How to prevent facial stiffness after Botox injections? Face-lifting methods instead of face-lifting injections

Face-slimming injections are a very common way to slim down your face nowadays. A delicate small face is what everyone wants. The slimming effect can be seen two weeks after the injection. It is non-traumatic and recovers quickly.

How to prevent facial stiffness after Botox injections

1. You must go to a regular plastic surgery hospital for Botox injections. Botox is not as simple as an injection. The doctor must grasp the injection level, injection dosage, injection depth and other aspects during the injection process.

2. Find an experienced doctor who can determine the size of your facial muscles and the dosage of botulinum toxin that is suitable for you to ensure safety and avoid facial stiffness.

It is best not to lie down within 3, 4 to 6 hours to prevent the botulinum toxin from spreading.

4. Do not massage the area after injection to avoid the spread of botulinum toxin.

5. Do not do facial massage, hot compress or rubbing within one month after injection.

6. Avoid eating hard-shelled foods after the injection; do not eat spicy food, seafood, tobacco or alcohol within one week.

What are some alternatives to face slimming injections?

1. Massage for slimming the face: Put your fingers together, place the base of your palm at the chin, and then gently press and slide from bottom to top; for the cheeks, use your thumb and index finger to gently press and knead, and slowly slide and massage from both sides of the nose toward the ears; for the jaw to clavicle area, you can also use your palm to gently pat and slide from top to bottom after applying skin care products to enhance the elasticity and support of the skin on the chin and neck.

2. Chewing face slimming method Chewing face slimming method is a method of slimming the face from the inside out. It requires not only the object of chewing, but also the method of chewing. Generally, bananas, whole wheat bread, etc. can be chosen. The method needs to be even and take into account the balance of the left and right faces.

3. Facial slimming exercises and aerobic massage: During the massage, focus on stimulating the Jingming, Taiyang, Sxiaguan and Cheek Cartilage acupoints, which can effectively prevent the growth of facial fat.

What are the dangers of face-lift injections

1. The most common side effects are that the face becomes stiff and the smile becomes unnatural.

2. If too many facial slimming injections are given, it may cause symptoms of difficulty swallowing.

3. Asymmetry between the two sides of the face or muscle weakness at the injection site.

4. Some people may experience local swelling and fever after the face-slimming injection.

5. The main side effects include excessive weakness of the masseter muscle and corresponding symptoms caused by the spread of the face-slimming injection to the adjacent muscle tissue.

6. Some patients who underwent face-slimming treatment experienced fever, discomfort, fatigue, etc. after receiving botulinum toxin injections.

What are the contraindications for face-lift injections?

1. Patients with myasthenia gravis.

2. Patients with abnormal adrenal secretion.

3. People with internal organ diseases such as heart, liver, and kidney.

4. Allergic constitution.

5. Pregnancy and lactation period.

6. People suffering from neuromuscular diseases.

7. Those who have a history of drinking alcohol within a week (including beer).

8. People who cannot reduce the frequent activities of facial expression muscles.

9. Those who have taken aspirin or other antipyretic and analgesic drugs within two weeks.

10. Those who use aminoglycoside antibiotics (such as gentamicin, streptomycin, etc.).