Is It Safe To Get Botox/Fillers While Attempting Pregnancy With Donor Eggs?

Question

I am planning to try to get pregnant using donor eggs soon and am wondering if it is safe to get botox and possibly fillers about a month in advance of that? I have had some botox before and was successful with it. I have not had any for 18 months now as I was trying to get pregnant myself. Is is safe to get treatment in advance of having donor egg treatment?

Young R. Cho, MD, PhD · Answer

Thank you for your question.   To be safe, I would not recommend either Botox or filler while trying to conceive.  The makers of Botox/fillers would never consider sponsoring a study to see the safety of Botox during pregnancy or breast feeding or while trying to conceive as it would be too risky for them. I would recommend that you stop any future injectable treatments until either the baby is born and after breast feeding.

Ron Shelton, MD · Answer

It is not recommended to have an elective cosmetic procedure that is not FDA tested in pregnant women, during a trial at conceiving, or if you are pregnant or nursing.  Not that there is any evidence that the Botox can hurt the baby, but as it is not studied, no one can recommend it.

Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD · Answer

However it is not recommended.  Is it potentially harmful.  The answer for that is if it is at all harmful, we think the risk is quite very small.  However, give how much effort is required to get pregnant, it is hard to justify even a small unknown risk.  For that reason, I would not recommend getting service until after the pregnancy.

Melissa Chiang, MD, FAAD · Answer

It is best to delay botox and fillers until you are no longer 1) trying to get pregnant or 2) pregnant. 

	There are no human studies that have tested the safety of botox or fillers during pregnancy.  We doctors are very conservative when it comes to treating women that are pregnant or seeking to become pregnant.  The reason is that the safety of the pregnancy and the fetus are most important.

Tal T. Roudner, MD, FACS · Answer

It is not recommended to be treated with any of the neuromodulators while trying to conceive or during pregnancy or breast feeding. Concerns for the well being of the fetus or the baby are a strong reason to delay the treatment.

	 

	Wish you best of luck !

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Answer: Wait until after pregnancy before getting botox and fillers

Answer: Wait until after pregnancy before getting botox and fillers

Answer: Neuromodulators (Botox, Xeomin, Dysport) and pregnancy

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