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How long does a botox injection take to wear off?

gildi67Sep 8, 2016

When you say 3-4 months to wear off are you meaning 12-16 weeks or actual months which would be more like 13.5-18 weeks? And if somebody is bedridden will the botox injection take longer to wear off?

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