Post-Botox Bumps and Swelling... Getting Worse and Spreading

asked 1 year ago by Leigh22 in New York, NY
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
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Tags: forehead, bumps, spreading, swelling

I had botox done on my forehead, she did the injections high along my hairline, very unusual, and my forehead felt a little strange. 2 weeks later on Thursday I went back for a touch up b/c I could still raise my brows, she used leftover for my frown. On Monday night I felt 2 smallish bumps on the top left side of my hairline (one behind the other), by Wednesday the front one became red and swollen, by Wed night lymph nodes on either side of my left ear swelled up, Thurs got antibiotics, Fri...

10 answers to Post-Botox Bumps and Swelling... Getting Worse and Spreading

Bumps and swelling after Botox

This eruption looks like it has grouped vesicles in the area of redness and is probably shingles or Herpes Zoster infection, which is a reactivation of chickenpox along the distribution of a nerve, in this case V1 distribution of the trigeminal nerve. You need to see a doctor as soon as possible to get treated for the shingles as untreated shingles may be painful for a number of weeks. ALSO, IF THERE ARE VESICLES ON THE TIP OF YOUR NOSE, YOU MUST SEE AN OPHTHALMOLOGIST (eye... more

Emily Altman, MD
Short Hills Dermatologic Surgeon

Post-Botox Infection

Regarding: "Post-Botox Bumps and Swelling... Getting Worse and Spreading I had botox done on my forehead, she did the injections high along my hairline, very unusual, and my forehead felt a little strange. 2 weeks later on Thursday I went back for a touch up b/c I could still raise my brows, she used leftover for my frown. On Monday night I felt 2 smallish bumps on the top left side of my hairline (one behind the other), by Wednesday the front one became red and swollen more

Peter A. Aldea, MD
Memphis Plastic Surgeon

Botox an bumps

It is a bit unsual what youa re describing. It sounds like you m ay have had an infection from the injections? but I can not be sure without an exam. Follow the advice of your doctor or see someone else if you are not comfortable with that person.

Steven Wallach, MD
Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Botox complications

Any injection performed can cause irritation and swelling. It seems as though you may have had a combination of a skin infection and hematoma. See your physician.

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon

Botox reaction after forehead treatment

I agree with the other Botox Injectors, this is atypical. It sounds more like a superficial skin infection and sounds like you have treated it the right way. Brusing and swelling may occur after a Botox or Dysport treatment, but I have never had an injection site appear infected. I would NOT expect this to occur with future treatments.

Jon E. Mendelsohn, MD
Cincinnati Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.351face.com

Botox Bumps

There appears to be some unusual reaction which may or may not be associated with Botox or a complication of the treatment. Your right eyelid also seems to be significantly lower than your left. Seek the attention of your physician.

Otto Joseph Placik, MD
Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Bumps after botox

It is hard to tell by the pictures what exactly is going on, but red inflamed papules are not typical after neurotoxin injection. Consultation with your injecting physician or a general physician would be wise. It is quite possible you were injected with an infectious agent and weither bacteria for fungal, needs to be adequately treated.

Purvisha Patel, MD
Germantown Dermatologist

Bumps on the skin after Botox

Botox should not cause multiple bumps. If you bruised and got small hematomas or contusions, then you might get one or two, not to expect multiple bumps. You might have an infection or something other than Botox was injected. If there is not a quick response to the antibiotics given then you need to see your doctor immediately or an infectious disease expert if there is no response.

Ronald Shelton, MD
Manhattan Dermatologist

Post-Botox Bumps and Swelling

It is unlikely to be Botox unless the saline with which the Botox is reconstituted is contaminated somehow. I would ask the doctor to have it cultured.

Peter T. Truong, MD
Fresno Oculoplastic Surgeon

www.facialsurgerydr.com

Bumps, swelling, swollen lymph nodes, suggest infection...

It is not possible to make a diagnosis on the basis of your story (or anyone's story on this website for that matter- this website is a great resource for education and sharing: medical advice must be provided one on one during a consultation, not web forum). The story does sound suspicious for infection, and it also sounds like you are being treated, so I suppose your question is about what could have gone wrong? First of all, this must be really rare (I... more