I've had botox injections to reduce the masseter muscle for the past 10-12 years, just last year I noticed that it doesn't work anymore so I tried Dysport, which also did not work, and then a month ago, tried Xeomin, which did not work either. I'm looking for other alternatives besides shaving the jaw and muscle since it sounds very invasive. Will Myobloc work for me? Or are there any other alternatives?
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Thank you for your question. Injection of Botox into the parotid gland is used for gustatory sweating or parotid fistula. Sometimes, an enlarged parotid is injected to help reduce the size. However, this requires 100 units or less of Botox. I am not aware of an indication for injections of 2500...
A knock to your head is very unlikely to have any effect on the outcome of your BOTOX®, particularly as it was injected into your jaw. Remember that it does take between 7 and 10 days for the results of BOTOX® injections to fully develop, so try to put the knock out of your mind and relax. As a...
You probably have a very mild systemic botulism. The toxin that causes these symptoms is already fixed to nerve end plates. The antitoxin is only effective for neutralizing unbound botulinum toxin. These types of symptoms are usually at there worst for only a couple of weeks but of course it c...