Botox

Botox Cosmetic is a prescription medicine that is injected into muscles and used to temporarily improve the look of both moderate to severe crow's feet lines and frown lines between the eyebrows in adults.
Indications...

BOTOX is a prescription medicine that is injected into muscles and used:

• To treat overactive bladder symptoms such as a strong need to urinate with leaking or wetting accidents(urge urinary incontinence), a strong need to urinate right away(urgency), and urinating often (frequency) in adults 18 years and older when another type of medicine (anticholinergic) does not work well enough or cannot be taken.
• To treat leakage of urine (incontinence) in adults 18 years and older with overactive bladder due to neurologic disease who still have leakage or cannot tolerate the side effects after trying an anticholinergic medication.
• To prevent headaches in adults with chronic migraine who have 15 more days each month with headache lasting 4 or more hours each day in people 18 years or older.
• To treat increased muscle stiffness in elbow, wrist, finger, and thumb muscles in people 18 years and older with upper limb spasticity.
• To treat increased muscle stiffness in ankle and toe muscles in people 18 years and older with lower limb spasticity.
• To treat the abnormal head position and neck pain that happens with cervical dystonia (CD) in people 16 years and older.
• To treat certain types of eye muscle problems (Strabismus) or abnormal spasm of the eyelids (blepharospasm) in people 12 years and older.

IMPORTANT SAFETY  INFORMATION

BOTOX Cosmetic may cause loss of strength or general muscle weakness, vision problems, or dizziness within hours to weeks of taking BOTOX Cosmetic. If this happens, do not drive a car, operate machinery, or do other dangerous activities.

Do not take BOTOX Cosmetic if you :  are allergic to any of the ingredients in BOTOX had an allergic reaction to any other botulinum toxin product such as Myobloc (rimabotulinumtoxinB), Dysport (abobotulinumtoxinA), or Xeomin (incobotulinumtoxinA): have a skin infection at the planned injection site.

Do not take BOTOX for the treatment of urinary incontinence if you: have a urinary tract infection(UTI) or cannot empty your bladder on your own and are not routinely catheterizing.

SUMMARY

Botox is a drug made from a toxin produced by the bacterium Clolstridium botulinum. It's the same toxin that causes a life-threatening type of food poisoning called botulism. Doctors use it in small doses to treat health problems,including..

• Temporary smoothing of facial wrinkles and improving your appearance.
• Severe underarm sweating.
• Cervical dystonia- a neurological disorder that causes severe neck and shoulder muscle contractions.
• Bleapharospasm- uncontrollable blinking.
• Strabismus- misaligned eyes.
• Chronic migraine.
• Overactive bladder.

Botox injections work by weakening or paralyzing certain muscles or by blocking certain nerves. The effects last about three to twelve months, depending on what you are treating. The most common side effects are pain,swelling,or bruising at the injection site. You could also have flu-like symptoms,headache,and upset stomach.Injections in the face may also cause temporary drooping eyelids.You should not use Botox if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.