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Botox and Tetralysal? I just had Botox done a week ago and realized that I was on Lymecycline for acne. Does this matter?

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pmpihlajNov 8, 2012

I just had Botox done a week ago and realized that I was on Lymecycline for acne. Does this matter?

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