I Had Dysport in my Underarms. I Was Told It Was Safe Whilst Breastfeeding? Should I Stop?

I am unaware of any studies showing that there are harmful effects on a pregnancy in association with injections of either Botox or Dysport. Both are highly effective forms of botulinum toxin A (Botox is onabotulinumtoxinA while Dysport is abobotulinumtoxinA). However, I generally advise women not to undergo any purely elective procedures such as these during a pregnancy. We (the medical and scientific community) just don't know enough about all the potential effects of... more

For patients who are pregnant or breast feeding, we discourage treatment with Dysport or with Botox. For an elective procedure such as this, it is best to wait until after pregnancy and/or breast feeding.

Call your injector, and ask him / her to read and give you a copy of the drug information insert. Or have the injector call the company for that information if does not know