misdiagnosed seborrheic dermatitis but turned out to be staph infection around the nose, will Voluma injections spread it?

Thank you for your question.You are at an increased risk for infection if your skin had bacteria on it while being injected. The needle has to go through the bacteria on the skin into the skin for each injection. If your injector prepped the skin appropriately this decreases the skin for spreading the infection, but the risk is still there.  As long as you are already on oral antibiotics, you should be fine.

Thank you for sharing your question and I am sorry to hear of your staph infection.  Hopefully you have started on antibiotics and your tissues are healing quickly.  Because of the distance from the infection to the location of your Voluma it is unlikely that an infection will spread or colonize.  Be sure to stay vigilant on your symptoms and alert your injector for any worsening.

Thank you for your question.  In general, it is best to avoid any filler injections while you have an active infection on your face.  Injecting fillers in the setting of an active skin infection increases the risk of the filler itself becoming contaminated with bacteria.  That said, Voluma is most often injected in the cheeks, and it is somewhat unlikely that an infection around your nose would impact your treatment.  I would still recommend that you monitor the treated area closely, and contact your injector in case you develop any redness, swelling, pain, or other concerning symptoms.