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Has anyone suffered a headache after the kybella injection? If so how long did it last?

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dmwhite1966Apr 1, 2017
I had my first kybella injection January 5, 2017 And I got a headache that day and I am still suffering from this horrible headache. I've been to a nerologist and he has prescribed migraine medicine but has no long term fix. I had a cervical fusion in my neck to which they knew that because my scar was in the front. Could that of had anything to do with the outcome. And will I ever get rid of these migraines ?

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