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How Long Does Strabism & Diplopia After Botox Injection Subsides?

hadi1981
hello dear doctors i am a 60 years old woman,i had botox injection two weeks ago & i experienced a severe angioedema after that ...after the edema subside i started to experience blurry double vision ,strabism ,trouble to chew & swalloing foods...my doctor says it's because of leakage of botox into other facial muscles (because of the edema around the eye),i 'm so nervouse i want to know when this side effects will subside? & what can i do to make it resolve earlier?

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