Vaccine could cause swelling in those with cosmetic facial fillers but not damage them, experts say
Published: January 20, 2021 6:26 PM EST
Updated: January 20, 2021 6:32 PM EST
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Three women participating in Moderna COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials experienced symptoms they didn’t expect facial swelling. It’s because of something they do to improve their appearance.
“Both of these subjects had a prior history of dermal filler cosmetic injections in the cheeks. For one subject, it was about two weeks before vaccination, and for the other subject, it was about six months before vaccination,” said Dr. Rachel Zhang, an FDA Medical Officer, during Moderna’s Dec. 17 EUA meeting. “One subject had lip angioedema about two days after vaccination. And that subject also had a prior dermal injection in the lip.”