Other Reported Side Effects

Other side effects reported with botulinum toxin treatments are:
  • Dry mouth
  • Change in voice (platysmal/neck injections)
  • Diplopia/blurred vision
  • Ectropion
  • Dry eyes
  • Lymphedema
  • Cheek ptosis
  • Rash
  • Abnormalities of cardiovascular reflexes
  • Generalized weakness
  • Muscle jitters [35, 36] (no clinical relevance)
  • Ecchymosis, headache, muscle soreness–general areas, especially with glabella and forehead injections  Upper eyelid to ptosis– glabellar injections
  • Perioral dysfunction–perioral lines
  • Potentiation of neurological disease
  • Unresponsiveness to botulinum natural purified protein