Things You'll Need:
- Medical practitioner
- Ice pack
- Ibuprofen
- Makeup
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Step 1
Find a reputable medical practitioner to perform your Botox treatment. Botox injections are available from a number of shady sources, but because it is a medical procedure you only want to go to a license medical professional to have it done.
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Step 2
Determine how you want to pay for your Botox injections and be prepared to pay at the time of the procedure. Because Botox is a cosmetic procedure, your insurance will not cover the costs. Most doctors expect payment when service is rendered.
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Step 3
Talk to the doctor you choose for your procedure about possible complications or side effects. Botox injections are not associated with long-term side effects, but there may be some temporary ones like nausea, headache, eyelid droop and tenderness at the injection site. You should be completely informed about anything that can go wrong.
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Step 4
Talk to your doctor about post-procedure activities you should avoid and ways to reduce side effects before the procedure. Applying an ice pack to your injection sites usually helps prevent bruising and swelling. You should avoid strenuous exercise for a day and the area where you received the Botox should not be massaged. Many practitioners also advise not lying down for 3 to 4 hours after the injection.
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Step 5
Apply an ice pack to your forehead for several minutes immediately before the injection to prepare for the procedure. The ice pack helps reduce the pain of the injection and swelling afterwards.
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Step 6
Ask the doctor to apply a local numbing agent to prepare the injection sites if you know that you have a low tolerance to pain from injections. This is usually unnecessary, as the injections are no more painful than an insect bite.
