Botox Injection Pre-treatment Instructions

What To Expect During Treatment: Your treatment provider will begin by ensuring treatment areas are clean and free of make-up or other creams. If you requested a local or topical anesthetic, it will be applied prior to the start of treatment and allowed time to set in prior to beginning treatment. Using fine needles, your provider will inject your selected aesthetic neuromodulator into pre-determined treatment area muscles. Duration of treatment is dependent upon treatment location but generally lasts between 15-30 minutes. You may experience a slight stinging sensation while each injection is taking place and/or you may experience slight discomfort. There is no expected downtime with botulinum toxin treatment. Multiple treatments may be needed to achieve desired results depending on treatment goals and current skin condition. Results are temporary. Maintenance treatments may be necessary to maintain desired results.

Please review and follow these important instructions prior to your scheduled appointment

Stop Taking/Using/Doing Prior to Appointment

2 weeks

Laser Treatments
Light Chemical Peels
Hydradermabrasion
Microdermabrasion

*or until your skin has healed and you're no longer experiencing red ness and irritation

7 days

NSAIDS (ASA, Ibuprofen, Excedrin, Aleve, Naproxen, etc)
Herbal Supplements
Blood Thinners*
Anti-Platelet Meds”

*Consult prescribing physician for guidance on stopping these meds

3 days

Alcohol and smoking (may contribute to injection site bruising and pinpoint bleeding.)

Day of

Come with clean skin. Do not apply makeup, lotion, oil, perfume, or sunscreen

Please DO:

Arrive to appointment with treatment areas Cleanse face/treatment area prior to your procedure and do not wear make-up, moisturizers, lotion, oil, perfume, or sunscreen to treatment area the day of your appointment.
There is no expected downtime; you can return to work after If you're planning to attend an event, please schedule treatment at least 2 weeks prior to ensure adequate time for bruising and swelling to dissipate.
If you have a history of cold sores or shingles, please take your prescribed antiviral treatment for 2 days prior to, and day of, Please continue full course of treatment as prescribed.
If you plan on taking a prescribed sedative at your appointment to help alleviate anxiety, please plan to have a designated care person available to pick you up after your appointment.
Expect to experience pinpoint bleeding, bruising, headache, mild swelling and/or slight irritation in treatment area for 1-10 days after treatment.
Understand that results may take up to 10-14 days to be seen and that multiple treatments may be necessary to achieve desired results and to maintain desired results.
Please call to reschedule if a rash, open sore/wound, sunburn, or blemish develops in treatment
Plan to avoid exercise, strenuous activity, sauna, and excess heat for the first 24 hours after

Botulinum (A) Toxin Injection Pre-Treatment Instructions