Can I get lip fillers (0.5ml Juvederm) on antibiotics?

Hello and thank you for your question.  Yes, you can receive lip filler if you're on antibiotics.  The face is a very vascular (blood-rich) area of your body, and thus has a great oxygen supply and subsequently, a very low risk of infection.  Injection of a foreign body in such an area is unlikely to cause an infection.  However, to be absolutely safe, you can always wait until the infection has been cleared before getting your filler, because even though the face is a low risk area of developing an infection, a foreign body always carries a risk of infection, albeit a very low one.  Also, the reason for your antibiotic, and the different degrees/types of infection that are being treated may also play a role...Good luck.Mark K Markarian, MD, MSPHHarvard-trained Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

It depends. If you are taking antibiotics for anything in the mouth I’d suggest waiting until the course is complete. Discuss your medications with your injector, we tend to wait several weeks after dental work for filler. Best of luck. 

Yes, you can have lip fillers while on antibiotics. It will take 1-2 weeks for final results with fillers. Hope this helps.

If there is an active infection any where in the body the use of filler is contraindicated.  I recommend waiting until you are completely off of antibiotics and cleared of infection to proceed with dermal fillers. 

It is best if you wait until you have finished your antibiotics before proceeding with your filler treatment.  An active infection could increase your risk of issues with your treatment.  It's better to be safe and wait the few extra days.

Hello and thank you for your question. I would advise that you wait and complete your course of antibiotics before having a lip filler procedure. Having a bacterial infection can pose a risk forcomplications of a dermal filler. Reports of Granulomatous reactions/inflammatory nodules areof foremost concern. I would follow up with a local board certified plastic surgeon or experiencedinjector after your course of treatment is completed. 

Generally it is not a good idea to get fillers while you are being treated for a bacterial infection of any kind.  Remember that any bacterial infection can cause bacteria in the blood stream (bacteremia) which in turn can spread to colonize the filler when it is first placed.  Its the same reason that we ask patients not to have a dental cleaning two weeks before and after filler injection. Even if you don't have symptoms of bacterial infection in the filler areas initially, bacterial colonization is one of the theories of why patients get the rare side effect of delayed lumps or bumps in those areas. So be sure to discuss you current as well as your past medical history with your physician before starting any treatment. (Call her office before your appointment to avoid going, waiting and then being told she won't treat you that day.)  Especially when choosing to do a procedure for cosmetic reasons, it is not worth taking excessive risk.  Just wait until you are well cleared of any infection.I hope this answer was helpful. Best wishes.

Antibiotics should not interfere with having lip fillers. However if you have an active infection, especially on the face, you should wait until the infection has cleared before having a filler injection.