I Hade Botox Injections Above my Lip and One Injection when Through and Squirted into my Mouth and Dripped Down my Throat?

Question

I know have difficulty sollowing and have extremley dry mouth. Im tierd all the time. Could have it effected my thyroid gland? I havent felt the same since. When will this go away?

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

Botox acts to paralyze muscles and in a high enough dose could cause relaxation of the muscles in the aerodigestive tract.  However, the agent would have to be directly injected into those areas to be effective.

Jeffrey Rockmore, MD · Answer

Thank you for your question. A very small dose of Botox is used to treat the wrinkles of the lips. Also, Botox is quite labile, meaning that the little bit dripped into your mouth would become likely unactive quite quickly. Any of the symptoms that you are experiencing would not be expected to be caused by Botox. As botox only works on muscle cells, it would not effect the thyroid.

	I would suggest contacting your primary care physician to discuss the symptoms that you are having.

	Best of luck.

	Jeff Rockmore

Sam Naficy, MD, FACS · Answer

With the smallest amount typically used peri-orally, it would be highly unlikely you are having any adverse affects from your cosmetic treatment. I would make an appointment with your primary care physician.

Michael I. Echavez, MD · Answer

The dose of Botox used for cosmetic purposes is so small, that ingesting it would not cause any effect.  I would look into other causes for your symptoms and the Botox surely would not have affected your thyroid gland, even if ingested.

Jo Herzog, MD · Answer

I do not think that you can swallow enough Botox to effect any function. Once it gets to your stomach the acidic environment probably inactivates it so do not worry about absorption If you got numbing cream in your mouth it will make your mouth feel funny and might even give you trouble swallowing for a short time.

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