Is safe to have Botox 10 days before getting a flight to overseas country?

It is safe to have Botox 10 days before a flight overseas.  I would recommend communicating any concerns to your injector, as he/she knows the details of your treatment. I hope this information helps, and I wish you the best of luck.

Thank you for the question. In short, yes, it's fine. Any allergic reaction (in a first time patient) would be immediate (i.e., before your trip).  And the effects of the treatment are typically evident by 5 days.  Any issues there could be addressed before you leave the country (or could wait until you return).  Have a great trip!

Thank you for your question BNJONES. 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.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.
If I had a patient with the concern described here I would say that it is safe to fly ten days after a Botox treatment.
Please consult with a doctor for specific recommendations. Good luck!

Botox will uptake in a few hours, a trip anytime after 1 day would be fine.  The results of the injection would not be apparent for a few days but by 10 days any problems (like a bruise) should be resolved.  I always tell my patients not to exercise the rest of the day of the injection,  but some even come in and have their Botox on the way to the airport.  

I have been injecting Botox for many years and it is entirely safe to go fly after Botox or travel overseas.  Please go ahead and have your Botox and a safe trip!

You should not have any problems traveling 10 days after receiving Botox. Injecting Botox is very safe. If any complications were to occur they would typically occur well before the 10 day threshold.

Yes, it will be safe for you to have Botox injections 10 days prior to traveling abroad. The final results of the injections may not be visible for up to 2 weeks. 

Botox works by temporarily blocking the release of neurotransmitter Acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction.  When Acetylcholine is not released, there is no "conversation" between the nerve and muscle.  What this means for us is that when our 11s are injected, we can't frown.The reason that it's completely safe to fly even the next day after Botox injections is that Botox gets to its "place of work" within 90 minutes of injection.  To be on the safe side, we ask patients not to lay down for 4 hours.  In addition, as others noted, the results will be evident within 7 to 10 days of injection, and any slight brow asymmetry can be touched up within this period of time.Good Luck!

Thanks so much for your question. It will be absolutely fine to get Botox and then travel in the following few days. 

This should be totally fine. If you require any sort of "touch up" following treatment that should be apparent prior to ten days. The treatment itself will not interfere with flying in any way. I hope this information is helpful.Stephen Weber MD, FACSDenver Facial Plastic Surgeon