Botox Therapy
BoTox is a neurotoxic protein created from the same bacteria that causes botulism. BoTox does not contain live bacteria, but retains its ability to weaken and inactivate muscles. In 1973, BoTox was used as a treatment for patients with crossed eyes; by weakening the overactive eye muscles, the medicine provided an alternative to surgery. After this breakthrough, BoTox quickly gained acceptance for other ophthalmologic disorders including nystagmus and blephospasm (involuntary spasm of the eyelids), to name a few.
Extensive BoTox research confirmed a high success rate with minimal side effects using miniscule amounts of this material. Gastroenterology and neurology have explored BoTox therapy for their patients; it has now become the mainstay of nonsurgical therapy for spasmodic neck muscles, spasmodic laryngeal muscles, writer's cramp, certain tremors, tics, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, post stroke states, spinal cord injuries, nerve palsies, Parkinson's disease, and facial spasms. BoTox is used in GI cases involving swallowing and ulcer problems and to treat speech problems including stuttering. Genitourinary disorders of spastic bladder and other disorders have been studied for possible BoTox treatment. Congential muscular disorders or acquired nerve injuries have been greatly improved with BoTox.
BoTox is also often used in cosmetic surgery, as a way of temporarily paralyzing muscles that cause facial wrinkles. The material is injected into the wrinkle; effects last up to six months.
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