Severe edema/swelling 4 months after Botox injections (Photo)

April 27, 2018
Asked By:loesha in California, CA

Had upper and lower eyelid surgery. No complications. Had Botox 30 days later. Same plastic surg. 5 days after that swelling started. Now 4.5 months later still struggling. Steroids resolve completely. But can’t take consistently. Antibiotics made no difference. Labs normal. Seen lots of MD’s. Have had Botox for 10 years with no issue. Any ideas???

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