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 Botox Injections
BOTOX®
Cosmetic must be injected. In its raw form BOTOX®
Cosmetic is produced in nature by the bacterium
Clostridium botulinum when the bacterium is
deprived of oxygen. Raw botulinum toxin contains
a mixture of subtypes. The manufacturer purifies
subtype A and crystalizes it onto human albumin
to make BOTOX® Cosmetic.
When used in medical settings as an injectable
form of sterile, purified botulinum toxin, small
doses of the toxin are injected into the
affected muscles and block the release of the
chemical acetylcholine that would otherwise
signal the muscle to contract. The toxin thus
paralyzes or weakens the injected muscle.
Eventually, the nerve ending regenerates, and
the muscle regains its previous strength. This
is why injections of BOTOX® Cosmetic wear off
and have to be repeated.
What BOTOX® Cosmetic Can
Improve
BOTOX® Cosmetic works best on the upper third of
the face. Forehead furrows, glabellar frown
lines (between the eyebrows), and lines around
the eyes (“crow's feet”) nearly always respond
favorably to BOTOX® Cosmetic.
Precautions
Serious complications of BOTOX® Cosmetic
injections do not occur frequently. Troubling
side effects are infrequent and nearly always
wear off. From cosmetic injections, the most
common adverse effect is a slight unevenness of
the face. However, this can be corrected with a
“touch up” re-injection. In about one in a
thousand cases, temporary drooping of the eyelid
or double vision results.
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Results may vary.
For
more information, contact us at
262-691-7546
info@cosmeticplasticsurgeon.net
or visit
Botox® Cosmetic on the web |
