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Itchy Rash After Botox

asked 1 year ago by O Fallon9589 in O Fallon, MO
Latest answer by Steven Wallach, MD
Question viewed 783 times
Tags: itchy, rash

I Got an Itchy Rash After Botox , It Has Been 6wks and It's Still Not Gone, How Long Will It Last?

7 answers to Itchy Rash After Botox

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Rash after Botox?

Hi Fallon.  Although it's possible that the Botox injection is related to the rash, it's highly unlikely.  Do you know how long after the injection you saw the rash and itchiness? Your best bet is to return to your injector or a dermatologist fairly quickly to have the problem diagnosed.  
Harold J. Kaplan, MD

Los Angeles Facial Plastic Surgeon

www.celibre.com

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Botox and skin eruption

While it is certainly possible to get a rash, I have never seen one with Botox.  Check with your doctor.
Steven Wallach, MD

Manhattan Plastic Surgeon
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Rash after Botox rare but not impossible!

Botox is extremely safe, but while the risk of side effects is very small, it is not zero. Various things related to the Botox treatment could cause a rash, none of them the Botox protein itself. For example, sometimes Botox powder is mixed with preserved saline, and people can be allergic to the preservative. Some doctors (not many) use a topical anesthetic cream: again, another potential source of allergy. However, having a rash 6 weeks after the treatment that isn't getting... more
Jessica J. Krant, MD, MPH

Manhattan Dermatologic Surgeon

www.ArtofDermatology.com

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Rash after botox

It is highly unusual to have an allergic skin eruption after botox, especially to last so long as yours. See a dermatologist to determine if there is any other cause for the rash which might have been coincidental with the Botox injections.
Ronald Shelton, MD

Manhattan Dermatologist
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Unusual rash after Botox injections

Botox contains small portions of human protein (albumin) as well as the botulinum toxin. There maybe other additives but these are negligible. However, surgeons use a variety of solutions to dilute the botox. Most use unpreserved saline but others used preserved saline. Allergies to the preservatives are possible as well as the topical anesthetic agents or skin preps used immediately prior to injection. Discuss this with your surgeon.
Otto Joseph Placik, MD

Chicago Plastic Surgeon
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Rash after Botox

A rash after Botox injections is not common, I have actually not seen it occur in my patients...but never say never in medicine! I would find out from your doctor, assuming it was a doctor who performed the injection, what was used to prepare your skin before the injection. Alcohol or a antiseptic lotion can alter the normal skin flora or even cause an allergic dermatitis similar to what you are describing. May need to return to them for a follow up as they may be able to diagnose and tre more
John Philip Connors III, MD

Atlanta Plastic Surgeon
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I would go visit a dermatologist

It would be extremely rare to get  a rash after having Botox injections.  It may be something else causing you to break out.  I would seek the opinion of a board-certified dermatologist.
Brent Spencer, MD

Frisco Dermatologic Surgeon

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