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I have droopy jowl like bulge after botox in the lower face. Why did this happen?

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I usually get botox in the mentalis and DAO. I went in for botox about 7 days ago to those two places and the RN injected my mentalis and my DLI (depressor labii inferioris) but didn't ask me to do the related expression to locate my DAO. On day 5 I started feeling a tightening or pulling sensation on my cheeks near the corners of my mouth. Now I have this heavy and sore feeling in my cheeks and I noticed a bulge on my cheeks when I smile. Is it the buccal fat pad bulging? Why did this happen?

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