Do you know all the contraindications to botulinum toxin?

Botulinum toxin injections have taken their rightful place not only in aesthetic medicine. The scope of its application, which is expanding every year, leads to an increase in the popularity of this effective, but still sometimes dangerous drug. However, along with the popularity and scope of botulinum toxin , the list of contraindications to the use of botulinum toxin is also expanding. Estet-portal tries to keep you up to date with such updates, and therefore presents to your attention an updated list of contraindications to botulinum toxin, which doctors do not always talk about or even know about. Be vigilant and do not put yourself in danger.

Contraindications to botulinum toxin: when you can not do "beauty injections"

Botulinum toxin injections have been one of the most requested procedures provided by cosmetologists for many years. Some clients are very satisfied with the results of the manipulation, others complain about unexpected complications after the injection of botulinum toxin. Why do opinions differ so dramatically?

It is no secret that botulinum toxin, like any drug, has a list of contraindications for use. And every year, after the next scientific research, this list is corrected.

We bring you one of the latest versions of the amended list of contraindications for botulinum toxin, recently published by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Contraindications for botulinum toxin:

• list of the main modern contraindications to botulinum toxin
• what medications are contraindications to botulinum toxin

List of the main modern contraindications to botulinum toxin

The FDA restricts the use of Botulinum Toxin for cosmetic indications to ages 18 to 65. The main contraindications for Botulinum Toxin are as follows: 

• allergic to any of the ingredients of botulinum toxin;
• Any allergy to any brand of botulinum toxin or past side effects or complications of listed products;
• infection or damage to the skin in the injection area;
• Lou Gehrig's disease, myasthenia gravis, Lambert-Eaton syndrome, or any other disease of the muscular or nervous system;
• breathing problems, including asthma;
• problems with swallowing;
• presence of bleeding;
• surgical planning;
• past facial surgery;
• weakness of forehead muscles;
• drooping eyelids;
• taking certain medications, vitamins, or nutritional supplements on the day of the visit or in the recent past;
• Despite the absence of a systemic effect, it is not recommended to use botulinum toxin during pregnancy and lactation. Clinical safety studies were not conducted during this time period due to ethical reasons;
• It is also not recommended to use botulinum toxin preparations.
during pregnancy and lactation planning.

What medications are contraindications to botulinum toxin

By the way, do you know how many medicines have interactions with botulinum toxin? Surely not. To date, there are only 362.

Currently, 22 drugs can cause severe and life-threatening complications when used simultaneously with botulinum toxin.

It is therefore the physician's responsibility to ask the patient what vitamins or nutritional supplements the patient is taking or has taken in the last weeks prior to the consultation. Please note: gentamicin, tobramycin, kanamycin, neomycin, streptomycin interact significantly, which can be dangerous. Of the common drugs – taking amitriptyline, baclofen and  aspirin is a strict contraindication to botulinum toxin. Create beauty consciously with estet-portal.com!