Future Pregnancy Risks from Botox and Juvederm?

There is no evidence that fillers or Botox can influence future pregnancy.  Be that as it may, if you are actively trying to get pregnant, I would wait to get the fillers and Botox.

While there are no known risks with Botox and Juvederm before pregnancy, my advice would be to wait. If you said that you just had Botox and Juvederm and then found out you were pregnant at the time, I would tell you not to worry. Buy why take any risk, even if extremely small. Good luck.

Hi New Mom, Most likely Botox and Juvederm would not pose a risk, but why take any unnecessary chances. There was a single report from Australia of a woman who had Botox during the first few weeks of her pregnancy (before she knew), and the baby had hearing and vision problems. You can have Accent XL treatments to your face which would pert things up without putting anything into your system while you are trying to get pregnant. Good luck with your pregnancy and baby. Dr. P... more

Although the risk would be very slight, Botox is out of your system pretty readily although its effects last, I would not take even the slightest chance and would wait until post-delivery. You are dealing with a totally elective cosmetic procedure. Similarly, Juvederm carries the warning that it has not been proven safe during pregnancy. Since this will stay in your body, during the pregnancy I would not take a chance. Even though there are probably a number of women walking around... more

For women who are planning a pregnancy in the near future, as you are, I would recommend against Botox and Juvederm at this time. Even though the risks are exceedingly low, we are talking about use of products for elective cosmetic procedures, not medically necessary treatments. Botox is pregnancy category C (has been shown to cause harm in animals, no studies done in humans). Juvederm has not been shown to cause birth defects and is probably even less likely to cause harm to the... more

To newmom11, Hi!   There isn't any evidence that small amounts of Botox or Juvederm are harmful to the fetus, but why take a chance?  You should take no medications during the first trimester of pregnancy. So I wouldn't do it.   Have a great baby!

Physicians will not inject fillers or Botox on patients who are pregnant. I am not aware of any reports of future risks for pregnancy after injections have been performed.