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Botox® is a trade name for botulinum toxin A. In this way, Botox® is related to botulism. Botulism is a form of food poisoning that occurs when someone eats something containing a neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Botulinum toxin A is one of the neurotoxins produced by Clostridium botulinum.
BOTOX® Cosmetic is a purified protein produced by the Clostridium botulinum bacterium, which reduces the activity of the muscles that cause those frown lines .
Botox® (botulinum toxin type A) has been successfully used to treat blepharospasm, strabismus, and cervical dystonia -- these are all conditions that in some way involve spasms, involuntary muscle contractions.
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- Effects of the treatment are not permanent, reportedly lasting anywhere from three to eight months.
- Complete elimination of frown lines may not be possible.
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- Dysphagia
- Upper respiratory tract infection
- Headache
- Neck pain
- Ptosis
- Bruising/soreness at injection site
- Nausea
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