After having botox in my jaw to stop me clenching my teeth at night my head feels very hard to lift up its now been 4 months since having it done and and my neck seems to be getting more stiff and painful everyday, my jaw also hurts. I thought it would be gone after 3 months but it seems worse than before. I am wondering if botox is the cause and when it should go away or have new muscles built to compensate for the paralysed ones as my neck also looks more muscular.
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January 24, 2012
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