Can I Have Restylane Lip Enhancement While I'm on Accutane?

asked 3 years ago by Amelie82 in UK
Latest answer by Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
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Tags: lips

7 answers to Can I Have Restylane Lip Enhancement While I'm on Accutane?

Accutane is best left to itself!

Any surgery, peel or minor treatment including fillers should be avoided when taking accutane.

Robert M. Freund, MD
New York Plastic Surgeon

Avoid elective procedures after Accutane

Interesting question. Theoretically this should not be a problem. However, since this is a totally elective procedure, even the most remote chance of an untoward event would compel me to not recommend it. Accutane can effect healing and re-epithelialization of the skin. Placement of material in the lip should not in itself be a problem. However, the mere puncturing of the skin could conceivably lead to deleterious consequences and therein lies the remote chance. I would wait at least... more

Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Virginia Beach Dermatologist

There is no contradindication but probably a bad idea

Greetings, While there is no stated contraindication to the use of Restylane or other fillers and Accutane I would agree that it is best to not get any cosmetic treatments until several weeks after finishing your course of accutane.

D.J. Verret, MD
Dallas Facial Plastic Surgeon

Probably not a good idea while on accutane!

Accutane can cause some pretty awful changes to the lips including dryness, swelling and easier activation of cold sores. For this reason, adding another possible irritation to the lips isn't a good idea. The other reason that this may be a bad idea is that if you do have complications of the filler it may be blamed on the accutane rather than the filler or vice versa. On the whole it is best to avoid fillers and accutane (and most other surgical procedures as well including lasers,... more

Joel Schlessinger, MD
Omaha Dermatologist

Accutane

Accutane is probably best used without undergoing cosmetic procedures. It really impacts skin healing and especialy peeled or lasered skin, you probably want to be off of it for several weeks before undergoing any cosmetic procedures.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Survey says:

No. Anyone recommending treatments of almost anything of a completely elective cosmetic nature while taking Accutane is inviting trouble. Accutane causes the lips to dry and peel, increasing their irritability and susceptibility to infection and cold sore outbreak. Why risk it?

Kenneth R. Francis, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Procedures While on Accutane

Hi Amelie, Accutane should be stopped before having any cosmetic procedures or elective surgery. Certainly elective fillers should not be injected while on Accutane. Good luck and be well. Dr. P

Michael A. Persky, MD
Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

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