On NBC4 watch Dr Burgess speak about: Botox is not for cosmetic purposes or to treat frown lines and crow’s feet. There are many medical uses such as excessive sweating, migraine headaches, overactive bladder, facial spasms, Bell’s Palsy and indications being studied in the pipe line such depression, rosacea, and Raynaud’s disease. From the website: About the medical uses of BOTOX® ctr4dermatology/botox/index.html BOTOX® (onabotulinumtoxinA) is a type of medicine that is used to treat patients with certain neuromuscular conditions. One of the most researched medicines in the world, BOTOX® is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of: •Cervical dystonia (CD) - head tilting, neck pain, and neck muscle spasms ◦CD is also known as spasmodic torticollis •Blepharospasm, or abnormal eyelid spasms (eye twitching) •Strabismus, also called crossed eyes •Symptoms of severe underarm sweating when topical medicines dont work well enough •Muscle stiffness in the elbow, wrist, and finger muscles associated with upper limb spasticity •Headaches associated with Chronic Migraine
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 13:39:24 +0000
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