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August
2007

Botox Side Effects

category: Dafé’s Café - Daily Dose of Medical News, MyDocHub
by Dafé,

Popular cosmetic procedure can have side effects:

Botox

While Botox is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat excessive sweating by being injected into the armpits, palms or soles of the feet, the cosmetic use is much more popular. According to medical experts, the risks associated with the procedure are mostly related to technique, including redness, swelling, bruising and some discomfort.

According to studies, roughly 1 percent of people who receive an approved dosage of Botox experience “eyelid drooping,” caused by the injection accidentally seeping into areas not intended for the muscle-relaxing effect.

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11 Comments so far

  1. Medspa Blog » Paula Abdul and Plastic Surgery | 18 January 2008, 08:32

    [...] and shorter, possibly due to a rhinoplasty. Second, her eyebrows appear to have that arched “Botox Brow” look. Share [...]

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    [...] Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning comes after cases of deaths attributed to Botox and its cosmetic competitor Myobloc. Both are linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users, [...]

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    [...] Care Center in Springfield, Missouri, that evaluated the efficacy and safety of a single series of Botox injections, versus placebo shots, for preventing migraine, indicated that injections of botulinum toxin, [...]

  4. Dr SY Ooi | 10 August 2008, 11:35

    I’ve injected Botox into hundreds of patients, and not one of them suffered from the complication of drooping eyelids. I personally think that as long as you obtained the Botox from official sources (i.e. no cheap stuff from dodgy countries), and learn the proper injection techniques, there’s very little that can go wrong actually. Heck, in the UK even nurses are allowed to do it!

  5. Surrey Botox Dr | 24 September 2008, 07:25

    In my experience, clients who receive Dysport (also botulinum toxin but marketed by another company) are more prone to drooping eyelids than those who receive Botox, because Dysport diffuses more into the area of skin surrounding the injection.

  6. Victoria Beckham Botox Alternative at MyDocHub Blog - Online Health Community | 25 January 2009, 18:01

    [...] and wife of soccer superstar David Beckham is said to be foregoing her favorite injectable filler, Botox, in favor of a natural alternative. Victoria Beckham is said to be filling up on goji berries, [...]

  7. Hannah craven | 08 June 2009, 08:32

    I have fine lines under my eye,s what is the soultion

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    [...] Botox is effective for most forms of dystonia including Laryngeal, Oromandibular, Cervical, Focal Hand and Blepharospasm. Watch this video about cervical dystonia and botox. [...]

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    [...] L’Oreal’s anti-aging line, may also be enhancing her beauty with plastic surgery. Specifically, Botox or other facial fillers such as Juvederm or Restylane. If she does, she does not over do it, since [...]