BOTOX® Cosmetic Injections

BOTOX® Cosmetic (Botulinum toxin type A)

BOTOX® is a drug made from a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

It's the same toxin that causes a life-threatening type of food poisoning called botulism.

Doctors use it in small doses to treat health problems, including

BOTOX® Cosmetic is a prescription medicine that is injected into muscles and used to improve the look of moderate-to-severe frown lines between the eyebrows (glabellar lines) in people 18 to 65 years of age for a short period of time (temporary).

Side effects can include pain at the injection site, flu-like symptoms, headache and upset stomach.

Botox® Cosmetics is a substance that works by preventing the impulses from the nerve endings from reaching the facial muscles, thereby preventing the constant contraction of the muscle and causing relaxation of the wrinkles.

This allows the skin to smooth out and look younger and healthier.

The effect of a Botox® Cosmetics treatment lasts approximately three to six months.

Repeated application of Botox® facilitates significant weakening of the muscle and delays formation of additional wrinkles.

Injections in the face may also cause temporary drooping eyelids.

You should not use BOTOX® if you are pregnant or breast feeding.