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Botox: knows its different uses

Botox: knows its different uses

Edited by: TOP DOCTORS® at 10/10/2023

The use of botulinum toxin is multiple and varied, because unlike what is thought, it is not only used in aesthetic medicine for expression wrinkles.

Dra.. Norma Gabriela Campos Cornejo

Fillers Botox is actually a registered trademark of the botulinum toxin cosmetic which is applied by microinjections directly to the muscle responsible for the formation of lines of expression or wrinkles.

This substance must be applied by a doctor, can not be applied by nurses or cosmetologists and is injected with a very fine needle in small amounts on the muscle (for wrinkles) or on the skin for sweating.

Usually the patient is prepared with an anesthetic cream to minimize discomfort and in a few days of 3-5 the patient can observe or feel the effect.

Other uses and uses of botox

The use of botulinum toxin is multiple and varied, because unlike what is thought, it is not only used in aesthetic medicine for expression wrinkles.

For 40 years it has been applied in other disciplines such as ophthalmology for blepharospasm (anomaly of eyelid function); As well as in urology , gastroenterology , neurology , and for excessive sweating of armpits, hands, feet and face. This last treatment is also applied only by dermatologists and plastic surgeons .

Who can not undergo botulinum toxin treatment?

Really are few contraindications to the use of tox. It is especially recommended to avoid it during pregnancy, breastfeeding, radiotherapy or chemotherapy, and myasthenia gravis (severe muscle weakness).

In all other circumstances, a clinical assessment is sufficient for the application of the treatment and a qualified physician is required for its application .

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