Botox treatments and exercise can be a bad mix.
Find out how long (and why) you should wait before resuming your workout routine.
As a part of your Botox aftercare, providers typically advise refraining from physical activity after your appointment.
What Is Botox?
Botoxis an injectable treatment that contains botulinum toxin.
(I.e., it can move away from where it was injected and affect a different muscle.)
Workouts, and especiallyexplosive exercises, can “accentuate and increase” the migration, says Dr. Durkin.
That’s because your metabolic rate will influence how your body metabolizes Botox, says Dr. Durkin.
(FYI, increasing your strength training and cardio can both contribute to raising your metabolic rate.)
“All [neuromodulators] are influenced by activity.”
Sedentary people typically notice an additional month of results compared to highly-active individuals, he adds.
If you have a more modest fitness level, he suggests a slightly different timeline.
“It is simply a purer form of Botox.
Another pro of Xeomin is that people who develop a high “tolerance” to Botox (i.e.
That’s thanks to a particular hemagglutinin protein (remember those?)
that’s found in Botox but absent in Xeomin.
In other words, it’s less likely that your body will develop antibodies againstXeomin.
Both options last anywhere from three to four months.
Consider it an opportunity to protect your investment while reaping thebenefits of regular rest days.
