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Botulinum Toxin Type A can get into your head.  Literally.  Analysts from Pisa, Italy have been injecting rats with Botulinum Toxin Type A and watching what happens. This research was rather shocking. 

 Botox blocks the release of neurotransmitters from explicit nerves.  When it is released into the skin, it is taken up by the nerves, and over time blocks the release of neurotransmitters, shutting off those nerves. 

 In dermatology, we use botox to close off the nerves that control muscles in your face, like your forehead and brow.  With those nerves blocked, you can’t contract the muscles, so they stay flat. Very much like your having wrinkles jeans.  While you are standing, the pants hang loosely and are smooth.  When you sit, your thighs and hips wrinkle the material, forming creases or wrinkles.  In the same way, when your facial muscles contract, they bunch up, creasing the skin and forming wrinkles. 

So what about the head? 

Results from this Italian study refute the assumption that botox stays domestically in the skin.  They discovered that the botox injected into the rodenst followed the nerves back to the rodents brain, shutting downnerves there. 

 What does this mean? 

 This is a critical question.  The study was done in rats, not humans.  We don’t know if it would do the same thing in humans even if some Botulinum Toxin Type A did get into the brain, there is no evidence at all that it has any meaningful effect, good or bad.  For instance, we all know that smoking kills brain cells and stops other cells from developing.  Does that imply that smokers or ex-smokers have any meaningful brain effects from their habit? 

 Botox is a fabulous and tough drug.  In treating wrinkles and fine lines, there are few if any treatments short of aggressive surgery that may compare to the results that botox offers.  It is , however , a drug and has side-effects and has the capability to be misused and even abused.  Botox injections have been used safely in thousands of people, but there are hazards.  It’s also dear and its effects are temporary, so botox is not for everyone. 

 If you are not happy with assuming risks of botox, or your budget doesn’t allow for it, then think about this effective alternative : employ a night cream that contains prescription Renova or retinol over the counter.  No facial cream is better at reducing fine lines than tretinoin. 

 Use an cold pack to help prevent swelling and bruising at the injection sites.  Topping your face before and after the process can be helpful in this regard.  Your Physician should have icepacks available for you to use. 

 Plan to return on a regular basis.  Most Botox injections last at least 3 months and some last so long as a year.  There’ll be a point however , at which the toxin wears off and you’ll have to have the process repeated to maintain results.

 If you recently had botox and look in the mirror one morning and think that you’re 10 years younger, don’t worry, it’s not brain damage, it’s just your face on botox. 

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