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Every kind of surgery or treatment requires aftercare. The right aftercare tips can help with a faster and swifter recovery. In this blog, we will focus on the Botox treatment and the Dos and Don’ts after the treatment. If you don’t follow these rules, there could be a reverse effect, and the healing process may also take longer. The Do’s Here is all that you have to do after undergoing the Botox treatment. Sit straight  - Yes, heard it right. For the next four hours after the treatment, you should sit straight to avoid movement of Botox into other muscle groups. You just have to avoid lying down and bending forward. Apply ice packs – If you experience mild swelling around the area that has been treated with Botox, you could fasten the process by applying ice packs. While the swelling goes away on its own in 30 minutes or so, this will reduce the swelling faster. Take the prescribed pain killers – If you experience slight pain in and around the area after...

Botulim toxin, or Botox in short, has derived its name from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that is used in the procedure to affect the muscles within the body. This procedure is used in two forms – one is to medically treat people with muscular conditions, and the other is to cosmetically remove wrinkles from the skin by paralyzing the muscles. Botox is performed as a non-surgical cosmetic treatment for more than 6 million people across the globe every year! It is thus the most popular treatment executed to help people look younger by reducing fine lines and wrinkles. The toxin is introduced into the muscles with the help of an injection which paralyzes them thus not letting them grow to form wrinkles. However, this is not a permanent solution. The effects of a single Botox session are seen for a few months only, after which the procedure needs to be renewed. This is why people have to perform Botox every 3-6 months for constant results. The bacterium Clostridium bot...