I have dental work and getting filler the next day. I’m on antibiotics. Is this OK?

Hi @peanut47! This is an excellent question. You should wait until your course of antibiotics is complete prior to getting dermal filler. Good luck!

Thank you for the great question. If you're on antibiotics to treat an active infection, then definitely wait. Finish the course of antibiotics. If you're on the antibiotics because you have a heart murmur or some other concern that requires prophylaxis, it is safe to get the filler.

There should not be any issue with having a filler the day after dental work and being on antibiotics should not affect the filler. I'm not sure if you are on the antibiotics for an infection or just taking it prophylactically. If you have an actual infection, I would wait until this is cleared up before having the filler. If you are just taking the antibiotics prophylactically, then there should not be any problem.

Thank you for your question. This should be okay but you should check with your dentist and injector. Hope this helps!

If you have an active infection then you should wait until you have completed your antibiotic course and the infection has fully resolved prior to having fillers. If you are using the medication prophylactically then it should be fine to proceed as planned with your filler treatment.

Hi there! Thanks so much for reaching out. This is an excellent question. I would highly recommend holding off for a good two weeks before getting your filler, post your dental work. There is a lot of bacteria in the mouth and as things are disrupted, during your procedure, this can spread to other parts of the face. The area under the eyes is especially delicate and prone to inflammatory reactions, etc. post filler, and I am sure you do not want to increase your chance of any complications by having these two procedures done back-to-back.
In the case that you decide to move forward with your filler appointment, make sure to let your practitioner know that you just had dental work done, so that they can take any precautions they deem necessary.
Good luck!
Ivette M. Ballara, RNRobinson Facial Plastic Surgery

Hello and thank you for your great question. There shouldn’t be any issue in having a CoolSculpting procedure while on antibiotics. That being said, I don’t recommend getting fillers if you have an active infection, I would wait until its cleared up. Best wishes.
Dr. T