Botox is a good safe medication in reducing facial wrinkles. Botulinum toxin (Botox) is prepared from a toxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. This toxin can cause botulism(an illness that affects the nerves)in high doses. Botox has been used since the 1970s.

Botulinum toxin consists of 7 types of neurotoxins; however, only toxins A and B are used by clinicians.

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A study in 1994 reported the benefit of botulinum (Botox) for reducing the appearance of facial wrinkles; since then, it has been used as a cosmetic treatment.

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Botox is used to treat certain eye disorders such as crossed eyes (strabismus) and uncontrolled blinking (blepharospasm), to treat muscle stiffness/spasms or movement disorders (such as cervical dystonia, torticollis), and to reduce the cosmetic appearance of wrinkles.

The most common areas for the use of Botox are the frown lines between the eyes, the furrows of the forehead, the crow’s feet at the sides of the eyes, and creases in the neck