Additionally, facial exercises have been shown to speed up the onset of the effects of Botox treatment. In a study involving 25 female adults, 68% reported experiencing faster Botox onset when they did facial muscle exercises after injection. Facial exercises are best done near the area of injection.
Should You Try to Hasten Your BOTOX® Results? The results of the Northwestern University study seem to indicate that exercise after BOTOX® injections make the BOTOX® bind to the nerve receptors faster.
By raising your metabolic rate, you may be causing your body to metabolize the Botox more quickly so it breaks down sooner than expected. This doesn't mean you shouldn't exercise or even do intensive workouts, just integrate more low to moderate training into your workouts.
Unfortunately, there is no way to accelerate the time it takes for Botox to wear off. This is why it is so important to visit an experienced, skilled, board-certified injector for any Botox treatment in order to ensure that you have the best chance of getting a good result.
The short answer is; yes. The long answer is that the effects on wrinkles you see on your face, appear to be more effective the more frequently you get botox injections.
Botox is highly sensitive to heat and constant exposure to it may actually cause it to deteriorate faster.
BOTOX resistance is a situation in which a patient either has built up antibodies against the botulinum toxin, or happens to metabolize the BOTOX drug exceptionally quickly. As a result, for these patients BOTOX injections provide underwhelming results, a very short-lived effect, or no effect at all.
Taking a zinc supplement can help extend the effectiveness of your Botox injections. This is because zinc is an important mineral that helps your body produce collagen, essential for healthy skin. When you take a zinc supplement, it can increase the production of collagen around your injection site.
Technically no. As above, there is no actual evidence that there is a way to make Botox go away faster. There could be an argument that the massage might stimulate blood flow and increased metabolism to the area speeding up it's regeneration.
Because there may be redness and swelling almost immediately after BOTOX injections, many patients are tempted to ice their faces to alleviate these effects. However, while there's no issue with the cold, the pressure you apply with the ice pack may interfere with results.
High stress levels can cause increased facial movements like frowning and squinting, which can contribute to faster metabolization and thus decreased longevity of Botox.
Fortunately, a new study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology found that facial exercises may help shorten the time until you see results after your BOTOX treatment.
Alpha-adrenergic receptor agonists (e.g., apraclonidine or brimonidine tartrate) reverse the ptosis by directly stimulating the sympathetic innervations of the superior tarsal muscle. This could open the eyelid by 1 to 2 mm. The effect of these eye drops is known to last for six to eight hours.
For instance, if your forehead furrows smoothed out, but your “11” lines are still visible, you may need a touch-up with more units of Botox. Or, we may recommend fillers to resolve the problem. Your two-week evaluation is part of your initial Botox treatment.
Supplements: If dietary sources are insufficient, zinc supplements, including gluconate, sulfate, and acetate can potentially extend botox duration.
The results of each product lasts between 3-4 months in most patients, however this is not true for everyone. If patients are on stimulant medications (such as Adderall or Phentermine), have a high metabolism, or workout daily, it is possible to see results lasting less than 3 months in some cases.
By keeping regular appointments, you'll naturally train your facial muscles to move minimally and avoid overactivity. In our experience, this is one of the key ways to prolong the effects of Botox and hyaluronic acid-based dermal fillers like Juvederm and Restylane.
Serious adverse effects after cosmetic use of botulinum toxin include dysphagia, muscle weakness, and allergic reactions [22, 23].
Some treated areas may no longer respond to Botox
There could be several reasons why this happened but for the most part, this happens because the once-dynamic wrinkles that Botox effectively treated are no longer dynamic.