BOTOX INJECTIONS

Overview and Facts

Botox injections is a medical procedure used commonly for wrinkles that appear in the patient’s body, who want to look younger again. This has been very popular with women, especially those in the entertainment industry since it was offered to the public and private alike.

However, this type of medical procedure is also used for other medical conditions, which are listed below:

  • Cervical dystonia (neck spasms)
  • Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating)
  • Overactive bladder (a group of urinary symptoms)
  • Amblyopia (lazy eye)

Aside from using botox injection as a form of treatment for the medical conditions mentioned above, it is also used for treating chronic migraines. The treatment is done via the usage of a toxin called onabotulinumtoxin A, which causes the patient’s muscles to temporarily stop moving, causing the wrinkles in the targeted area to disappear or be less visible from the naked eye. Overdosage of the said toxin can lead to food poisoning called botulism.

Types and Symptoms

TYPES

Botulinum toxin is the first version of botox injections that is primarily used, while other versions of botox injections is composed of different types of toxins administered as the following drugs:

  • abobotulinumtoxinA (Dysport)
  • rimabotulinumtoxinB (Myobloc)
  • incobotulinumtoxinA (Xeomin)

Take note that those types of drugs mentioned above are not interchangeable, and should not be mixed.

Diagnosis & Medications

TREATMENT

As mentioned earlier, the primary usage of this medical procedure is for the removal or reduction of visible wrinkles in a patient’s body, mostly targeting facial wrinkles in the said process. The process is done via the blockage of the nerve’s chemical signals, which in turn, helps the targeted area’s muscles to relax. As a result, most facial wrinkles either disappear or are reduced significantly, especially around the forehead area and around the eyes.

However, as also mentioned earlier, various diseases are also treated by botox injections, which are detailed below:

  • Cervical dystonia – is a painful involuntary muscle contraction in the neck, causing spasms.
  • Amblyopia – is an imbalanced positioning of the eyes due to the surrounding unbalanced muscles.
  • Muscle contractures – helps muscles relax that are stiff due to some neurological conditions, such as cerebral palsy.
  • Hyperhidrosis – help patients suffering from excessive sweating even though the said person is in a relaxed state or isn’t exerting themselves.
  • Chronic migraines – help patients suffering from constant migraines that have lasted for more than 15 days by reducing the frequency of it happening.
  • Bladder dysfunction – helps patients who have an overactive bladder, which is a group of urinary symptoms, by reducing urinary incontinence.
  • Eye twitching – people suffering from involuntary eye muscle contractures or twitching can be helped with Botox injections. 

As we have read in the article above, the usage of this medical procedure is not only limited to facial operation. Still, it also treats other illnesses that usually involve the muscles and internal nerves that are connected to an organ or a specific area of the body.

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