/neck (in men) with no apparent effect either positive or negative on hair growth.  Hope you have excellent results from both your Botox and hair transplant!