На что способен ботулотоксин: уникальные возможности применения препарата Ботокс®

Most people associate botulinum toxin therapy with aesthetic medicine, and in particular with the correction of mimic wrinkles. Indeed, this procedure is one of the most popular and sought-after aesthetic medicine specialists in practice, however, not everyone knows that Botox® has found wide application in other medical fields, where it is used to treat various pathological processes. Read about what else botulinum toxin is capable of, read on estet-portal.com in this article.

The material was written on the recommendations of a dermatovenereologist, pediatric neurologist Ekaterina Avramenko.

Botox Injections® can be used to treat pathological conditions

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Due to the unique properties of botulinum toxin, the botulinum toxin procedure is widely used in several medical fields at once. Especially widely specialists use the well-known, safe and effective drug Botox®; from Allergan.

By injections of Botox® doctors manage not only to correct mimic wrinkles, but also to treat hyperhidrosis, chronic migraine and overactive bladder. Botulinum toxin is able to temporarily block muscle activity, due to which its unique effects are realized. 

Botox Application:
•    Possibility of using Botox® in aesthetic medicine;
•    use of Botox® for the treatment of hyperhidrosis;
•    Possibility of using Botox® in neurology and urology.

Possibilities of using Botox® in aesthetic medicine

Botulinum therapy is widely used in aesthetic medicine. It is the drug Botox® from Allergan has long established itself on the market as one of the safest and most effective drugs. With its help, a specialist can temporarily block the activity of the mimic muscles of the face, thus eliminating their spasm and correcting mimic wrinkles.

Patients are particularly concerned about fringes between the brows and wrinkles at the corners of the eyes, the so-called "crow's feet", which can occur at a fairly early age. Botox® injections help to solve this aesthetic problem effectively. The effect of the correction lasts, on average, for 3-4 months after the procedure.

Using Botox® for the treatment of hyperhidrosis

Another problem that can also be attributed to the aesthetic – it is hyperhidrosis. A common disease, which is accompanied by excessive sweating, is also eliminated after injections of botulinum toxin. The introduction of the drug Botox® performed at different points of the armpit, in the zone of its maximum sweating. Already within the first week after the procedure, patients notice a persistent decrease in sweating and, as a result, a significant improvement in their quality of life. The effect after this procedure can last from 7.5 months to a year.

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Possibilities of using Botox® in neurology and urology

Botox® also found application in such serious areas of medicine as urology and neurology. In urology, injections of the drug may be performed to treat idiopathic overactive bladder, namely urinary incontinence, urinary urgency or increased frequency of urination.

Within two weeks after the procedure, a stable improvement in the patient's condition is observed, while the therapeutic effect lasts up to six months. Botox® also used in neurology for treatment of chronic migraine. It has been proven that injections of the drug into the scalp can alleviate the patient's symptoms for 3-4 months, after which the procedure can be repeated.

Botox® due to its unique properties, it has found wide application in various fields of medicine.

That is why doctors of various medical specialties are introducing its use into their practice. estet-portal.com thanks you for your attention.

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