botox

[shelley]

Is it safe to breastfeed after receiving botox injections in the face?

[MH212]

Dr. Hale,

So even if the botox leaked into the blood stream, it's is too large to get into breast milk? What are the latest findings regards to this? For cosmetic purposes?

[admin]

Shelley:

It should be safe to breastfeed after Botox. Botox is almost completely sequestered in the skin and does not even reach the plasma compartment. Also, it is far too large a molecule to enter milk. I'd suggest you wait a few hours, pump and discard the milk after about 4 hours and then return to breastfeeding.

Tom Hale Ph.d.