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2. Botox complications are rare. But what happens when an ... - AOL

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   A number of clients who received injections at the clinic in question, JGL Aesthetics, claimed to experience several adverse side effects, with at least one confirmed case of botulism, USA TODAY ...

3. Why You Might Want to Think Twice About Botox in Your Jaw - AOL

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   However, injecting a neurotoxin into the masseter muscle (a large muscle in the jaw connected to the temporomandibular joint) as a pain remedy from jaw clenching or teeth grinding is a popular ...

4. Dystonia - Wikipedia

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   Botox or Dysport injections have the advantage of ready availability (the same form is used for cosmetic surgery) and the effects are not permanent. There is a risk of temporary paralysis of the muscles being injected or the leaking of the toxin into adjacent muscle groups, causing weakness or paralysis in them.

5. Botulinum toxin - Wikipedia

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   Botulinum toxin, or botulinum neurotoxin (commonly called botox), is a neurotoxic protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum and related species. [24] It prevents the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine from axon endings at the neuromuscular junction, thus causing flaccid paralysis. [25]

6. Meige's syndrome - Wikipedia

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   These may include the thick muscle in the cheek that closes the jaw (masseter muscle) and the broad muscle that draws back the lower jaw and closes the mouth (temporalis muscle). Some patients may also experience involuntary contractions of the wide muscle at the side of the neck (platysmal muscle). This muscle draws down the corner of the ...

7. What everyone still gets wrong about Botox, according ... - AOL

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   Six of the people who received these fake Botox injections were treated for botulism, which is what happens when botulinum toxin gets into the bloodstream. This potentially deadly disease includes ...