3 Weeks Post Breast Implants: Safe to Get Botox and Filler Injections for Face?

Botox treatment is not contraindicated 3 weeks following breast augmentation as long as you are recovering well from the initial surgery.Stephen Weber MD, FACS

If you have no signs of infection and are
doing well after your surgery, now 3 weeks later, it should be safe for you to
have Botox and Filler injections in your face at this time.

Yes it is safe to get fillers and Botox injections 3 weeks or more  following Breast Augmentation

Yes, you should be able to proceed with Botox and fillers.  Please double check with your plastic surgeon if you are not using him/her for your Botox and fillers.

The only concern your surgeon might have is if there is a rare risk of infection from the filler which can then threaten the implant. Check with your surgeon to make sure he or she is Ok with it. If they don't have a concern about you having a dental cleaning at a certain post-operative time, then they shouldn't be concerned about Botox and filler injections through clean skin.

There are a few contraindications for having BOTOX.  One of them is being on certain types of antibiotics.  So check with your physician or surgeon before having BOTOX.  However, barring this type of issue, there is absolutely no reason to wait.  Your treating physician will advise you.

These are not related and there is no contraindication to getting Botox and filler after a breast augmentation procedure.  The chance that one of the injections could lead to an infection is very small and we don´t know if this could potentially affect your implants. 

I think it is a potential problem and I advise my patients against it. while sterile technique is used during injections otherwise insignificant bacteremia (bacteria in the blodd from injections or teeth cleaning for example) cna lead to not infection but potential biofilm phenomena on the implant surface that may lead to capsular contrature. i ask my pt's to wait 6-8 weeks, the time collagen formation in wounds/capsules is stable.  this is relatively new but the data linking biofilms to CC is strong. the weak link is the injection to biofilm connection but why take the chance? 

Dear alexandera,

Most surgeons would consider it safe to get Botox and fillers three weeks after breast augmentation.

However, there is a very small chance that one of the injections could lead to an infection, which could potentially affect your implants. The chances of both of these events happening is very small, but the risk does exist.

Here is another thread asking a similar question regarding getting a tattoo after breast augmentation.

Warmest wishes,

Larry Fan, MD

These are not related and therefore there is no contraindication to getting Botox and filler injections at any point after the breast implant procedure.