Hello, I had Dysport injections that were performed by my licensed dermatologist. He had been using Botox in his practice for years and had just started using Dysport. I had Botox previously with no complications. After Dysport injections, hour later I had shortness of breath, dry mouth, elevated heart rate (136). My family doctor had me go to ER where they treated me for a severe allergic reaction. I am now back home, feel very sick and worried about long term damage this could cause.
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Dysport, like Botox, is a neurotoxin that prevents the release of a chemical that causes muscles to contract. Thus, it produces a smoothing of wrinkles and lines on the face. Allergies are very uncommon and almost unheard of with these products - but not impossible.
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No, I don’t recommend that people with MS get any kind of neurotoxin whether it is Dysport or BOTOX. For more information on these products, visit my website.
Dysport usually starts to work in one to two days, and it usually reaches its full effect in about 10 days. The median number of patients treated see results by day three. In other words, half of the patients treated with Dysport see wrinkle- soothing results before day three and half see...
