I had Botox in between my eye (11s) the day after I hit my head on a car door, a bump came up, will that effect my Botox?

You may notice tenderness to the touch over the next few days. But your results will not be altered based on the injury.

I do not think that the bump you received to your head one day after the Botox treatment to your 11's will affect your results.  It can take a week or so to see the effect from the Botox treatment.  

Hi there, thank you for your question. Sorry to hear about your injury. Botox should not affectyour bump in any way. The effects of Botox are localized to the treated area. If you do start tonotice any adverse side effects, then contact your board-certified injector right away. Hope thishelps.

Sorry about your little accident!
It should not affect your botox results at all. Botox is pretty well settled after about 2 hours

Hi there.  I don't believe this mishap should have any effect on your botox treatment.  Hope it heals up soon and you can enjoy the effect of your botox treatment!

I am sorry to hear about your mishap. You can rest assured this will not affect your Botox result. You may apply some warm compresses and Arnica gel or cream to help with the bump. I hope this help. All the best, Dr.Michon

It's unfortunate that you hit your head, but it will not affect what is expected from Botox. You're absolutely safe, but may want to apply some moist, warm compresses to the area of the bump to help it resolve. Good luck from New York City

Thank you for your question EMMApenney. 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 appearance of frown lines is variable from person to person. Usually they are in a vertical orientation but sometimes they can be oblique and sometimes a horizontal line is seen across the upper portion of the nasal bridge. The most common variation is to have two parallel lines, hence the common term "11's" to describe them. But some people have one, three, or more lines. Some people also will see a bulge in the area when contracting the muscle. This bulge is smoothened out after a Botox treatment.The pivotal studies used 20 units of Botox in the glabella area between the brow to address the frown lines. These studies demonstrated that the peak results are seen 14 days after the treatment and most people enjoy their results for 3-4 months. At that point, a maintenance treatment is recommended. While some people start to see results as early as the next day, it can take two weeks for full results so patience is important. We have our patients return two weeks after their treatment to assess their results via photographs. At that time additional units may be added if necessary.If I had a patient who had such a treatment and bumped her head the next day I would say it would not effects her results.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 as described above. 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!

The bump shouldn't likely affect your botox at all. You may have some bruising and swelling related to hitting your head, but it shouldn't affect your botox at all. Good luck! 

Hi EMMApenney, Please don't worry. Though you might feel some pain, bruising or tenderness, this is on account of the bump which won't affect your results. Botox will not migrate or lose potency.All the best, Justin Harper, M.D.