Botox Treatment - Safe?

Botox has been around since the 1980s. Botox is a non-surgical injection of a toxin. The toxin is the same toxin that causes food poisoning which is life threatening. Doctors use this injected toxin in small dosages to temporarily remove wrinkles between the eyebrows. Botox is also used The small area that the Botox is injected into is temporarily paralyzed.

While there are cosmetic benefits to Botox treatments, Botox can be dangerous and it can cause a number of side effects such as headaches, dry mouth, upset stomache and the risk of Botulism (Botox is composed of the toxin that cause Botulism).

So many people are obsessed with their looks that they make Botox their first choice for ridding them of wrinkles. Aside from the fact that Botox treatments can be dangerous, they only last about four months so it's just temporary and those wrinkles will soon return.

Is it worth it? That's something only you can answer. What's more important to you? Risking your health to look younger or keeping your health? Hmmm, seems the choice is obvious to me but then that's just my opinion. While Anti wrinke products don't give you the instant gratification that Botox does, they are much safer for your body. Besides, slow and steady wins the race.

Botox can also be used to treat muscle stiffness. My son has extreme tone in his legs and they are very spastic due to his cerebral palsy diagnosis. Botox was an option to inject into his little legs to help with the spasticity but I decided against it. The idea that a toxin would be injected into my son's legs to loosen them up just didn't seem worth it. Additionally, the Botox treatment would cause the nerves in his legs to be impaired during the course of therapy which would have to be repeated every three months.

When there are long term treatments of Botox, antibodies to the toxin can build up in the blood stream reducing Botox's effect on the spasticity basically defeating it's purpose in the long run. All of those injections would result in future Botox injections being ineffective. Instead of Botox, I opted to have my son's legs stretched out continuously, followed by a bilateral hamstring release which is a surgical procedure to lengthen the hamstrings. He's had it done before and I'd do it again over the use of Botox. While hamstring surgery is more invasive than injections, the surgery followed with good physical therapy was better in the long run.

Well, as you can see Botox may not be the best choice for cosmetic or medical use. Of course, the choice is up to you.