The FDA advisory committee noted that people with cosmetic facial fillers may experience swelling and inflammation with a coronavirus vaccine.
According to the committee, many trial participants with fillers have experienced side effects. The California-based dermatologist said the reaction was immune, ABC7 reported Thursday.
“Your immune system that causes inflammation is re-established when you get the vaccine, supposed to work the same way,” Dr. Shirley Chi, who noted that side effects are easily treated by medical personnel.
“So it makes sense that you would see immune responses in certain areas where they would see some substances that are not a naturally occurring substance in your body.”
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He said, however, that side effects should not prevent people from getting vaccinated.
“The patients in these cases were all swollen and inflamed in the area to which the filler was given,” Chi said.
“Some patients had a cheek filler six months before their vaccine and one patient had a lip filler two days after the vaccine. All were treated with steroids and anti-histamines and all their reactions were resolved.”
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine was approved by the FDA on Friday, with either Pfizer and Bioentech being given the option.
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Preliminary results from a large, yet incomplete study show that both vaccines appear safe and strong protective, although Moderna is easier to administer because it does not need to be stored at ultra-stable temperatures.
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