After receiving several botox injections (4 sessions over a 12 month period with varying number of units) I experience itchyness that becomes unbearable if I do not take my OTC allergy pills. It starts in my hands and feet and then by day 3 it's on my legs and eventually the trunk of my body. I do not use any sort of numbing cream, pain killers or injections prior to the botox injections. Can one shop around for botox with different preservatives?
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September 1, 2015
Answer: Allergy to Botox, is it real and how to avoid it
I agree with others here that it's always best to have an experienced MD, plastic and cosmetic surgeon, dermatologist perform your Botox injection unless the RN is under the direct supervision of the MD at all times.
You might ask your primary care doctor to ask some ENT doctors who they would recommend. Some specialize in TMJ syndrome. As a cosmetic dermatologic surgeon, I do not treat this condition as I don't have the experience and I don't want to create an unbalance from one side to the other as that...
I am not aware of any chronic cases of muscle relaxation post Botox that lasted more than six months. When patients feel that their Botox still is working 8 or 12 months later, and I ask them to contract the muscles, the muscles are seen to move. What the patient has noticed is that the...