For the last few years if you have wanted to eliminate the signs of aging like wrinkles, sagging skin and other lines then it is more than likely you would consider using botox as the treatment of choice but a great many people do not know exactly what it is. But to understand exactly what Botox is and what it does, we first have to look at just how this amazing miracle of modern science came to be.

The original intent for the research into Botulinum toxin was to try and treat disorders of the mind in the 1960’s. In 1989 Botox was finally approved by the FDA to treat eye muscle disorders like blepharospasm (uncontrollable blinking), strabismus (crossed eyes) and even wrinkles.

In the year 2000 it was approved to treat cervical dystonia which is a disorder that causes severe neck and shoulder contractions and also a very unusual side effect of eye disorder treatments. In all the research that was going on with botox, doctors had found that it was effective at reducing frown lines around the eyebrow area and following this the FDA finally recognized the implications and agreed its commercial use in 2002.

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You see botox is a neuro toxin, meaning it paralyses the muscles it is injected into and makes them relax so frown lines will gradually soften and subside if sufficient treatments are given. If this procedure is continued, in many instances the lines will soften so much they will appear to disappear and now the same procedure is used on other areas of the face where lines form, generally with age.

The injections actually contain a purified form of the Botulinum toxin at only a fraction of the true strength which in other forms can make us seriously unwell. Unfortunately, lines and creases are formed whenever we laugh or make any other facial gesture, caused by muscles contracting.

When we are young and our skin is more elastic, these lines do not show but as we age the constant sue of facial muscles leaves us with lines and whilst many manufacturers have tried to produce creams that can get rid of these wrinkles and creases, unsuccessfully, botox can, at least for a short period. These injections are used directly into the muscles that control facial expressions, paralyzing them for a short period effectively making it almost impossible for someone to smile for example but the fact that facial expressions are reduced can give the effect of a doll like appearance.

A person who has undergone this treatment still has enough movement to provide some expressions but they are limited and because most of the wrinkles and creases have all but disappeared, it appears that the person is younger than their true years. However, botox treatment is expensive and that is why it is considered as something only celebrities have as a single injection can cost anywhere from a few hundred to over a thousand dollars.

As a recent form of cosmetic enhancement it may be some time before the full facts about long term botox use will be known but for now, most people really aren’t that concerned.

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