Can botox cause acne?
I have had several treatments of low dose accutane as a teenager. Recently, at the age of 23, I received botox injections in my forehead for migraines and brow treatment. I have never broken out on my forehead before (even as a teenager). Where I received the injections, I am developing puss like papules and painful cysts. I have been using retin-a to see if this will help with the forehead breakouts and nothing seems to work.
I called the reps for botox and they do believe that there is now a correlation between botox and acne - could it be that it is expedited by those have undergone accutane treatments? Or could this be due to the fact that I no longer can sweat out of those pores so they become plugged with toxins? Please help. I have talked to several other people who are experiancing the same symptoms.
Answers (2)
Never seen acne flareup post botox
In over thousands of botox treatments I have never seen Botox related acne. I know there is some documentation about it and i have always wondered if the skin was cleaned properly pre treatment?
Hope that helps.
Acne breakout after Botox injection
Hi NYC,
Of the hundreds of patients that I have injected with Botox, I have not seen any have acne flare ups related to the treatment. I have seen a handful of patients who have a "pimple" or two at the site of injection. In those patients we now give them prophylactic acne treatment (tetracycline, cleocin) for a few days before and after their injections. I will be interested to hear what other experts experiences have been with this side effect of Botox injections that you have experienced. Be well.
Dr. P




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