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The Botox injection is actually a commercially manufactured botulinum toxin known as botulinum toxin A and it is a form of neurotoxin which was produced by bacterium in a lab. This particular botulinum toxin is created from the bacterium known as Clostridium. There are some side effects and risks associated with the use of Botox as it can be considered to be a poison. Although generally rare, Botox has been reported as causing paralysis and even death. When a person is injected with Botox, the botulinum makes the muscles unable to contract. By stopping the contraction of muscles, you are therefore stopping the wrinkling of the skin cause by repetitious muscle contractions in the face.
By preventing the muscle’s ability to contract you are therefore preventing them from being able to causing wrinkles to form or show. Many patients who undergo Botox treatments will have almost complete facial paralyzation for several hours even up to a day. After the paralysis effect wears off, the muscles while able to move somewhat are unable to cause sporadic contractions and therefore reduced the amount of visible wrinkles. Once these muscles are made unable to contract spontaneously, the cosmetic professional may also use a filler to fill in deep spots on the face.
It is important to realize that in general the person performing the procedure will most likely be injecting the Botox directly into a muscle group so that the spread of this neurotoxin is limited but in some rare instances this spreading still occurs. If the Botox is able to spread it has been known to have paralyzing effects on any muscle group it comes in contact which includes the possibility of stopping the patient’s ability to breath or even stop their heart. The risks associated with the Botox injection are rare but can also be very deadly if performed by an inexperienced profession. Make sure you research your chosen specialist before hand to make sure that they do have a substantial amount of experience in dealing with the Botox injections. Prevention is the key when it comes to the injection of poisons into one’s body. |
