Is it safe to drink alcohol after having a facial rejuvenation procedure?
If you have had a doctor warn you about the dangers of alcohol before, you may have read it on the internet.
If you are a good patient, you would listen to your doctor.If you are a naughty person, you may have decided not to listen, because the Botox was introduced via small needles, and I walked out feeling fine.What could happen?
There are side effects to the drugs that are very safe.Injection related side effects are the most common.Even though the needles are small, they can bruise at the injection entry points.This can range from mild to severe.The eye area is very delicate.Patients used to leave my clinic looking like I just punched them in the eye.
There is swelling at the injection entry points.These will be gone within a day or two.
We usually tell our patients to avoid anything that can thin the blood or cause blood vessels to dilate after a treatment ofotulinumtoxinA.This includes avoiding the sauna, or intense exercise on the same day, as well as avoiding consumption of vitamins E, Gingko, Aspirin, and of course, alcohol.
Many times, my patients walked out of the clinic without a bruise, but forgot to take precautions.They return the next day with a terrible bruise at the treatment site.Alcohol seems to be the most potent cause of bruised skin after aotulinumtoxinA treatment.We will have to wait up to 7 days for the bruise to go away.
Look at what happened to me today.I hadBotox for my teeth grinding.I drank a glass of Whiskey after dinner.This bulge appeared when I woke up this morning and was caused by a bruise in the muscle.It's ironic that I tell people to avoid alcohol, but I'm guilty of it myself several times.Doctors make the worst patients.
The bulge is obvious.How long did it take to flatten?Thank you for the advice.I would share this with my friends.