I Have Crohns: Can I Get Radiesse or Any Filler?

Thanks for writting Dr. Shafer. Jeje Im not nervous about how it would look. I was so happy when my PS told about the fillers ( and maybe a couple years after, I could do the chin implant). But Im nervous about all the bad reviews that people had written in this site. And they are mostly bad reviews. Some are good. ( They talles about the bruising for a year or even more years; some talk about cause immune problems ( allergic reaction); migration to other parts; calcifications with bacteria inside! ; lumps and redness and swollenness. MY main concern is the allergic reaction and immune problems that some people talk about, in this site. Ohhh and there was another patient that after the injection in the jawel she had puss getting out, and it stopped and continúed and then other áreas of the face starter to leak puss . Almost all her face. Something like that. And she had a real hard time for years with horrible problems in her face. Amd her face was damaged. And then she discovered that Radiesse or Restylane had caused her, gluten intilerance. And with diet she got better. And she had to use a medication which was Used for leprosy she said. And it got better. Thats scary. Have you seen all the bad reviews here, Dr. Shafer? Those are my concearns.

How is it that non of the top plastic surgeon in RealSelf.com talk about these sideeffects that people have. They only say that costwise an implant is better but fillers are safer ( but I Dont know about that). And who cares about cost. When people are saying that " just Because if that injection (filler) MY life has been ruined. 

Hi Gerry,

Thanks for your question. You may find these related threads helpful:

• Crohn's Disease, Juvederm & Inflammatory Response
• Can I Have Restylane Injections with Crohns Disease

Hope this helps!
--Sharon