Has Anyone Gotten Trigeminal Neuralgia After Getting Botox?

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Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD · Answer

Millions of people get BOTOX each year.  It would not be surprising if one developed trigeminal neuralgia close in time to a service simply by chance alone.  This does not establish that BOTOX causes the neuralgia.  However, we commonly associate events.  That is how our brains make sense of the world around us.  Very careful studies of complications from BOTOX do not suggest that it remotely causes trigeminal neuralgia, which is a very unpleasant clinical syndrome.

Sam Naficy, MD, FACS · Answer

Botox doesn't cause trigeminal neuralgia - but for a thorough understanding of the potential risks and side effects of cosmetic Botox, visit the web site below.

Jeffrey Zwiren, MD · Answer

There have been no reported complications such as trigeminal neuralgia after Botox injections.

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