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Botox Side Effects

Pain, redness and swelling at the site of injection, difficulty urination, troubled swallow, fever, headache, body pain, leg and hand pain, increased sweating, etc., are some common side effects of Botox injections. More severe and rare side effects include drooping eyelids, muscle weakness, loss of bladder control, chest pain, shortness of breath, eye pain, etc. Immediate medical assistance must be sought.

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Is my extremely dry mouth due to the Botox treatment which I took two months ago?

Query: Hello doctor, I have an extremely dry mouth with no saliva at all. I have been seeing a rheumatologist because I thought the dry mouth was from Sjogren, and so did they. But I just got a lip biopsy which said it is not due to Sjogren. The only thing I can think of is that this all happened about one...  Read Full »


Dr. Kuljyot Bajaj

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thank you for your query. May I please ask you a bit more about your symptoms? Has this been the first episode of dryness? If you think it is related to Botox injection, then how many days following injection did you start feeling dry mouth? What was the reason for ...  Read Full »

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