Is Botox safe?

Is Botox safe?

Botulinum Toxin Type A. is known as Botox which is extracted from Clostridium Botulinum bacterium. The Botulinum Toxin has a regional effect clogging the flow between the nerve ends and muscle fibers around the injected site resulting in weaker muscles.


Botox is treated mainly for frown lines and is a non surgical cosmetic procedure. The age limit typically suggested for this treatment is 18 to 65.The botox mechanism involves barricading nerve transmission in order to bring down the contractions of facial muscles for time being.
An intense conversation with the medical professional would decide upon the certainty of botox treatment. However care should be taken to report of any nerve or muscle affecting disorders or an impending pregnancy.
The procedure followed by the cosmetic doctor involves administering of injections containing miniscule amounts of botox into the concerned region, before which the movement of brow muscles is examined so as to know the area of injection. Within a short duration of 10 minutes botox procedure is completed not requiring anaesthesia.
Well the results are noticeable in a couple of days lasting over a period of 4 months with varying results. Injections could be prescribed for every 4 months resulting in contraction of muscles with probable side-effects being headache, nausea, facial pain and muscle weakness avoid the treatment if you are suffering from neurological disorder.