Is it OK to use Botox if you have a long history of Fibromyalgia with muscle weakness and muscular pain?

Thank you for your question. Every time you have a Botox treatment it can feel different depending on many variables. Sometimes soreness can be attributed to personal factors including stress levels or diet. Discomfort can also be due to injection technique or the individual needle. It may...

While Botox should not be used in patients with certain underlying neurologic conditions, there is no contraindication to using Botox in the setting of Horner's syndrome.

The dose is a bit on the high side - usually we start with 25U per side. You have some spillage of the botox to the adjacent smile muscles. It will take about 2-3mo to get the smile mainly back to normal and about 6mo -9mo to get the masseter to grow back.

I can't say that I've heard of this before. However, it is interesting that the timing seems to coincide with the injection of Botox. I would definitely mention this to the surgeon who performed your injection so that your surgeon is aware. Another point is that the effects of Botox should last...

If you're having injection site problems after administration of Botox or any other injectable medication, you should contact the physician who injected you immediately

Botox injections can be tricky and even in the best of hands there are times when things don't look quite exactly the way you would like them to.  This is where an expert injector can often help make corrections.  I would strongly suggest seeing a physician who is highly experienced...