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Can Botox Cause Incontinence?
I had 30 units of botox injected between my eyes. About a week later I started to have uncontrolled voiding. Can that happpen and does it go away?
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Botulinum Toxin (Dysport and Botox) and incontinence are not likely related
If Botulinum Toxin (Dysport and Botox) is injected into the bladder, incontinence is a possibility but I have nerver heard of this happening with remote injections in the doses you have described.
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BOTOX does not cause incontinence
I have never heard of BOTOX causing incontinence. You should speak with your primary physician. It is most likely caused by something else.
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Botox in face has nothing to do with incontinence
The botox injected in facial muscles stays there. It is almost impossible for the medicine to reach distant sites. Hence the lack of correlation between the injection & the voiding problem.
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Botox does not affect bladder muscles after glabella injection
Botox action is localized. There is no mechanism of Botox injected into the glabella to affect the sphincter muscles of the bladder. I would recommend a consultation with your primary care physician or a urologist to determine if there are other causes of urgency or increased voiding.
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Botox for glabella will not create incontinence of urine
There has been no evidence that Botox will affect distant neuormuscular effects. I can not conceive of any mechnism that would explain glabellar Botox injections with an effect on urinary incontinence.
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Botox and urinary incontinence - unlikely
I suspect the onset of urinary incontinence after your Botox treatment is purely coincidental. In fact, Botox is used in certain cases to treat urinary incontinence. I agree that you ought to be evaluated by a urologist.
Good luck.
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Botox and incontinence
I completely agree with Dr Aldea. Botulism toxin acts on the muscles where it is injected, it is not known to migrate remotely and target non-injected muscles. A urology evaluation would be prudent.
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Botox and Incontinence - EXTREMELY Unlikely
Regarding: " Can botox cause incontinence? I had 30 units of botox injected between my eyes. About a week later I started to have uncontrolled voiding. Can that happpen and does it go away?"
Botox weakens the muscle into which it is injected. The small amounts of Botox used in Plastic Surgery bind to the muscle immediately and do NOT circulate through the body. 30 Units of Botox placed in the glabella will NOT migrate to the bladder. (BUT, for the sake of argument, if...
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