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Botox, whose medical name is botulinum toxin A is a neurotoxin which is basically a lab created botulism for which the primary function of the Botox therapy is to paralyze the facial muscles in such a way that they become relaxed and can no longer spontaneously contract which leads to the visibility of wrinkles and fine lines. While the Botox product was initially designed as a means to treat dystonia which is a muscular disorder that causes involuntary contractions of muscles, it was quickly realized that it can also help stop a person’s aging process even if it is for only 6 months at a time. This botulinum toxin A is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum which is the same exact bacteria that causes the infamous botulism food poisoning.
From this Clostridium botulinum bacteria there are seven variation of botulinum toxin that can be produced of which type B is used as a cosmetic treatment under the name of Myobloc and type A is also used for medical treatments under the name of Botox. The remaining strands of botulinum toxin are considered uncontrollable and hazardous.
Botox can not only help make your facial features look younger but it is also used to prevent involuntary eyelid closures, eye misalignments, muscle spasms, bladder spasms and even stuttering. All of these issues have one thing in common which is that they are all caused by forceful involuntary muscle spasms. Botox therapy as you can see has a lot of beneficial outcomes in today’s medical field.
While Botox is considered to be extremely safe and the chances of risks or complications relating to the injection of Botox being low, there is still a chance of having a severe side effect associated with the Botox injection. Some people have reported having droopy eyelids after undergoing a Botox treatment while still many others have reported headaches, flu like symptoms and even Botox migration. The latter being the most serious, even though the physician makes every attempt to ensure that the injection goes directly into the muscle group being treated, there is still a chance that this Botox can migrate to other groups. Should the Botox migrate it will paralyze any muscle group it comes into contact with including the heart and lungs. Should the Botox migrate into the heart or lungs then the risks can be serious and there may be even a possibility of death. |
