I have Crohn’s disease and am prone to keloid scars. Is lip injections out of the question for me?

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Keloids on my stomach from surgery and legs from accident.

Chad Pfefer, MD · Answer

I would definitely recommend that you only have a qualified physician performing this for you.  The provider should definitely be aware of your underlying Crohn's disease which is considered an autoimmune disease.  Some fillers which are not generally used for the lips are not recommended for patients with various underlying autoimmune diseases.  The ones that are generally used for the lips are Juvederm a Restylane which are both HA(Hyaluronic Acid) type fillers which are slowly cleared out of your body but can also be easily reversed if need be.

David Hansen, MD · Answer

Lip injections are unrelated to your conditions and you should be just fine without much worry at all.

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