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What makes the masseter getting bigger again after Botox injection?

aumcqueenJun 10, 2015
hi i want to ask. what makes the masseter grow bigger again after 6 months? is it my jaw masseter will grow bigger again because the botox is granually lose the effect or yes the botox reduce it permanently but the masseter will become large again because i used it for chewing food?

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