BTX Aftercare —
Hands Off While It Settles

The small bumps at the injection points usually flatten within about an hour. How doses are planned is on the BTX treatment page.

Do

• Stay upright for about four hours; sitting and walking are fine.
• Gentle expressions are fine.
• Hold a cool compress lightly on any pinpoint bruise.
• Take paracetamol for a mild headache, if it suits you.

Avoid

• Rubbing, pressing or massaging the treated areas.
• Lying flat, or bending forward for long periods, for about four hours.
• Strenuous exercise, saunas and alcohol for 24–48 hours, as in the clinic's general advice after injectable treatments.
• After jaw slimming: lying face-down, or rubbing or massaging the jaw, for the rest of the day.

For a day or two, keep pressure and heat off the treated muscles: no facials or facial massage, no sauna or hot yoga, and no tight hat, headband or helmet over the area.

The effect builds over several days and is complete at about two weeks, when Dr SY sees you again. Until then:

• Hold off judging the result; movement fades in stages (see BTX downtime).
• Ask the clinic before any other treatment over the same muscles, and have no top-up elsewhere.
• Note which areas were treated, and when.
• After jaw slimming, the follow-up comes later, at about three months; see the jaw BTX page.

Your usual skincare and sunscreen can continue, used gently and without rubbing over the injection points. Make-up can usually go on after a few hours, applied lightly. Stronger active products return once your skin feels comfortable.

On the day itself, keep out of strong sun and heat.

Exercise. A walk is fine on the day. Strenuous exercise waits 24–48 hours, because heat and increased blood flow make bruising and swelling more likely.

Flights. Flying the same or the next day is usually fine; cabin pressure has not been shown to shift the toxin.