How safe is Botox®?
In high concentrations botulinum toxin is a potent poison. However, Botox® used in minute doses, as it is in cosmetic therapy, has a very high margin of safety.
What areas or conditions can be treated with Botox?
Botox is a medication that has been used to treat different neuro -muscular disorders . It is used within the NHS on children of the age of two who suffer from the previously mentioned conditions.
In Aesthetic Medicine Botox has been widely used since 2000. It is effective for active dynamic lines (those which occur while we express our face), frown lines, forehead wrinkles, crows feet.
It is also used on the lower face for conditions such as smoker lines, jaw line reduction, Nefertiti neck lift (known as a non-surgical neck lift) .