Botox®  is the product name for Allergans cosmetic wrinkle removing drug. Botox® is a therapeutic muscle-relaxing agent that works at motor nerve endings (nerves that lead to muscles). Botox® is a drug used for the temporary improvement in the appearance of moderate to severe glabellar lines (frown lines). These frown lines come from muscles called corrugator and/or procerus muscles. Botox® is the name used for the process of injecting the Botox® product into the patient.

Botox® treatment are successfully used to treat blepharospasm and strabismus, and Botox® are also proven useful in treating cervical dystonia -- these are all conditions that in some way involve spasms, involuntary muscle contractions. Within a few hours to a couple of days after the botulinum toxin is injected into the affected muscle(s), the spasms or contractions are reduced or eliminated altogether. The effects of Botox®  are not permanent, reportedly lasting anywhere from three to eight months. By injecting the toxin directly into a certain muscle or muscle group, the risk of Botox® spreading to other areas of the body is greatly diminished.

When Botox® - botulinum toxin A - is injected into the muscles surrounding the eyes, for instance, those muscles can not "scrunch up" for a period of time. They are paralyzed. So the wrinkles in that area often referred to as "crow's-feet," temporarily go away.

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