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A 42-year-old member asked:

How long does it take botox to work for piriformis syndrome?

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Dr. Barry Cohen
36 years experience
Botox: Takes 2-5 days to kick in.
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Dr. John Mancoll
Plastic Surgery 32 years experience
About a week: It can take between5-7 days for Botox to work on the muscle. It does not mean that your piriformis syndrome will be gone at 1 week. Once the muscle are relaxed the physical therapy can be utilized.
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A 25-year-old member asked:

How long does it take for botox to fully work?

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Dr. Margaret Mann
Dermatology 21 years experience
3-7 days: Most patients will begin to be notice results within the first 1-2 days but gradually increase for 3-7 days. If no changes are noted for 3 days, don’t be alarmed. Some patients may need the full 7 days to notice an effect.
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A 45-year-old member asked:

How long does it take for botox to work?

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Dr. Zahid Niazi
Cosmetic Surgery 41 years experience
Botox treatment.: Usually 3-5 days. Some of my patients state that they start to feel the effect even sooner. Talk to your plastic surgeons as s/he will need to ensure that you are a good candidate or not for this procedure.
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Dr. Steven Brown
Hand Surgery 41 years experience
3-5 days is an average but can take as long as seven days particularly in patients over 65
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A 63-year-old member asked:

I have piriformis syndrome. How long should I expect it to take to recover?

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Dr. Tom Harrington
Internal Medicine 44 years experience
Pyriformis syndrome: There are some excellent on line descriptions of the condition and necessary stretching exercises. Sitting on a tennis ball reproducing the pain helped my recovery. Rest from exercise is needed although you could try swimming or use of the ellipitical. Providing the diagnosis is correct -i would confer with a good physical therapist. Start your return to exercise slowly and stop if it recurs.
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