I am wondering if I can get some advice – I had baby toxin in February for my forehead and 11 lines. Two weeks later, I started to have a rash on my neck and swollen under-eyes, which kept occurring over a two-month period. Both my practitioner and GP thought it was highly unlikely it was the toxins – have you heard of anything similar? Also, I’m now a bit nervous about getting it done again but I loved the results (apart from the allergy!). Can you recommend an alternative? Thanks in advance, any advice is greatly appreciated.

Hiya, TTG editor Georgia here. Alice and I aren’t medical practitioners and aren’t qualified to give any medical advice, but it does sound to me that it was unlikely the toxin that gave you that reaction, simply because of where the rash and swelling occurred – nowhere near your injection sites. From what we know it is technically possible to be ‘allergic’ to toxin, but as your practitioner and GP said, it’s extremely rare. Have you definitely been able to rule out anything else that could have caused the reaction? Did the reaction last for two months or did it go away and come back a few times within that timeframe? Have a think if there was anything else you were doing that might follow this pattern. In terms of getting toxin done again, there really isn’t any alternative. You’ll probably only know for sure if you do it again. What does your practitioner suggest?