Had Dysport Done On Wednesday and Forgot to Ask About Breast Feeding?

Hi Shanny, 

Firstly poor you, I feel for you, this is a tough situation and one your practitioner should have made absolutely clear before injecting Btx-A. What is done is done however. The advice is to avoid ALL botulinum preparations in pregnancy and breast feeding (I have a cohort of preplanning pregnant patients who "stock up" on treatments before conception! ... I kid you not!). The reality is that probably thousands of patients fall accidentally pregnant whilst metabolising cosmetic botulinum and there are no reported cases of child harm or birth defects to date. My eldest son is testament to this fact! (did I just put this on the internet?!)

Enjoy your baby, he/she will give you much more to worry about as he/she grows up than a few injections.

Good luck!

From here, I would advise you to refrain from any additional breastfeeding. Although there is no research to confirm that it may cause a problem, there is also no research to confirm that it cannot cause a problem. With that being said, it is best to completely avoid it for the safety of your child. I would not worry too much about any issues you think you may have caused at this time. I would recommend speaking with your physician and seeing what they advise. I hope this helps, and I wish you the best of luck.

It is not recommended to have these treatments if you are pregnant or breast feeding.  While the dose that might get into breast milk would be quite small, that does not make it a safe practice.  My best advice to you at this point is to discuss the situation with your personal pediatrician and see what advice and recommendations they have for you at this point.  I agree with the other doctor that it is hard to understand why you were not asked if you were pregnant or breast feeding.  This should be routine in the essential assessment prior to a treatment.