I am interested in getting Botox again once I am finished breastfeeding.. I have had delays reactions to fillers in the past (treated with Prednisone) and am allergic to hair dye. Would I be at risk for a botox allergy? I had it years ago but am worried to try it again given the lapse of time and the fact that I seem predisposed to chemical allergies.
August 15, 2022
Answer: Allergy Allergic reactions to Botox are very rare, but there is no way to predict if you will have one or not. If you have serious concerns you can look into having an allergy test done prior to your treatment. Your prior reaction to fillers is not an indication of how you'll react to Botox.
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August 15, 2022
Answer: Allergy Allergic reactions to Botox are very rare, but there is no way to predict if you will have one or not. If you have serious concerns you can look into having an allergy test done prior to your treatment. Your prior reaction to fillers is not an indication of how you'll react to Botox.
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August 13, 2022
Answer: Theoretically, everyone is at risk to develop an allergy to virtually any medication. The real answer is that the likelihood of an actual allergic reaction to a cosmetic botulinum toxin injection is extraordinarily low. This would be an immediate reaction where you develop hives or anaphylactic type response. It has been reported but practically it is so very rare that it is not a real clinical concern. A still rare but more common reaction are mild systemic side effects from a cosmetic botulinum toxin treatment. This include things like headache, flu like symptoms, or even awareness of swallowing, or less commonly actual difficulty swallowing. This occur perhaps one in 10,000 patients are not generally serious in the doses given for cosmetic treatment. Since they are actual systemic effects from the botulinum toxin used for treatment, they generally take days to develop and are maximal in about 10 days and often disappear shortly thereafter. A rare patient can have longer effects and be disturbed by then. For those unusually sensitive individuals, I will recommend avoiding botulinum toxin treatment altogether but let me stress how uncommon such reactions are. The reaction to a filler does not mean you are predisposed to a reaction to botulinum toxin.
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August 13, 2022
Answer: Theoretically, everyone is at risk to develop an allergy to virtually any medication. The real answer is that the likelihood of an actual allergic reaction to a cosmetic botulinum toxin injection is extraordinarily low. This would be an immediate reaction where you develop hives or anaphylactic type response. It has been reported but practically it is so very rare that it is not a real clinical concern. A still rare but more common reaction are mild systemic side effects from a cosmetic botulinum toxin treatment. This include things like headache, flu like symptoms, or even awareness of swallowing, or less commonly actual difficulty swallowing. This occur perhaps one in 10,000 patients are not generally serious in the doses given for cosmetic treatment. Since they are actual systemic effects from the botulinum toxin used for treatment, they generally take days to develop and are maximal in about 10 days and often disappear shortly thereafter. A rare patient can have longer effects and be disturbed by then. For those unusually sensitive individuals, I will recommend avoiding botulinum toxin treatment altogether but let me stress how uncommon such reactions are. The reaction to a filler does not mean you are predisposed to a reaction to botulinum toxin.
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