Can you get a cortisone shot during Sculpsure treatments?

Question

Cortisone is a steroid, can you have an injection while going through Sculpsure?

Mark Carter, MD · Answer

Cortisone injections when used for joint injections have little absorption outside the joint. This would little or no effect with a SculpSure treatment. Nor would SculpSure affect the effectiveness of the cortisone shot. If you are referring to giving cortisone at the treatment site or an Iv injection I would not recommend getting SculpSure done in that case. You may see a poorer response.

David Chappell, MD · Answer

Steroid injections are commonly used to decrease inflammation, usually in joints. Steroid injections theoretically can suppress the inflammatory response to SculpSure, which (theoretically) could blunt its efficacy; this has not been well studied. Steroid injections can be associated with a tendency to elevate blood sugar for at least a week after treatment. Consequently, I would advise waiting at least 2 weeks between a steroid injection and a SculpSure treatment.

Bruce E. Katz, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. I would not recommend a cortisone shot during your SculpSure treatment. Please consult your provider and always seek treatment from a board-certified dermatologist.

Deborah Wilson, MD · Answer

It would be best to put it off until at least a month after a treatment, but it somewhat depends on where the injection is. If the injection is in a joint, the steroid is less likely to affect the entire body than if the injection is in soft tissue.

Judy Corbett, MD, FACOG · Answer

Steroids are an anti-inflammatory product.  That said while one might want to avoid an injection into the area recently treated, getting a joint or spinal block would not have a negative effect on your Sculpsure treatment.

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