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Preparing for Your Botox or Filler Appointment
- Avoid blood thinners for 3-5 days prior
- Avoid aspirin, ibuprofen, fish oils, and alcohol for 3-5 days prior
- Remove makeup before your session
- Eat, hydrate, breathe
- Bring your questions!
- Eat pineapple and take Arnica Montana tablets up to a week prior to your injections to minimize bruising and swelling
Post care botox session
- Do not plan your Botox session just before an upcoming event!
- Bruising is not likely but can happen
- No lying down flat for at least 4 hours
- No baseball caps for at least 4 hours
- No saunas for at least 4 hours
- No exercise for at least 4 hours
- Injection marks will subside after about 15 minutes
- Apply ice
- No makeup in the areas that were injected
- Wait 2 weeks to see full results
- Do not apply pressure to the areas treated
- Any questions? Let me know!
Post care filler injection appointment
- Redness, bruising, and swelling is normal
- Apply ice first 24-48 hours
- Avoid exercise for 48 hours
- Unless medically necessary avoid blood thinners like aspirin, ibuprofen, fish oils, and alcohol for 3-5 days after
- OK to take Tylenol for pain
- Take Arnica herbal supplement
- No makeup in the areas treated
- Do not apply pressure to the areas treated
- Wait 4-6 weeks to see the full results
- Any questions? Let me know!
