Hummmmmm, Id say about 6 months after my last dysport injection. I switched back to botox to see if there was a link. All side effects slowly subsided.
Happy to report all my symptoms are gone if this offers any encouragement. Have no issues with Botox. Dysport was a bad experience. Welts, lupus symptoms, flu like reaction,vertigo, and medical expense. I feel no fault to the Dr.s office or the injector. My body obviously had a auto-immune reaction to the product. Thankfully it was able to break it down and move forward.
Glad you took photo's. I can for sure see a difference. I had Ultherapy done on my total face and neck. Did it hurt? Yes. Would I do it again? Yes. I had 4 advil's before the procedure. That's it. Now they are recommending nerve blockers and pain pills. Good idea. I just kept thinking to myself. No pain, no gain.
Dysport for me is a don't. I finally linked it all together. Flu like symptoms. Traveling rash that started on left knee, made it's way up total left side of body, crossed over to right side, and down. Finally stopped mid-trunk. This went on for almost a year and a half. I thought I had the flu. Kept getting sick. Fever, colds, aches and painful rash and at times blurry vision. The worst was the body hives. After GP visits specialist visits to check for every auto-immune all tests showed up negative. ANA test were initially positive. I finally linked it to right after I had injections. Never had problems with botox in the past. I was the 2nd person in Little Rock, Arkansas clinic to use Dysport. Really liked initial results. Faster freeze time, less expensive and lasted longer. Didn't even dawn on me that what I thought was the flu or virus was a reaction about a week later almost every time. I kept getting sick over and over. The doctors all thought I had lupus. Who knew I was doing this to myself.
On a happy note. I am now rash free. Have no reaction to Botox. My immune system is back to normal. From what I understand the protein is what's different between botox and dysport. Dysport taking your body longer to break down. Dysport takes fewer injections because it travels. I'd for sure say that's true. Took my body on one hell of a ride.
For all of us effected in a negative way, I hope others can steer away from this and not learn the hard and expensive way like we did.
I have also had strange "traveling welts" since I began dysport. Have been to GP and then referred to a specialist. Thought I had lupus, etc. All testing came back clear. Areas hurt like a deep bruise, then itch for 2 day's and disappear. Re-appear in a different spot. After all this testing, beginning to link it to dysport. No problems with Botox.
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On a happy note. I am now rash free. Have no reaction to Botox. My immune system is back to normal. From what I understand the protein is what's different between botox and dysport. Dysport taking your body longer to break down. Dysport takes fewer injections because it travels. I'd for sure say that's true. Took my body on one hell of a ride.
For all of us effected in a negative way, I hope others can steer away from this and not learn the hard and expensive way like we did.
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