"Botox" is a brand name of a drug containing the ingredient botulinum toxin. This is considered to be the strongest neurotoxin known. Although it is actually a poison, it has been used successfully and beneficially in medicine for many years.
Botulinum toxin (BTX) is produced by various manufacturers and is known under the brand names Botox, Vistabel, Bocouture, Xeomin, Dysport and several others. In medicine, BTX is used particularly in neurology: It is frequently used for movement disorders (dystonia) in which involuntary and abnormal muscle movements occur. It has also proved effective in torticollis and blepharospasm. It is also used to treat excessive sweating, particularly in the armpits, where it can provide dryness for approx. 6 months after treatment.
It can also be tried for chronic Migraine can be tried. Other areas of application are cramps (spasms), strabismus, anal fissures and many more.
In aesthetic medicine, BTX, which is produced by the bacterium Clostridium difficile (not snake venom, as many believe!!!), is used to treat mimic wrinkles: Frown lines, horizontal forehead wrinkles, glabella.
The treatment is very painless, as the mixed BTX can be injected with very fine, barely perceptible needles. It is important to understand that BTX mimics Wrinkles treated. It cannot be used for "injections", such as lip augmentation, as many people mistakenly assume.
BTX is also considered one of the of the most effective treatments for excessive sweating. It inhibits the release of acetylcholine from the nerve cells, which prevents the sweat glands from being glands are no longer stimulated to activity. After six months, the effect effect wears off as new nerves grow into the glands. Some patients ask themselves whether BTX treatment is dangerous. many a patient. If the treatment is carried out by an experienced and well-trained trained physician (injections by non-physicians are forbidden!), the treatment is very safe. When injecting, there is a slight burning sensation for a short time. sensation. Rarely, redness, slight swelling and small bruises may occur. small bruises. All other possible problems or even contraindications will be discussed will be discussed in a medical consultation before the treatment.