Botulinum Toxin Injections (Botox, Dysport, Nuceiva) Aftercare Instructions

After your botulinum toxin injection treatment you should:

  • Avoid massaging, rubbing or applying pressure to the area for 24 hours.
  • Avoid laying down or bending forward for 4 hours post-treatment.
  • Avoid wearing any accessories (ex. hats, sunglasses, headbands) that may rub the area treated for 24 hours.
  • Avoid hot water - use tepid water to wash the face for 24 hours.
  • Do not work out at the gym or undertake strenuous exercise for 24 hours.
  • Avoid excessive sun exposure, heat, solariums, saunas and hot spas for 24 hours.

You have just had a treatment with Botulinum Toxin, a muscle relaxant. It takes 2-3 days for BTX to begin taking effect and up to 14 days to see the full effect (these times will vary from person to person and treatment to treatment, being dependent upon several metabolic factors).

While each muscle area slowly responds to the BTX treatment, you may notice some apparent asymmetry or unevenness in movement (ie. ability to raise one eyebrow higher than the other or more wrinkles on one side of forehead than the other). This should even out over a 7-14 day period. Occasionally this unevenness persists past 14 days where the muscle in an area treated is stronger than expected. If this occurs, contact the clinic for an appointment as additional BTX may be required to relax those muscles and give an even effect in the area treated.

Possible post treatment effects from BTX treatments:

  • Slight redness, bruising or swelling at the injection sites which will resolve spontaneously.
  • Mild headache and local tenderness – May last 48 hours and may require pain killing medication.
  • Altered position of the eyebrow (raised, flattened or different position from other eyebrow).
  • Drooping of the upper eyelid (eyelid ptosis).
  • Heaviness of the eyebrows.
  • Very rarely, after several treatments, some patients become resistant to the drug i.e. it no longer works effectively due to the development of antibodies against the BTX.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at 416-792-3835 or by email at info@bodyfultoronto.com