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Check with your rheumatologist but botox and hyaluronic acid fillers might be considered safe with your condition.
What type of autoimmune disorder do you have? Botox has been used to treat some autoimmune conditions, such as Sjogren's syndrome. Delayed onset allergic as well as foreign body granulomas have been reported with Hyaluronic acid fillers. These complications may occur in anyone and are very rare. I was unable to find any documentation in the literature of an increased risk with Hyaluronic acid and any particular autoimmune disorder. Maybe if you provided more information about what rheumatologic disorder you have I could be more specific recommendations.
I'm not sure by what you mean by full-face Botox, but that is concerning. Many muscles might be affected by such treatment that could cause unwanted side effects. if the lower eyelids sag because of a lack of muscular support, the eyes can dry out and as they sag they may cause new but temporary...
There has been no association between botox treatment and hairloss, regardless of the site of treatment, nor number of units. This may be an unrelated condition and I would suggest you see a board certified dermatologist for an evaluation of the hair loss.
We advise you to wait at least 4 hours before rubbing the area, but 24 hours would be a safer time frame if you were planning a vigorous facial massage. There aren't any good scientific studies on this, which is why different injectors have different recommendations. The theory is that...
There should be no reason to be concerned that any mark from a tiny Botox needle on the face would leave a permanent mark. There might have been a very tiny dried drop of blood at each insertion site, especially if you had any aspirin in the week prior to the Botox, or Ibuprofen...
Not only can Botox be used to change the shape of the eyes, this is something that I take into account for every Botox injection. Unfortunately, too many people think of a Botox injection as a commodity that anyone can do. The vast majority of injectors have NO training in...
Before you get upset, speak with your injector. While your current injector may or may not be as skilled as your previous injector, there are also other factors to consider. You will need to ensure that the prior treatment utilized the same number of units so you are comparing treatments fairly....
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