Will Using the Clarisonic Brush Cause Botox to Wear off More Quickly?

Hi SKM.  Your Botox results should not be affected by use of Clarisonic devices.  As a precaution, we would not recommend using the Clarisonic immediately after you have had Botox injected (within several hours).  This is a precaution to prevent unwanted migration of the Botox.

The fundamental issue here is that Botox is placed in the muscle and Clarisonic works on the surface of the skin, the stratum corneum.  This is the dead skin cell layer and the Clarisonic works to remove excess dead skin cells, like microdermabrasion.  Because the Clarisonic operates at the surface, it will not interfere with the Botox.

A Clarisonic ultrasound brush should have no effect on your Botox treatment. Botox is injected directly into the muscle to relax it.  The Clarisonic brush treats just the skin.  

Thank you for your question.

Wait at least two hours after receiving Botox injections to use your Clarisonic brush to allow the product to be integrated into the intended location. After that time the Clarisonic brush should not interfere with the action of Botox and should not cause the Botox to wear off more quickly.

Botox works by blocking the communication between the nerves and muscles. Once it is placed it not affected by the light vibrations on the overlying skin generated by the Clarisonic.

In our San Francisco Bay Area practice we have many happy patients that use a Clarisonic with no problems with the length of effect of their Botox. 

As always questions or concerns regarding your procedure should be disucssed with your provider.

I hope this helps.

I would recommend not performing the skin treatment for a couple of days after the BOTOX service.  Allow the skin to heal.  This extremely mild skin buffing treatment will not cause your BOTOX to wear off faster.

The motions of the brush CANNOT deactivate the Botox and shorten its duration BUT it could push the Botox out of the areas into which it was placed and into areas it was NOT meant to be in, causing unintended muscle weakness. I would suggest NO rubbing toward the upper lids or using the brush for 36-48 hours after Botox treatment.

Peter A Aldea, MD