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First Botox injection for 11s between eyes, forehead, browlift. 3 weeks in I get muscle spasm above brow. Is this common?(photo)

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ByiasMar 27, 2018

If I rub eyebrows or use those muscle to squint I can feel slight tingling then the muscle above eyebrow contracts in a way that I couldn’t have done before Botox. It usually last a minute than slowly relaxes. Is this a side effect or is it an untreated muscle overcompensating for those I cannot use due to Botox?

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