Can I Have Botox While on Accutane?

There's no contraindication. Accutaine has to due with suppressing the cells that produce skin oils.  This is problematic when patients want to have laser resurfacing or chemical peels but is not a problem with botox.

Yes, Botox is perfectly safe with Accutane. There is not contraindication to using Botox Cosmetic while underdoing treatment with Accutane. The main target of Accutane is the skin, while the Botox works on the underlying muscles. The two medications do not interact and will not affect each other.

Areil, It is perfectly safe to get BOTOX while you are on Accutane except for one note of concern. Accutane is associated with a dry eye. If you are treated with BOTOX too aggressively, this can have an impact on the eyes ability to close appropriately. Under this circumstance, you might have a significantly increase in dry eye symptoms possibly requiring very active use of artificial tears and bedtime ointment. Make sure that the doctor doing your BOTOX is aware of the fact that you... more

I am not aware of any contraindications for botox while on accutane. Any procedure that strips the epidermal layer of skin, however, such as chemical peels, resurfacing procedures and even waxing are not recommended while on Accutane. The small needle punctures required for botox administration are extremely unlikely to cause scarring even while on accutane.

Thanks for your question. You can absolutely have Botox while you are on accutane. There haven't been any contraindications to taking accutane and having a Botox procedure done in any area. With accutane, you want to be careful with procedures that formally cut or abrade the skin and involve wound healing. Anything that involves wound healing may be affected by accutane and is usually discouraged. Examples of such procedures are ablative laser resurfacing, skin surgery, or any other type of... more

I cannot think of any contraindication. Although I have never administered Botox to an Accutane patient, I have not read anything in the literature that there is a contraindication.

To the best of my knowledge, there are no contraindications to combination therapy with these agents. I presume you are taking Accutane for acne. Suprisingly, there are even reports that Botox even help to treat acne when injected intradermally. This is an anectodal report and the exact mechanism of action is not known.