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1. Would a steroid injection for inflammation after a facelift cause weight gain? 2. In the past I've had rosacea -- could a steroid injection cause a flare-up? Thank you.
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Margie112
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Face lifts, wrinkles
The used of steroids for anti-inflamatories purposes in facelifts are very rarely use anymore. when use, are in a short, acting and small doses to cause any systematic effect in a patient. The best way to prevent inflammation after surgery is the gentle treatment of the tissues during surgery
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Steroid injection after facelift
I dilute steroid injection should not have any adverse effects on your weight, nor should it cause a flare up of your rosacea.
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Dilute steroid injections after a facelift
Very dilute steroid injections can be used after facelifts and should not cause weight gain. Rosacea also should not be flared by this.
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Effects of Steroid Injections After Facelift
Steroid injections after facelift can cause make superficial skin capillaries more prominent. Given the localized action of triamcinolone (Kenalog), I would not expect global effects such as weight gain.
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Steroid injections
Kenalog injections in the face after a facelift, for whatever reason will not cause any weight gain. Likewise a Medrol dose pack given to reduce inflammation and swelling should also have no effect on your weight. The dilutions and doses of kenalog used in the face to treat inflammatory problems and scars have very little systemic effect. A medrol dose pack is specifically designed as a tapering low dose anti-inflammatory regimine to have the least systemics...
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Steroid injections after face lift
Thank you for your question about steroid injections after your face lift.
The effects depend on the amount of steroid and your suscepibility,
Yes, occasionally a person gains weight quickly after a steroid injection,
Yes the steroid effect can dilate fine veins, causing rosacea to worsen,
if your rosacea has an infectious component, steroids can worsen it,
Steroids are powerful drugs. They can improve scars and reduce swelling after a face lift but I...
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Steroid Injections for Facelift
Steroid injections are usually used to treat hypertrophic incisional scars. Treatment effects are local, and should not cause systemic effects. Therefore, the weight gain and rosacea cannot be linked to the injections.
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Steroid injections for inflammation after facelift
Steroid injections to help with healing after a facelift would not cause weight gain or affect rosacea. Normally when steroid injections are used after a facelift, they would only be injected into the incisional scars to help with their healing.
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Steroid Injection after Facelift
The steroid injection should not cause weight gain or rosacea issues. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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Will steriod injection for inflammation cause weight gain?
Local injection of a steroid into facelift scars will not cause weight gain as too little of the medication is absorb systemically to cause this problem. Oral intake of steriod can cause water retention and weight gain. Also, injection of small amounts of steriod should not aggrevate your rosacea. Hope this helps.
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