I am 36 and considering Botox and juverderm, I need to know if this is safe for me....I am not taking any meds for lupus.....I have a mild case.....can I get some advice...I need to make the right decision...thanks Ggg
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January 22, 2012
Answer: I have used botox and Juvederm and Restlane safely on patients who have Lupus
Ron Shelton, MDDermatologic Surgeon, Board Certified in Dermatology
Precise placement of Botox in the glabella should help give you a lift if anything, not lower your eyebrows and it shouldn't prevent you from raisisng the eyebrows. Injection of the frontalis muscle above the eyebrow can prevent upward movement of the eyebrow and this may happen if the...
If a sterile bottle of Botox is mixed with unpreserved saline, and if it sits around for weeks, and if the bottle top is not cleaned with alcohol during the first mixing with saline or withdrawl, or subsequent withdrawls, then bacteria may grow. Also, board certified physicians observe OSHA...
If the botox did not help minimize the pain by minimizing the spastic muscle then possibly seeing a neurologist who has a lot of experience with this may help her. Nerve conduction studies or using an EMG with botox may be necessary to identify which exact muscle is the problem.
