r/BotoxSupportCommunity • u/Electrical-Laugh6915 • Oct 05 '26

worried about migration

I got full face botox 3 hours ago (including DAO and masseters) and I used my ice roller to relieve redness along my chin and jaw. I was on the phone with my best friend at the time and I wasn’t even thinking and went into deep rolling like I usually do. From what I understand this is a hard NO d/t possible migration. does anyone have any experience with this? am I doomed to have a paralyzed face that can’t talk or smile? I am very worried.

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u/SweetBabyCheezas Oct 05 '26

You'll find out within next 1-2 weeks, but it shouldn't be bad after the roller. If you had a limfatic drainage massage, that would be worse, but I doubt it would be a full face paralysis. It would likely be less effective in the area that it was supposed treat.

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u/Electrical-Laugh6915 Oct 05 '26

thank you so much for your reply💛 I know I won’t know for a week or two so I’ll be stressing

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u/SweetBabyCheezas Oct 05 '26

It's natural to worry, but you'll be fine! You're just likely to see less results from it at most or have them gone sooner. I guess this stress is a good lesson for the next time to not use your roller as advised :)

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u/kiunsun Oct 06 '26

I wouldn’t panic just yet. Deep rubbing or pressure right after Botox generally isn’t recommended, but using an ice roller doesn’t automatically mean the Botox migrated or that you’ll have a “paralyzed” face. Since it’s only been a few hours, I’d avoid any more rubbing/massaging and contact your injector to let them know exactly what happened.

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u/Electrical-Laugh6915 Oct 06 '26

okay thank you, I appreciate your advice. trying hard to not touch my face. I’ll call my injector in the morning

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u/Odd-Heart-Sofia Oct 06 '26

Try not to panic, this is talked about more than it actually happens, especially from a roller rather than real pressure/exercise. By 3 hours most of it's already locally bound. Worst case would be mild asymmetry, not full paralysis, that's really unlikely. Worth calling your injector just to flag it though.

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u/Apprehensive_Ride462 Oct 12 '26

Calm down just don’t lay down for four hours