At this time, I would say yes, if you had any vaccine (or infection) within a short time of having dermal filler injection. And vice versa (having filler within a short time of having a vaccine). While reactions like this could seem rather scary in the first instance, if we think about it, it is certainly not limited to dermal fillers, or even to vaccines.
We have known for years that it is unsafe to carry out injectable treatments when there is a chance of infection or inflammation. This is all the more true when we are planning for non-essential or purely cosmetic treatment.
If you are one of my patients reading this, you probably remember the discussion we had before planning your dermal filler treatments, and also when you were going through the consent process. You were asked about whether you are planning to have any dental procedures like implants, root canal treatments, whether you are on any antibiotics for infections elsewhere in your body – and if so, we would have deferred the filler treatment to a time when you were not on any such treatment.
The reason for this, is how our immune system reacts to any foreign substance it encounters: it tries to reject it. Fillers by definition are foreign substances.
