BOTOX® Injections Treatment Pictures

Details: By now, nearly everyone has heard about the Florida situation where several people came down with serious disease from what they thought was Botox®. How did this unfortunate incident occur? In the Florida situation, a group of physicians were purchasing and using unapproved, raw, botulinum toxin – in other words - “bootleg” Botox to treat wrinkles. They had obtained this bootleg version of Botox® from a California laboratory, and this substance was approximately 100 times more powerful as Botox®. This bootleg version was never intended to be used by humans. In my office, we use the only form of Botox® that is currently licensed for sale in the U.S. This form of the medication is purified and highly diluted. It has no ability to cause effects beyond a few millimeters where it is injected. This drug is only manufactured by a company called Allergan. We only use this form of the drug and will never use any medications that have not been approved by the drug regulating bodies. Last year over 3.8 million Botox® treatments were given in North America and the only reported side effects have been transient and minor. In short, Botox® is a very safe drug when used in well-trained hands.