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Is there a connection between Radiesse and Shingles?
I developed shingles about a week after an injection of Radiesse. Is there any connection between developing shingles ( Herpes zoster with postherpetic neuraligia) on my arm and back and an injection of Radiesse on my face?
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vbk
in Santa Barbara, CA
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Radiesse and other injectables have no known association with Shingles
As a board-certified dermatologist I take care of many patients with shingles (Herpes Zoster.) This condition is a re-activation of the chicken pox virus (varicella virus), in one area of the body. It is thought that a decrease in immunity may allow this reactivation to occur. There is no known association with Radiesse or other fillers to my knowledge. An out break of Herpes Simplex Virus (Herpes Zoster's cousin) can occur secondary to trauma, which can...
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Radiesse and Shingles
There is no direct cause for shingles from an injection of Radiesse on the face. Shingles is a reactivation of the chicken pox virus.
Fayetteville Facial Plastic Surgeon
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Radiesse does not cause shingles
There is no direct cause for shingles from an injection of radiesse on the face. Shingles can only occur if you had been exposed to chicken pox virus years ago and the virus then remains dormant along the roots of the nerves from peripheral nervous system along the spine, whether head or back. The virus wakes up or is reactivated for different reasons and then spreads along the nerve pathway from the spine to the skin area that it supplies for sensation. The rash then can be seen...
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Radiesse and Shingles
Greetings~
I'm sorry to hear about your outbreak of shingles. I don't know of any correlation between Radiesse and Shingles (a reactivation of the chicken pox virus). Shingles can occur after significant stress or when the immune system is suppressed or compromised. It is not uncommon for patients that have a history of Herpes Simplex Virus (Cold Sores) around the mouth to experience an outbreak after injections to the lip area with fillers. This can...
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Dermal Filler Injection May Cause Herpes Reactivaton
The shingles outbreak (herpes zoster) on your arm and back is a reactivation of the varicella virus, and is unrelated to the Radiesse injection that you had. Although we do not know the exact mechanism, it is thought that a decrease in immune function may help activate a shingles out break.
Cold sores (herpes labialis) are caused by the herpes simplex virus and can commonly occur following dermal filler injection in the lip or lower face. Any individual who has a history of cold sores,...
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Association Between Radiesse and Shingles
Fortunately, there is no association between having an injection of Radiesse in your face and developing shingles on your arm and back.
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There is no connection between facial Radiesse injections and shingles on the arm
Any injection can potentially stimulate an outbreak of shingles in the area of injection, as shingles can be stimulated by any kind of trauma.
But the shingles eruptions that are stimulated by injections happen in the area of the trauma.
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Shingles
Shingles are always tricky. We ask patients with injectables who have a history of Shingles to be on Valtrex 1 week prior. Not sure where you are in your outbreak but get on Valtrex 500mg and hopefully the symptoms will subside.
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