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Can You Have Botox if You Have PBC?

asked 1 year ago by belfast1964 in belfast
Latest answer by Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD
Question viewed 184 times
Tags: liver, risk

i have pbc and want botox and fillers can i get it.

5 answers to Can You Have Botox if You Have PBC?

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The answer here is that it very much depends on your actual medical status.

The primary concern here is post procedure bleeding.  The risk of this will be determined by the severity of your medical status.  When there is significant compromise of liver function, there is a decrease in the factor that help clot the blood.  Discuss your case with your internist.  Follow their recommendations and consider seeing an injector they recommend.
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD

Los Angeles Oculoplastic Surgeon
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Cirrhosis and botox injections

It would be doubtful that the botox injections would cause any significant problem even if there were bruising as a result of the biliary cirrhosis. Some patients who take coumadin blood thinner can have botox done carefully understanding the risks.
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Botox in Patient with Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

 Botox is safe in a patient with primary biliary cirrhosisas long as there are no significant clotting disorders. This is very unlikely a problem, but as you know the liver does produce some essential clotting factors.
Richard W. Fleming, MD

Beverly Hills Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Safety of Botox

Since Botox and filler injections are local treatments in the skin and should have no systemic side effects, there should be no problem with these treatments in someone with PBC.
Mitchell Schwartz, MD

South Burlington Dermatologic Surgeon

dorsetstreetdermatology.com

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Botox and fillers with primary biliary cirrhosis

Primary biliary cirrhosis is not a contraindication to botox or fillers, however, primary biliary cirrhosis can result in some conditions which may be contraindications. Because PBC is a scarring condition of the liver, which manufacturs many of the clotting factors, a person with PBC may be more at risk of bleeding from cosmetic procedures. Also, there is a certain amount of immune system compromise in PBC making a patient with this condition more predisposed to infections. So,... more
Emily Altman, MD

Short Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

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