Botox is a protein/toxin injection produced from the Clostridium botulinum bacterium. Today, it is a treatment method used in many areas such as treating facial wrinkles, excessive sweating, teeth clenching, migraine treatment and facial slimming. These treatments...
Botulinum toxin is a purified neurotoxin derived from Clostridium botulinum. It temporarily reduces release of acetylcholine at selected nerve endings, thereby decreasing activity in the targeted muscle or gland; it does not indiscriminately stop communication between nerves and organs or permanently abolish organ function. In aesthetic medicine it may soften selected dynamic facial lines. It also has established medical uses, including treatment of certain forms of excessive sweating and chronic migraine, when appropriate.
