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BOTOX® Cosmetic in Los Angeles section, includes general information about
BOTOX® Cosmetic Procedure, BOTOX® Cosmetic Los Angeles Local News, BOTOX®
Cosmetic Los Angeles Medical Office Locator and other BOTOX® Cosmetic related
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BOTOX® Cosmetic Procedure
The commercial name of a botolinum toxin is botox®. Its main action is to
selectively paralyze the muscles which case wrinkles by excessive contraction.
His first use was by an American ophthalmologist to treat strabismus; later on
it became common practice in neurology, plastic surgery and as a treatment for
excessive sweating.
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Today there are two preparations available: the BOTOX, which is manufactured in
USA and has FDA approval for use in plastic surgery and DISPORT which is
manufactured in England. The concentration of a toxin is similar between the two
and most of the Medical Offices agree that there is no significant difference
between them. Although the FDA approval of the BOTOX makes is more popular and
widely used then DISPORT.
It can be injected to the following sites:
The glabelar muscles of the forehead, which gives an angry look.
The orbicularis oculi, which creates wrinkles around the eyes.
The frontalis, which creates the wrinkles of the forehead
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