Everything’s a toxin at a high enough dosage. And even at that dosage they can still be therapeutic. See: chemotherapy, as an extreme example.
With botox specifically, it has applications outside of just making lizard-faces. Off the top of my head, it’s used as a treatment for migraines by injecting it into the back of the scalp - any swelling/filling effect it has is concealed by the hair anyway, unless the patient is bald.
Right, yeah, I am talking about purely cosmetic uses. There’s always a risk associated with a botox injection, but if it can heal something or mitigate a different risk, it may be worth it.
And botox is injected at a dosage where it is toxic. That’s how it paralyzes the muscles. If it’s accidentally injected into a vein or at somewhat too high of a dosage, you can have complications like botulism or death.
Botox is a paralytic that affects the muscle it’s injected into. It does not do anything to skin, it just paralyzes the muscles in your face so you can’t make the facial expressions that lead to wrinkles. The migraine prophylaxis treatment is based on the migraines stemming from tension headaches, so if you get headaches from something else, the Botox treatment won’t work.
Everything’s a toxin at a high enough dosage. And even at that dosage they can still be therapeutic. See: chemotherapy, as an extreme example.
With botox specifically, it has applications outside of just making lizard-faces. Off the top of my head, it’s used as a treatment for migraines by injecting it into the back of the scalp - any swelling/filling effect it has is concealed by the hair anyway, unless the patient is bald.
Stop there with the excuses, it’s get’s used because it’s high enough dose to cause harm.
Right, yeah, I am talking about purely cosmetic uses. There’s always a risk associated with a botox injection, but if it can heal something or mitigate a different risk, it may be worth it.
And botox is injected at a dosage where it is toxic. That’s how it paralyzes the muscles. If it’s accidentally injected into a vein or at somewhat too high of a dosage, you can have complications like botulism or death.
Botox is a paralytic that affects the muscle it’s injected into. It does not do anything to skin, it just paralyzes the muscles in your face so you can’t make the facial expressions that lead to wrinkles. The migraine prophylaxis treatment is based on the migraines stemming from tension headaches, so if you get headaches from something else, the Botox treatment won’t work.