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Hi,
As long as your active acne is well controlled, injectables are permissible and safe to administer while on isotretinoin. However, if active acne inflammation is still present, injectables may run the risk of aggravating the acne infection and inflammation, hence should best be avoided.
In general however, it may be prudent to focus first on completing the entire isotretinoin treatment course before commencing on additional invasive aesthetic treatments.
Hope this helps!
Hi there,
It depends on the extent and severity of your active acne in those areas that you are considering injectables. It is generally safe to proceed with the abovementioned procedures as long as the areas that are to be treated are not inflamed / currently have active acne.
If those areas are still fraught with active acne, then it is best to get it under control first as Dr Chin has mentioned.
Hope that helps.
All the best!
Asymmetry is a common trait we all share - no person's face is perfectly symmetrical, and this is for a good reason: we would look rather strange if we were. So, to start off, asymmetry is normal, and while we try to recreate symmetry in our sculpting, achieving precise outcomes can be tricky. This can be explained by either small errors in estimation during injections (location as well as the volume of product placed), or it could be due to fat pad asymmetries in the face.
In my practice, I don't find that it is a problem. However I would be cautious if the Isotretioin dosage is excessively high as the skin would be prone to poor healing. I would rather wait for the dose to be about 40-50 mg a week before i commence the above injectables. Just a personal preference, but practices can differ amongst doctors.
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