Botox® cosmetic, the leading brand of Botulinum toxin type A, is having an anniversary this month. It’s been 20 years since Botox® cosmetic was approved and Allergan wants to celebrate! The official date is April 15, so I guess that means tax day is tox day! Botox® has been around much longer (the molecule… Read More »
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Botox Options: What’s in a brand?
Allergan’s Botox® brand of the wrinkle relaxer botulinum toxin type A remains the world leader with something on the order of a billion dollars in annual sales, but alternative brands are vying for a share. Dysport® appeared a few years ago, followed by Xeomin®, but neither one has caught on in a big way. There… Read More »
Bogus Botox crackdown: How to know you are getting the real thing
Anything as popular and expensive as Botox® is bound to have fakes and imitators. We may or may not take umbrage at counterfeit Cartier or ersatz Armani, but we expect the real thing when it comes to medical products. Bogus Botox is fortunately becoming less common in the U.S., but it remains enough of a… Read More »
Botox for forehead wrinkles gains FDA approval
An open secret for several years is that use of Botox for the forehead was “off-label,” meaning that although it was common practice, it was not specifically approved by the FDA for that purpose – until now. This now makes 3 areas on the face – the vertical lines between the eyebrows and crow’s feet… Read More »
Top Ten Surprising Uses for Botox
You may think that Botox is just for wrinkles, but research has revealed an expanding list of applications. Some of these may surprise you, some are still experimental, and all are interesting. Here are my nominees for the top ten: 10. Tennis elbow. Some studies have found that injections of Botox can reduce the… Read More »
