Botox
Are There Any Side Effects with Botox Injections?
Botox is a beauty product originated from Botulin, which
is one of the most poisonous substances ever known. According
to scientists, 300 gm of Botulin, which is a toxin produced
by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, is strong enough to
sweep clean the entire human race. Luckily, the vilest of
human minds has not been able to come up with a way of doing
so.
In contrast, medical researchers have discovered a way of
using Botox to improve the beauty of human race. They inject
small amounts of the toxin to capture the formation of wrinkles.
Most would consider the physiology behind the process gruesome.
But in fact, most of the patients don't mind injecting Botox
into their facial muscles to paralyze them.
Since Botox is a neurotoxin, it can attach itself to nerve
endings, and stop them from functioning. Hence, the muscles
become helpless, and paralyzed. This process may take two
to three days, relying on the dose. Firstly, the muscle movement
slows down, and then it stops altogether.
The patient can now feel relieved as their muscles cannot
move the wrinkles cannot be formed. The patient will look
young and youthful for at least three to eight months, till
the affect of Botox wears out. After that the patient will
need to take a fresh dose of Botox.
Of course, the doctors need to apply great care when injecting
Botox. They must locate the right muscle or group of muscles
to be paralyzed, and inject the right dose. A high dose can
cause serious problems when delivered wrongly.
Removing frown lines is one of the popular uses of Botox.
Many individuals don't want their looks to be flawed by too
much frown lines. This might make them look harsh, and cold
As Botox paralyzes the muscles liable for creating the frown
lines. The result is that the frown lines disappear for the
period that Botox holds its sway on muscles.
While the Food and Drug Administration may have approved
the use of Botox for cosmetic use but it is definitely disagree
at the way it is being administered. There are reports in
the US of people who inject Botox at parties or before parties
to look younger. Sometimes, this can be done without medical
guidance. The FDA has been warning people not to use Botox
after consuming liquor.
Good news is, when administered properly, Botox is not found
to produce any major side effects. At worst scenario, there
have been cases where patients have reported upper respiratory-tract
infection, headache, neck pain, soreness at injection site
and nausea. Even these get minimized when Botox is taken under
proper medical supervision.
In fact, researchers would intend to make use of Botox to
treat more serious problems, like muscular spasms and the
tests for Botox were initially meant to develop drugs for
spasms. But they ended up in a cosmetic product.
Nevertheless, the researchers are not giving up yet. They
have been attempting to come up with a drug which can cure
problems that affect the larynx muscles or which can cure
problems related to facial spasms, head and neck tremors as
well as excessive sweating.
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