Medical Uses of BOTOX

    WASHINGTON, DC, August 04, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- You may only know BOTOX as a wrinkle treatment popular with celebrities, but botulinum toxin type A was used to treat medical problems, such as crossed eyes and vocal chord spasms years before it was used for cosmetic purposes. The popularity of BOTOX injections to maintain a more youthful appearance may have taken the media spotlight, but it is still used for medical conditions and more uses are being researched even today.

How BOTOX Works

BOTOX hinders the production on neurotransmitters, blocking nerve signals. In cosmetic applications, nerve signals to certain muscles in the face are blocked, keeping the muscles relaxed. When the right muscles stay relaxed the appearance of some wrinkles and creases is minimized and the development of wrinkles can be prevented.

The medical reasons for blocking selected nerve signals can include preventing muscle spasms, minimizing the movement of tissues during wound healing, and blocking the signals that stimulate excessive sweat production.

Some Medical Uses of BOTOX

BOTOX can be used to treat or as part of treatment for many medical issues and conditions including:

- Eye spasms
- Crossed eyes
- Vocal chord spasms
- Facial spasms
- Facial paralysis
- Migraine headaches
- Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD)
- Neck and back spasms
- Cerebral palsy
- Sweaty palms and underarms
- Improve wound healing/minimize scar formation

BOTOX To Improve Wound Healing and Minimize Scar Formation

Tension on a wound can cause it to keep reopening and cause inflammation, leading to a large, thick and very visible scar. When a wound stays nicely closed and the skin stays slack, the wound can heal faster and without irritation, making a smaller, smoother, less noticeable scar.

BOTOX injections can relax the muscles near a wound, preventing tugging and pulling on the wound. This is particularly effective in minimizing facial wounds.

BOTOX For Muscle Spasms

Muscle spasms come in many forms and the severity can range from annoying to severely debilitating.

Facial spasms may simply be embarrassing, but some involve the eyes and eye area interfering with vision. Chronic neck and back spasms can cause chronic pain and headaches. In cerebral palsy, spasticity can be so severe that it makes normal daily activities impossible.

A condition called spasmodic dysphonia involves spasms of the vocal chord muscles and causes the voice to sound breathy, broken, or strained.

BOTOX can reduce or eliminate muscle spasms throughout the body.

To learn more about BOTOX and its uses, please visit the website of Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C. area facial cosmetic surgeon Daria Hamrah at www.novasurgicare.com today.

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