Is it safe to rub the area that has just been injected with Botox?

December 8, 2014
Asked By:Airbear in Port Coquitlam, BC

My doctor instructed me to rub upwards on my forehead after my Botox injections. This is opposite of what any other doctor has asked me to do. Is this a good idea?

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December 8, 2014

Answer: No massage

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Gary Lawton, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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December 8, 2014

Answer: No massage

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Gary Lawton, MD, FACSBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
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February 14, 2015

Answer: Rubbing area after Botox

Jerome Edelstein, MDCertified Plastic Surgeon
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February 14, 2015

Answer: Rubbing area after Botox

Jerome Edelstein, MDCertified Plastic Surgeon
December 16, 2014

Answer: Rubbing Botox

Kristin M. Baird, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
December 16, 2014

Answer: Rubbing Botox

Kristin M. Baird, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology

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December 11, 2014

Answer: Is it safe to rub the area that has been injected with Botox?

Martin Jugenburg, MDCertified Plastic Surgeon
December 11, 2014

Answer: Is it safe to rub the area that has been injected with Botox?

Martin Jugenburg, MDCertified Plastic Surgeon
December 9, 2014

Answer: Massage post Botox

Phillip Chang, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon
December 9, 2014

Answer: Massage post Botox

Phillip Chang, MDBoard Certified Plastic Surgeon

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