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If I Get 10 Units of Botox While Nursing, is It Still Safe to Continue Nursing?
asked 11 months ago by CMT in Logan, Utah
Latest answer by Ronald Shelton, MD
Question viewed 434 times
Tags: breast feeding, combination, risk
18 answers to If I Get 10 Units of Botox While Nursing, is It Still Safe to Continue Nursing?
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Botox While Nursing
Although there is no conclusive evidence (or studies) to show whether or not Botox will affect your baby, we would not recommend using it while nursing.
Most, if not all, practitioners would advise you to forego non-essential cosmetic injections during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
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Don't get Botox if you're nursing
It's not worth doing an elective cosmetic procedure if you're pregnant or nursing and this holds for Botox injections as well, despite not having evidence that it is a problem.
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Botox while nursing?
Both the FDA and Allergan, the manufacturer of botox, caution against treatment with botox in women who are nursing. The prudent thing to do would be to avoid treatment with botox entirely while nursing.
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Botox
I would not get botox if you are nursing as breast milk may pass on any that has absorbed into your system. Remember this is a "toxin" we just harness it to our patients benefit. I hope this info helps.
Ronald H. Stefani Jr, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Botox while pregnant or nusring not recommended
It's recommended that any woman pregnant or nusring refrain from Botox injections and IMHO, most if not all qualified MD's feel the same way. Wait until you're done nursing to get Botox.
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Do not use Botox when pregnant or while breast feeding.
Simple answer: No. Safe or not is not totally determined so why take a chance and end up hurting your infant.
Harlow Hollis, MD
Victoria Plastic Surgeon
Victoria Plastic Surgeon
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Nursing after botox
Allegan does not recommend Botox while nursing. The amount of Botox you recieved is very small but, everone in the medical field is very wary about pregnancy and nursing.
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Botox and nursing
It is not recommended by the FDA to receive botulinum while nursing. Your infant's immune system is immature and they can easily get sick from bacteria. It is why you do not give unpastuerized honey or milk either.
Michael Hueneke, MD
Nashville Plastic Surgeon
Nashville Plastic Surgeon
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Botox and Nursing
There are no studies saying whether or not it is safe to use Botox while nursing. While in all likelihood it would not be a problem, why take a chance.
Good Luck.
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Botox and breast feeding
You should not use Botox or Dysport while breast feeding!! It is a contraindication to use it during that period due to the possibility of transfer to the infant!
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R u kidding me?
Why on earth would you take a risk like that? is it for a medical reason? if so then pump before hand and store a "meal" in a zip lock bag and place in freezer. you can then use them while you wait for the botox to be eliminated, I have no idea how long. my wife and I had twins and it was the only way we got to go out, good times
Rafael C. Cabrera, MD
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon
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Botox and nursing
It is not advisable to have botox treatments while you are still nursing. The likelihood that anything will be passed on to a nursing infacnt is low, but it is still not recommended.
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Botox while nursing
Since there are no studies about the safety of Botox while nursing which one could point to, this would seem to be an issue of assessing risk versus benefit. Since Botox treatment for forehead wrinkles is clearly an elective procedure and the risks have not been adequately assessed I would advise you to hold off unitl you are finished nursing.
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10 units of BOTOX is not going to do very much.
Is it worth interrupting breast feeding your child to indulge your vanity? None of us will be able to answer this questions for you. What we can say is that breast feeding is very important for the development of your baby. I would recommend waiting on the BOTOX until your baby is weaned. However, BOTOX is not advised while you are breast feeding.
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No Botox while nursing
You need to wait. There is no studies about the Botox and nursing and I would not recommend the Botox during breast feeding.
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Botox injections While Nursing
Botox or any neurotoxin injections are contraindicated during pregnancy or while breast feeding. There is no reason to have an elective procedure of this kind while you are nursing, regardless of how small the risks may appear to be.
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Botox in Breast Feeding Mother
The effects of Botox have not been studied in nursing/ breast feeding women. It is also not known if Botox passes through breast milk and what if any effects it may have on nursing infants. That being said, Botox is usually injected in small amounts and only a small amount would be detectable in the blood stream.
I discourage women who are nursing from receiving Botox treatments, because of the unknowns.
Anifat Balogun, MD
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
Seattle Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Botox and nursing
I would never recommend Botox treatments to a patient that is nursing. Some product gets absorbed and may transmit through best milk. While this amount may be exceedingly small, the risk does not make sense. No one knows the effect Botox would have on an infant.
There is no data to suggest a time after treatment that it is safe to start nursing again. I would put the health of your child above cosmetic concerns in this situation.
Best of luck
Richard W. Westreich, MD
Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgeon
Manhattan Facial Plastic Surgeon
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