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Is It Dangerous for Someone with Lupus to Get Botox Injections?
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bamagirl65
in Dothan Al
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Not recommended
Botox is not recommended for patients with autoimmune disorders, and I would advice against it.
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Botox and autoimmune diseases
In my opinion, it might be. We do not know what causes lupus or other autoimmune diseases, but we do know a few things that are associated with autoimmune diseases like lupus and type-one diabetes. We do know that autoimmune diseases are familial in many cases. There are several known genes that can be inherited and can give someone an increased likelihood of getting an autoimmune disease. Despite this however, everyone who has these genes does not get an autoimmune disease.
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Do not recommend Botox for Lupus patients.
Patients with lupus have a very active immune system. It is not recommended to add another chemicals such as Botox to this complicated environment.
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Your immune system is already dealing with confused messages. Adding any chemical message signals to your system with Botox or injected neuroproteins is not advised. Your health comes first.
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