Can I Take Advil After Sculptra and Botox Injections?

Yes, you can take virtually any pain medication after treatment. However, it is rare to have any soreness from Botox injections unless the injections are given deep near the bone. Sculptra can produce a soreness in the injected areas which can last a day or two even with perfect injections.

I recommend that you use tylenol instead of advil because advil may cause more bruising or may allow the bruising to last longer. 

We recommend waiting 24 hours post-injection before taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatories such as Mortrin, Aleve, Aspirin, and Ibuprofen. The reason being, some patients have delayed, visible bruising several hours after a procedure. Taking these products too soon may worsen the bruise. Tylenol is recommended initially for any discomfort. Frozen pea bags also works well for facial swelling and discomfort. Any prolonged swelling or discomfort should be discussed with your practitioner.

Usually we recommend waiting one day after Botox and Fillers and Sculptra although it may not cause bruising after the treatment. Delayed bruising is common with Sculptra as compared wtih botox. You might only see the bruise one or two days after Sculptra. If it looks small initially, it can expand significantly in size over a couple of days, and even show up lower down on the face or neck than areas in which treatment occurred. This happens without taking aspirin or Advil. Should someone take Advil a day after, and this situation occurs, they might blame it on the antiinflammatory agent not realizing that it could happen anyway.
Don't forget that ice packs can be helpful to minimize pain. A few minutes on and several minutes off. Don't fall asleep with the ice. Sculptra works long term by helping the body produce more of your own collagen in the dermis under the epidermis, and there is a theoretical concern that the Advil might inhibit inflammation and wound healing which involves the production of collagen. I'm not aware if this has been investigated, but it should be mentioned. So, if you can try Tylenol (as per instructions on the bottle) which doesn't affect inflammation, possibly you might get a better result with the Sculptra, but a few doses of Advil initially probably won't interfere. Should you take it for many days after the procedure, that could be different. Remember though, this is all theory and not proven. Good luck.

Aspirin and Motrin products can thin your blood which make bruising worse after injections. It is okay to take Tylenol products, since Tylenol does not affect your blood clotting.

Although, we advise avoidance of ASA for 2 weeks before and NSAIDS such as motrin for 10 days prior to injections, there are no reasons to avoid this once the injections are completed. Commonly, when we perform major reconstructive surgery, we prescribe ASA in the recovery room once the surgery is completed and the wounds are closed. The only concern here, is that if you desire a touch up one week later, you will be at a higher risk for bleeding. So with that being said, you may want to consider Tylenol.

Thank you for your question! I'm a big fan of non-steroidal antiinflammatories. The bleeding that can occur is limited to the time that the medication works. I would recommend waiting at least 12 hours after injection but you should be okay after that. Best of luck!

I do not recommend taking NSAIDs as Advil after getting Botox or any injection treatments. Taking a blood thinner may cause bleeding and prolong the bruising process. My recommendation is to take Tylenol for any discomfort you might have.

I recommend taking Tylenol instead of Advil for the next couple of days after your injections. Advil is a blood thinner and may cause possible bruising.

If you just got injectd with Botox, I would stick with tylenol if you do not have an allergy.  The advil may cuase more bruising.