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Pregnancy Acne

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(@krystle-rius)

Posted : 04/25/2015 11:32 pm

I'm on my 4th month and acne is driving me crazy. Is cortisone shot safe?

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(@lauren0791)

Posted : 05/12/2015 9:15 am

Yes! A cortisone shot is safe while pregnant. I'm almost 7 months and I've had 3 shots while pregnant (I've had really bad luck with pregnancy acne!). Both my dermatologist and my OB said the shot is safe. It is such a low low dose, and it stays very local in the area injected that it shouldn't even reach baby.

 

Just a quick note, make sure to tell your dermatologist (or whoever is doing the injection) to keep the cortisone dosage VERY low. I actually got an indent from my second shot, such a bummer. I think my skin reacted a bit more sensitively to it while pregnant.

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