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Will Botox Help Nerve Damage in Face from Shingles?
I've had nerve damage and PAIN for three years from shingles in left side of face. Would Botox help the pain ?
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Marie in Pa.
in Spartansburg, Pa.
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Will Botox Help Nerve Damage in Face from Shingles?
IMHO, you should seek out a neorologist or pain specialist that is experienced using the various neorotoxins: (Botox, Dysport and Xeomin) and have a consultation.
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Shingles nerve pain and botox
There are reports of Botox being used to treat pain from Shingles in the chronic form. I'm not aware of the mechanism of action and it has been theorized that the Botox blocks more than just acetylcholine, the neurotransmitter used to conduct signals from nerves to muscles. This needs to be studied further.
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Post Herpetic Neuralgia and Botox
Absolutely Botox may have a high likelihood of helping with post herpetic neuralgia due to Shingles. It will probably fall under a Neurologists specialty. good Luck
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Facial neuralgia
The answer is possibly. But see a Neurologic specialist ( Neurologist ) who does pain work and get his opinion.
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BOTOX for shingles pain
BOTOX can be a miracle treatment for post-herpetic neuralgia, the pain that sometimes comes after shingles. It is injected in a "point and shoot" manner, and often brings relief for this very painful condition. Dilute cortisone injected in the same manner also works well.
Miami Dermatologist
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BOTOX® can be useful to treat pain in the face after shingles
BOTOX® can be useful to treat pain in the face ["post herpetic neuralgia" = PHN] after shingles. Several treatment sessions may be needed.
If shingles has caused relaxation of muscles on one side of the face, sometimes BOTOX® is used to relax the same muscles on the opposite side of the face, in order to restore facial symmetry for the patient.
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I am sorry to learn that you suffer from post-herpetic neuralgia.
Botulinum toxin has been used as a treatment of pain that can follow after an episode of herpes zoster. However, this treatment cannot be considered a proven treatment of this condition. Rather than experimenting with such a treatment, it is much more reasonable to see a neurologist regarding this issue and try the more established treatments first.
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Botox For Nerve Pain
I have had excellent success injecting Botox to alleviate several different types of nerve pain including nerve pain from shingles ("post-herpetic neuralgia").
A study in the December 2010 issue of Pain Medicine showed that the majority of patients receiving this treatment experienced a decrease in overall pain scores, improvement in sleeping, and a decreased need for pain medication. The effects lasted for at least 3 months.
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Atlanta Dermatologic Surgeon
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Botox for Pain from Shingles
I have injected Botox for excessive pain from Shingles before, though this is an off-label use of the product. There are various studies about the effectiveness of this, but most of my patients say they experienced about 50%-70% improvement overall. You will need to consult a board-certified, very experienced physician for this type of injection, as the sites the Botox needs to be injected differ greatly than the cosmetic use of the product and the dosing needs to be very specific to ensure...
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I have also been taking Neurontin for 10 years for PHN. The DYSPORT has been a miracle ; after feeling suicidal for many years on and off from constant head aches and being seen and Yale , neurologists and pain management centers, my eye surgeon tried the Dysport and i have had total almost 99% pain free from PHN from the shingles. I consider it a miracle for me. I still take Neurontin if the migraines are totally out of control to settle down the attacks. I will be seen in Yale Headache clinic soon. I have paid out of the pocket for something that should be covered I believe to treat a debilitating condition that almost cost my life for many years of chronic suffering. My eye doctor gave me the shots to see if it would work.... and it did. I don't know why other doctors never even mentioned there was help for me.... I finally found my eye doctor who was willing to help me after 20 years!