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BOTOX: The Magic Toxin
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Botox injections are the fastest growing cosmetic procedure and considered as the ultimate fountain of eternal youth. Though considered a dangerous neurotoxin, when injected in miniscule amounts, it can treat several medical conditions.

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"A thing of beauty is a joy for ever,
Its loveliness increases, it will never
Pass into nothingness"Wrote John Keats in his epic poem 'Endymion'.

But a lot of ordinary mortals, whose ideas of romanticism do not match the poet's, beg to disagree.

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Socrates could not have been more apt when he said that 'Beauty is a short-lived tyranny', as we well know that beauty and youth go hand-in-hand.

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Although with the changing trends, the concept of inner beauty and grace is fast catching up giving age a fair chance, retaining or regaining skin- deep beauty in all its youthful glory is too tempting for those in the twilight zone of their youth. This is where cosmetic procedures have stepped in to cater to the needy, and Botox is one such youth-enhancing procedure. "Always remember that true beauty comes from within - from within bottles, jars, compacts, and tubes"- Peter's Almanac

Latest Publication and Research on Botox - Updated on 11/24/2011

Adult neuron addition to the zebra finch song motor pathway correlates with the rate and extent of recovery from botox-induced paralysis of the vocal muscles. - Published by PubMed

SNARE-Wedging Polyphenols as Small Molecular Botox. - Published by PubMed

Anti-sclerostin antibody and mechanical loading appear to influence metaphyseal bone independently in rats. - Published by PubMed

Atrophy of Corrugator Supercilii Muscle in a Patient Induced by the Onabotulinum Toxin Injection. - Published by PubMed

Commentary Re: Botox Article by Berger & Knoll IPH 19(5):243-244 on "The efficacy of botulinum toxin type A in managing chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta analysis" - Published by PubMed

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Posted by: kantilal39(Guest) Posted on: 08/28/2010

is botox injections useful for parkinsonism?whAT is the dose ?

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Posted by: bciferri(Guest) Posted on: 03/25/2009

THE SCIENCE POSTED HERE IS WRONG: the botulinum toxin cleaves the SNARE complex and allows for the vesicle containing the neurotransmitter ACh to be unable to diffuse through Ca2+ cannels. when the SNARE complex is cleved the vesicle cannot bind to the SNAP-25 and thus ACh cannot be released and the muscle cannot react to the signal from the nerve.

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Posted by: sunny1 Posted on: 11/08/2006

Botox can be used for enlarged prostate glands; for especially those who are high risk for surgery.

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