KENALOG DRUG DISFIGURES PATIENTS! aka triamcinolone THIS DRUG MELTS TISSUE!

http://www.bms.com/contact/Pages/home.aspx

My wife got a shot of Kenalog for ALLERGIES! She ends up with this huge permanent dent on her butt cheek. The drug allegedly leaked out into her subcutaneous tissue (fat) and caused it to shrink. How not worth it! A permanent dent and it didn't even help her allergies. She also suffered menstrual irregularities after this.

This is happening to a lot of people. See these links:
http://www.medications.com/se/kenalog#add

http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=14901&name=KENALOG-40

this is the manufacturer's website: http://www.bms.com/pages/default.aspx

The reason that I posted this is to bring awareness to the fact that this CAN and DOES happen. It is a common and often unmentioned side effect.

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[cinderella6251]

That happened to me as well. I had a "dent" too. The condition was temporary and in my case, resolved over several months. This is a common local reaction to a steroid injection. It occurs in a small percentage of patients. Did the drug help with her allergies?

[mtb83201]

@cinderella6251 we are two years out, and not much has changed. It never helped her with allergies.

[mtb83201]

this has actually gotten worse. we are now over 1.5 years and it just continues to be sunken, hardened, and discolored.

[Mindyandchristy]

LETS ALL CALL LARRY H PARKER AND DO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT THE MORE CALLS THE BETTER CHANCE THEY WILL TAKE THE CASE ON!!

[bluessoul]

Oh man, as a girl with allergies and that also takes pride in their appearance, this is good to know. Thank you for posting this and I'm very sorry for your wife :(

[89love08]

@erinnmcclure hi im having the same problem its been over 8 months and my dent just keeps on getting bigger.. did you do anything for it to go away???

[89love08]

@mtb83201 im having the same problem too.... has anything changed this past year?

[kmyers241]

I have this on both cheecks. I have an attorney but I am still in fear that my voice wont be heard because it has so far been treated as if it is not a big deal. PLEASE tell me what your wife did. I have seen dermatologists, doctors, plastic surgeons, i even went to the emergency room. It reeeeeeeeeeeally bothers me and I too dont know if I should have them fixed with plastic surgery because of the incision scars. Please help

[SansFoy88]

The captions make it look as if her butt is talking...

[erinnmcclure]

About a year ago I had a kenalog injection for the very same reasons. And about a month later had a dent exactly the same kind your wife has. I have pictures of my dent that could be identical to hers. I went to my doctor, and showed her what had happened, she was shocked, said she had never seen anything like it before. I did not want to do anything she suggested, and honestly exactly 1 year later the dent was gone without intervention. hopefully the same will be for your wife.

[lilsturg34461]

OMG..this is happening to my 17 year old daughter.. THANK YOU for the help in figuring this out..I will be calling her DR. tomorrow...

[manda22017]

Quarter size dent in the gluteus maximus strikes again, this just happened to my friend... Thank you all so much for helping us to identifying this medical error and please keep me posted.

[Jakylynn]

Hi, I wanted to give you guys some hope. I had the exact thing happen to me years ago. At first, I had no idea what it was but with some research I was able to figure out what was happening to me and I approached my Dr. with this information. I threatened to sue him. He referred me to a plastic surgeon. They took fat from my thigh and filled the dent. My body didn't reject the fat and today you can't tell I ever had that dent. Let me know if you guys need more info.=)

[suzannahdove]

This happened to me too!

[HologramTrash]

I also had a reaction to the Kenalog injection, but its the opposite to what most people are complaining of, the area is swollen outward, causing a large lump. I've looked all over the internet and i've never heard of this happening. I've also gone back to my doctor and he's taking the whole 'wait and see' attitude. Anyway I'm hoping someone here will know anything about this? Sorry about the long ramble, thanks!