Here's a brief science lesson: Botox is a brand name for botulinum toxin type a.
With rather less scientific evidence, a capsaicin product is marketed as an alternative to Botox, a wrinkle-smoothing cosmetic treatment.
This ability to block the muscle trigger led researchers to use Botox for a whole host of other conditions.
This ability to stop the brain from triggering the muscle malfunction led researchers to use Botox for a whole host of other conditions.
Approval, likely next month, will enable Botox's maker, Allergan, which is based in California, to advertise its cosmetic benefits direct to doctors and consumers in America, and could turn Botox into a billion-dollar lifestyle drug to rival Viagra and Prilosec.
But after patients who were treated with Botox showed a decrease in facial lines, an increasing number of physicians since the mid-1990s have used it to reduce forehead creases and crow's feet wrinkles, which are caused by muscle contractions directly under the skin.
In one of the movie's funniest jibes, she submits to an excruciating beauty treatment involving bird poop, snails and scorpion stings (a fairytale botox) to give her that extra edge -- a regimen that's probably only a slight exaggeration on what Hollywood royalty routinely puts up with to keep in front of the cameras past a certain age.
So placebo was great, and Botox was consistently a little better.
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Now investors move on to arguing over whether Botox for migraines will be a big product or a dud.
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Only those who have medically recognised qualifications and training and should carry out cosmetic procedures, such as breast surgery, liposuction and Botox treatment, and in a registered clinic with resuscitation equipment on hand in the event of an emergency, it recommends.
The added benefit of getting Botox over placebo was just about a day a month.
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Surgeons have convinced their patients to inject botulinum toxin (aka Botox) into the face of a patient on a regular basis.
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But should the link between physical expression and emotional experience bear out, it could develop into a marketing challenge for Botox marketers such as Allergan.
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Studies found that patients who got the Botox injection, experience fewer headache days a month.
After the Botox wore off, one group had a face-lifting surgery combined with the removal of muscle tissue or nerves in the area that triggered the migraines.
Since women are the vast majority of Botox users and studies all over the world have concluded that women already have a superior ability to empathize and detect emotions than men do, might not Botox merely help level the empathy playing field?
Deborah Mitchell, maker of Heaven, describes venom products as a topical, natural alternative to Botox.
In the study of frowning, Dr. Finzi injected Botox into the frown muscles of half of a group of 74 people diagnosed with depression, which prevented these patients from frowning.
Sure, Botox has been at times described as giving users a poker face.
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Many Allergan holders will likely see the deal as a vindication that Allergan is winning the Botox and Filler battle.
Neal and his research team compared the effects of Botox and Restylane on the one hand, with a gel that amplifies facial signals on the other.
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And it would seem like a waste to spend thousands of dollars on Botox, only to go by Meema.
The ad effort from Grey Worldwide, which includes a print campaign, was created after market research showed that a number of middle-aged women feel "invisible" after hitting 40 or 50, says Thomas A. Albright, senior director of marketing for Botox Cosmetic.
But the results are also important in a more immediate may: with plastic surgery, botox, and (goodness) vaginal rejuvenation becoming more and more popular in the more gender-equal nations, maybe these data will make women think twice before going under the knife or needle.
The advertising effort from Grey Worldwide, which includes a print campaign, was created after market research showed that a number of middle-aged women feel "invisible" after hitting 40 or 50, says Thomas A. Albright, the senior director of marketing for Botox Cosmetic.
Many women discuss their first Botox treatment with the dewy-eyed romanticism usually reserved for memories of a first kiss.
Although not inexpensive, the costs of Botox, fillers or lasers do generally dwarf the big ticket costs of a wedding.
On a basic level, that is what's happening with Botox for wrinkles -- the muscle is loosening its grip on facial skin.
Why would a mother inject her eight-year-old daughter with botox?
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