Dear experts- will getting a steroid shot for skin rash reduce the effectiveness of kybella and sculpsure? I had those 2 on Thursday and got a really bad itchy rash all over my arms, legs, face. I couldn't tolerate it so today went to an urgent care and they gave me a steroid shot. It has been mentioned that taking any kind of anti inflammatory can reduce the effectiveness of kybella and sculpsure. Is that true? Sincerely appreciate your help
April 14, 2017
Answer: Steroids and Fat Melting Each of these procedures works differently to dissolve fat, and the resultant inflammation is important to tissue healing and tightening, but the short-lived influence of a steroid shot (about 3 days for the typical Celestine shot) should not be enough to change your result. We often give corticosteroids for a few days if the swelling from Kybella is more than expected and have noted no adverse effects.
Helpful
April 14, 2017
Answer: Steroids and Fat Melting Each of these procedures works differently to dissolve fat, and the resultant inflammation is important to tissue healing and tightening, but the short-lived influence of a steroid shot (about 3 days for the typical Celestine shot) should not be enough to change your result. We often give corticosteroids for a few days if the swelling from Kybella is more than expected and have noted no adverse effects.
Helpful
April 13, 2017
Answer: Steroids after Kybella Thank you for your question dipash1101. I am sorry to hear about your situation. Kybella is the first and thus-far only FDA-approved non-surgical injectable treatment for the double chin. SculpSure is a non-invasive body contouring device using infrared light from a laser. Theoretically the inflammatory process that occurs after a Kybella treatment stimulates collagen formation to tighten the skin. Steroids work as anti-inflammatory medications. Therefore there may be a possibility that there may be reduced tightening in the area. With SculpSure the inflammatory process helps remove the fat cells so anti-inflammatory medications may possibly slow this down. If my patient had a steroid shot after such treatments I would tell her not to worry. Please consult with a doctor for specific recommendations. Good luck!
Helpful
April 13, 2017
Answer: Steroids after Kybella Thank you for your question dipash1101. I am sorry to hear about your situation. Kybella is the first and thus-far only FDA-approved non-surgical injectable treatment for the double chin. SculpSure is a non-invasive body contouring device using infrared light from a laser. Theoretically the inflammatory process that occurs after a Kybella treatment stimulates collagen formation to tighten the skin. Steroids work as anti-inflammatory medications. Therefore there may be a possibility that there may be reduced tightening in the area. With SculpSure the inflammatory process helps remove the fat cells so anti-inflammatory medications may possibly slow this down. If my patient had a steroid shot after such treatments I would tell her not to worry. Please consult with a doctor for specific recommendations. Good luck!
Helpful