Botox Pre & Post Treatment
PRE-TREATMENT:
Women who are pregnant, nursing, or planning to be pregnant should not use Botox®
Avoid alcohol & blood thinners (aspirin, ibuprofen, etc) 24-48 hours prior to your treatment. This increases your chance of bruising.
POST-TREATMENT:
Please stay upright for 4 hours.
Avoid heavy lifting, no strenuous activity for 24 hours.
No hats or headbands after treatment. (Treatment day only)
Do not schedule a chemical peel, facials or massage for 2 weeks post treatment.
Exercise treated muscles intermittently for 90 minutes post treatment.
Try to sleep on your back with your head elevated for 1-2 nights.
The treatment area may be sensitive. This usually subsides in 1-12 hours.
Visible injection marks are normal. This will subside within an hour.
Do not scratch or pick the injection sites.
You may apply ice, arnica or any other anti-inflammatory topical agent to treat or prevent pain, bruising or swelling.
PLEASE NOTE:
Treatment results will be visible in 2-6 days.
Final results in 14 days.
Final results are temporary.
10% of people may not respond to treatment for unknown reasons.
You can expect results to last 2-6 months.
Treatment is recommended every 3-4 months.
Skin rash, under or over correction.
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS AND LESS COMMON COMPLICATIONS:
Side effects associated with the injections include: localized pain, infection, inflammation, tenderness, swelling, redness, and/or bleeding/bruising.
Less common reactions may include: headache, excessive weakness of the muscle, temporary eyelid drooping, temporary brow drooping, altered position of the eyebrow.
CONTRAINDICATIONS:
Current infection
Pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding
Prior allergic reaction
Patients that are prescribed calcium channel blockers such as amlodipine,diltiazem, felodipine, isradipine, nifedipine,nicardipine, verapamil and nisoldipine, etc.
Patients with diseases of the neuromuscular junction such as myasthenia gravis, Guillain-Barré syndrome, ALS.