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One week post masseter botox and my TMJ has gotten worse?

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rosiesky1Oct 12, 2017

I had botox in my masseter one week ago for TMJ pain and size reduction. Straight after I noticed a bulge when I clenched, so I went back and had more units injected into the bulges 2 days later. My TMJ is actually a lot worse than it was then, and I am in a lot of discomfort. Should it have taken effect for pain by now? Is it a coincidence or could the botox have made me worse? I lay down and possibly rubbed the areas not long after my first treatment. Could this have effected it? 

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