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Hi, I Was Wondering That if You Smoke Directly After Botox Being Done if It Has Any Effect?

demaDec 24, 2011
i am a 44 year old woman, i just had botax done 3 hours ago. as soon as i got houm with in an hour i smoked a cigarette. will this have any affect on my procedure?

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