Dimple symptoms and conditions

I was also given the option of the shot or pills. Was told it would work with just one shot. NO effect on symptoms and am sorry to say have started on the pills. High doses prednisone with tapering schedule by 10mg every 3 days. Right now, the rash and itching are lessened but not gone. Hope the shot doesn't dimple/dent my butt!

Headache, nasty huge clot filled period lasted for 6 weeks straite, heart problems with left ventricle - abnormal t wave - invertion - dizziness, shortness of breath, craving water, spilling b12 and vit d, inability to concentrate.... to an other wise health 37 fit female! Oh, and 3 months later, I have a spoon sized dimple on my right arm at the site of injection! I WAS NOT WARNED OF ANY OF THIS CRAP, NOR WAS I GIVEN THE PAMPHLET ABOUT POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS! I AM PISSED THAT SOMEONE SCREWED WITH MY HEALTH AND LIFE! I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH THREE SMALL KIDS!

I had Kenalog shots many years ago, beginning in 1969 for the initial onset of terrible hay fever when I was a senior in high school. It was wonderful at the time because the shot cleared up all hay fever symptoms. I probably had the shot, in the hip, once a year for a couple more years. I did not notice any dimple or change in the skin or muscle at the injection site. I stopped getting the shot because I didn't have any medical insurance. Then around 1993, with medical insurance restored, I decided to have a Kenalog shot again when hay fever symptoms kicked in (August). The hay fever symptoms were relieved, but to my surprise, my leg and feet muscles were cramping terribly off and on all day for several weeks. My legs have been very sore to touch now for many years and I wonder if it is a result of the shot. My understanding is the Kenalog medicine is in an oil base and is stored in the fat tissues of the body or the liver for slow release over a period of a few weeks. As with everyone else who has listed here, any potential side effects or instructions to be on the look-out for side effects was not communicated or initiated by my physician.

I went to my family doctor for some mild allergy problems. He prescribed me a daily Claritin-D and suggested that I get a shot of kenalog seasonally (4 times a year). I allowed him to do the first shot, that was almost 9 months ago. I am not sure when the dimple at the top of my right cheek started, but it is now noticeable to me. After googling "butt indentation" and I came across this page. Fortunately I did not go back for the other 2 kenalog shots I was supposed to get, and I am sick to my stomach that this thing is permanent. My doctor has lost a patient due to the fact that I feel misinformed about the possible side effects of something he seems to prescribe so easily. I also, have lost a little pride in the fact that I used to be very proud of my ass and now even though most people will never notice it, I know it's there... :(

My daughter has Aloepecia Areata. Has anyone taken Kenalog to grow hair back. My doctors saying this may work and did mention about the dimpling effect. Not in the detail I read here, though. He made it sound like it would just be a dimple. I did not get the shot in his office, wanted to research some more. By the way, she is only a 11 yrs old. Not sure whether to try this stuff after reading all this.

I've had 3 Kenalog injections- one each Spring for the past 3 years for severe allergies. The injections cleared up my allergies almost immediately, and lasted the whole year. The first two years I did not have any side effects, however the third year I got a large dimple in my skin at the injection site, and it is discolored (lighter than the rest of my skin). The dimple seems to have gotten larger over the last several months since the time of the injection (March). It is approx. 2 inches wide and looks like a large scar.

I had the same steroid injection for tonsillitis this past January in both cheeks. I now too have noticed a large indentation in my right butt cheek. I was never informed of this possible side effect either. I would definitely be interested in pursuing a class action regarding the disfigurement of my previously favorite body-part. Had I been informed of such, I would have just had my tonsils removed!!

My 12 year old son gets poison ivy every summer and about a year ago we took him in for a shot. The shot left a dimple in the upper part of his buttocks. Not a big deal at the time. Now almost a year later this has grown to the size of a half dollar and skin looks pinkish in the center. Does anyone know how they treat this, if at all? Poor kid, you know he won't be wanting to undress in the locker room. We need to do something about this. I also was not warned of any side effects let alone a disfiguring problem.

I had the shot in September 07. I agree that it is scary to read all these posts. about two months ago I noticed a small "dent" on my lower back. I though little of it, thought it was just a dimple from exercising. after months it has persisted and when you push it it feels like there is just nothing there. I googled it and was both relieved and newly concerned to find this. I have an appointment with the people who gave me the shot, but realize there is little they can do, at least they will know. I feel helpless and am scared it will continue to grow...just don't know what to do.

When I stumbled onto this site I felt so relieved. Until then, I had thought I was the only one with this "dent" problem. I hadn't been completely sure that it was caused by the shot last year, but that was my only incident with my left butt cheek that I could think of. When I called my doctor's office and asked them the name of the shot they had given to me last year, they told me Kenalog. They had no real response to my questions about why I was never told about the possible side effects. My doctor just said, "Well, it's never happened in my office before".

When I went to my doctor last May, I had unexplained hives. She told me that they were going to give me a steroid shot to quickly take care of the problem. As I was about to leave the country, I thought it sounded like a good idea. Initially I did not notice anything amiss. Then, a few months later, I noticed a small dimple where none had been before. I mentioned it to my husband, but neither of us thought too much about it. At the same time of the dimple, I noticed that my periods were getting irregular and my body seemed to act like it was going into menopause (i.e. extreme dryness, hair loss, etc). I went to my gynocologist who agreed that my body was acting strangely, but could not identify a reason. We decided that maybe it was a hormone problem and I went off of the pill for three months. I did not mention the dimple to this doctor because I never would have thought it was related. In the months after this visit, I noticed that the dimple had sunk into a full blown dent! You could put a golf ball into it.

It was only this month, after my husband noticed that the dent looked deeper, that I started to really worry if I had some flesh eating disease. I started looking things up on the internet and slowly but surely, I found this site and all the answers I needed.

My doctor has documented my comments (while offering no encouragement about the flesh ever growing back) and I guess I will go on being lop-sided.

I received a Kenalog injection in December '06 to provide relief from an allergic reaction. My doctor did NOT inform me of any possible side effects other than drowsiness. Two months later a small dipple formed where the shot was given. I had no idea what it was and just assumed it was a part of getting older (I'm 30). When it began to get deeper, I became extremely worried. It has now been 6 months and the dimple has turned into a very large indentation. I still did not put two and two together and did not think it could have been caused by the steroid injuection. I visited my doctor, the same one who administered the shot in December, to find out what this could possibly be. He said he had no idea!! And even suggested it could be cancer!!!! I came home upset, obviously, thinking I was very sick, possibly even dying!! My sister did some research and found this site, and I am so relieved. But now I am angry at my doctor for not warning me of this possible side effect at the time of the shot AND then diagnosing it as a possible cancer!!! So now I am left with this deformity on my butt and a profound feeling of helplessness. Someone please tell me actions you have taken that have worked, both legally and physically. Will this go away?!?

I had the shot in my right glute in April of 2006 and I have a hole the size of a lime in my hip now. For all those that have had this happen how long does it take to stop it from eating tissue away. It is still getting bigger every month and has yet to stop. The doctors say that this is the first time they have seen this and others at the office had the same drug injected and having the same problem but not as severe as mine. I never was told that this could be a side effect and I would never have had this shot given to me. I am a 21 year old and have a huge hole in my hip, not right. Please if anyone has any info, let me know when I could expect it to stop eating my hip away.

Not only did I have the agitation, sleeplessness and rapid heartbeat that I see have occurred to others, but I had chills sweep over me several times a day. I felt like I was getting the flu, with chills that made my skin dimple, coming out of nowhere and leaving again. I felt I had poorer circulation; my hands and feet were cold until I stopped taking this drug. I took 600/120 tablets and felt so uncomfortable I quit outright. Previously, I had minimal side effects with a lower dose. But the ear problem remains. now what...

I haven't had a problem with Kenalog. In fact, it worked very well for me with no side effects at all.

However, I'm surprised at people who would ask if they should just stop going to the doctor who is prescribing this medication. In my opinion, asking a group of non-professional total strangers whether one should take or stop taking a prescribed medication seems extremely dangerous.

If one is worried about side effects, one should ask a different professional. A second, or even a third, opinion from a doctor is much wiser than taking advice from people one has never met.

I'm not a doctor, don't know any doctors socially or by family relationship and deal only with my own doctor. I'm probably as intelligent as the average person and I have experience with Kenalog but I would NEVER suggest that any of you start, stop or change any prescribed medication.

Nor would I ask Internet strangers what I should do about a medication. A site such as this is very useful for gaining many-sided, experiential information but I wouldn't use it in place of a medical professional and I'm sure that the site owners agree.

BTW, I once got a permanent injection site indentation from a simple pain shot. Some people are just prone to get these things. I didn't blame either the doctor or the medication and a dimple on my butt hardly seems earth-shattering.

I had a kenalog shot into my right buttocks on 12/09/2005 and now have an indentation in my buttocks at the injection site. I take great care of my body as I work out intensely five to six days a week. My boyfriend first noticed he indentation over a month ago however I didnt think anything of it until it began growing. I am going to my GP today to inquire about it as this will leave me severly depressed if this is permanent due to the fact that I am knwon to have a nice, round, muscular butt. I will wait to see what the GP says then most liely get a 2nd opinion and then if needed seek legal services. I am 31 y/o female in NJ. if anyone has any recomendations on another doctor to see and/or lawyer who specializes in medical malpractice please let me know. This is real sad as I only received one injection with no instructions on side effects for allergies, etc. I did not find any relief from the injection and am now left with a dimple in my butt. I also have pain and tendeness to that area.

I took kenalog when i was very young for allergies. I was not told of side effects. I noticed a dimple and asked a new nurse about it. She said it was from the kenalog and showed me her butt where half of it and sunk in and had to be injected with silicon to fill it back out. I was horrified--the first nurse was giving it to me in my skinny little arm. Also I now wonder if that time in college where I was on and off my period every 2 weeks was from the shots. I had to start taking birth control to regulate them.

For those getting the shot - try this to avoid the dimple - when I got my shot in the deltoid I constantly massaged it so the medicine would absorb better and I never did get a dimple.

I was given the shot when I broke out from exposure to one of the poison plants (ivy, sumac, who knows which - am allergic to them all, even if only downwind or on my pets). It started on my hands, worked its way up my arms to my chest and neck into my face. I am scarred today because of the breakout.

Be careful though, if given the shot and pills, do not take them too closely together. My doctor did not warn me of this and I definitely felt them in my kidneys and on occasion still feel the kidney pain today although I have not had any injections or pills since. I know the combination taken too closely affected my kidneys and surely wish my doctor or pharmacist had told me about this at the time.

A little indentation on my buttocks is well worth the relief of this insatiable urge to dig my eyes out of their sockets. I've been taking Kenelog at 80mg once a year for 35 years. There is an indentation, which is more like a small cute dimple. My eyes don't itch, my nose doesn't run and I can actually be outside every day with no side effects. This is a priceless medication for which there is no known substitute.

i had seasonal allergies all my life (47yrs.) and took over the counter allergy meds. Suddenly, 8 months ago, my allergies became severe - eyes constantly tearing and itchy, nose itchy and runny, roof of my mouth and even my scalp was itchy. The dr. put me on Zyrtec and Optivar eye drops. They seem to have helped but he sent me to an allergist who told me he was going to give me a "shot" to shock the allergic reaction out of my system. He said a minor dimple at the site for a month would be the only side effect. It's been a week and a half and the shot did nothing, suddenly I realized it was Kenalog as I remember hearing him tell the nurse which shot to prepare. Now I'm panic stricken after reading all these horrible remarks from the poor people who've had this shot and are suffering terrible side effects. I do not know the amount of med. i received in the shot but i have to go back in one week to tell him the results and if they're not favorable he will order bloodwork to help pinpoint my allergies. I am so upset that they did not inform me of the serious side effects that I have read on your site. Thank the Lord for help from all of the day-to-day people that respond to this website. I will never let a dr. administer anything to me without being better informed. Does one shot cause all these muscle killing side effects of the buttocks? The dr. called it a small dimple??? Greying of the hair - loss of hair - are these things because people have been taking shots over long periods of time? please help....

I have been getting a Kenelog shot for 19 months by a nurse practioner. I had ear aches for 7 years and Doctors could not clear them. I moved, and by accident, met a nurse practioner. Without any testing, she said my problem was allergies, and the Kenelog shot would stop the ear pain with little side affects. She also warned me that I would get a small dimple on my rear, but not to worry. This would go away in a year. Well, it has been longer than a year, and the dents in both sides of my rear are so deep you could put a large mans hand in them. I can no longer wear tight dress pants, because the dents are too noticable. I am extememly uncomforatbe anytime someone puts there arm around me near the dents, because they feel so ugly. I have also lost 30 pounds since I had this shot. I don't know how i am going to live with the ear aches, but think i should stop the shots ??? I would also get large bruises all over my legs that would itch terribly. Please help me with some advice, and the long-term effects of this shot.

Thank you sincerely,
Sharon

I had severe allergies from hayfever for years, I tried everything from antihistermenes, herbal remedies, ocular steriods and every hayfever product on the market - to no real noticeable effect. Then my doctor advised a single shot of kenelog once a year (this was all she would allow for any patient) - IT WORKED. It was as if there was no such thing as hayfever. The only side-effect was a small dimple on my bum, so if you weigh up a small dimple on bum vs months of misery and lack of concentration etc... that is inothing. A friend of mine is a cellular geneticist at the oxford cellular research hospital and advise that steriods are harmful to your cells, but the frequency and volume I intake should not cause a problem as long as I don't keep taking it year after year (and always depends on your cellular make-up). If you have bad hayfever like myself, you need to retrain your cells to recognise that pollen is in fact a friend not foe. Inducing yoursef full of the local honey, and many herbal products taken CONSISTENTLY for over a year are said to to provide this retraining programme your body needs. I've just started this programme, but I will take another shot of kenelog to get me through this year.