People with facial cosmetic fillers may experience swelling and inflammation with one of the coronavirus vaccines, the FDA advisory committee said.
According to the committee, several participants in the filling process have already experienced side effects. A California dermatologist said the reaction was immunological, ABC7 reported Thursday.
“Your immune system that causes inflammation is improved when you receive a vaccine, that’s how it should work,” said Dr. Shirley Chi, who noted that the side effects were easily treated by medical staff.
“So it makes sense that you will see an immune response in certain areas where I see a substance that is not a natural substance in your body.”
She said, however, that side effects should not prevent people from getting the vaccine.
“In these cases, all patients had swelling and inflammation in the area where the filling was administered,” Chi said.
“Some of the patients got their cheeks filled six months before the vaccine and one patient had their lips filled two days after the vaccine. All were treated with steroids and antihistamines and all their reactions were resolved. “
The Modern COVID-19 vaccine received FDA approval on Friday, offering an alternative to one from Pfizer and BioNTech.
The two are working “better than we dared to hope,” NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins told the Associated Press. “Science works here, science has done something amazing.”
The early results of large, still unfinished studies show that both vaccines seem safe and highly protective, although Moderna is easier to handle because it does not need to be stored at ultra-frozen temperatures.