What is a BOTOX® procedure?
BOTOX® procedures treated with "Botulinum Toxin A", which contains a therapeutic muscle-relaxing agent. This treatment causes affects to the motor nerve endings (or nerves that lead to muscles). This causes muscles to relax. BOTOX® Cosmetic is a drug used for the temporary improvement in the appearance of moderate to severe glabellar lines (frown lines). These frown lines come from muscles called corrugator and/or procerus muscles. BOTOX® procedure is defined as a treatment in which BOTOX® Cosmetic product is injected into the patient.
BOTOX® procedures were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for cosmetic use in April 2002, earlier for the procedure of several medical conditions since 1989. BOTOX® is a trade name for botulinum toxin A. BOTOX® is related to botulism.
BOTOX® procedures are successfully used to treat blepharospasm and strabismus. A patient suffering from any cramps, involuntary muscle contractions can be treated with the use of BOTOX® procedures. It is also very effective in cure of cervical dystonia. The results are visible in few hours to a couple of days after injecting botulinum toxin into the affected muscle(s). The cramps or contractions are almost wiped out.
One must keep in mind that the effects will last only from three to eight months because BOTOX® procedures are not permanent. By injecting the toxin directly into a certain muscle or muscle group, the risk of the BOTOX® procedures spreading to other areas of the body is greatly diminished.
When BOTOX® -- botulinum toxin A -- is injected into the muscles surrounding the eyes, for instance, those muscles can not "scrunch up" for a period of time. They are paralyzed. So the wrinkles in that area, often referred to as "crow's-feet," temporarily go away.
