Shannon, I am glad you made a smart temporary decision. You can also disagree with me on whether Botox prevents or not wrinkles. In 2002 Allergan obtained FDA approval to use Botox for the "temporary" improvement of the appearance of severe to moderate frown lines, in other words, its cosmetic application. Botox brought a lot of money as a product to be used in the anti-aging era where demand was growing.
There is nothing on the link below that shows preventive applications of this drug for the treatment of wrinkles. http://www.rxlist.com/botox-drug.htm. The commercial use of Botox in cosmetics was an strategic move to create a new revenue stream and demand from the public, at a time when the anti-aging movement was growing.
The National Institute of Health (NIH) has Botox use for the "temporary removal of facial wrinkles". The word "temporary" does not imply prevention by definition. Botox is used for the temporary erasing of wrinkles, shooting Botox injections in an area of the skin where there are no wrinkles will be a waste of money. The wrinkle has to be present for Botox to work (temporarily) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/botox.html
The American Academy of Neurology published a warning about the use of Botox for wrinkles. http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/full/67/10/E17
Whatever show you saw is an example of great marketing that creates a demand for a product that has shown to be very profitable for some! In the meantime, we need to look at natural ways of aging well. There are no quick fixes to maintaining health and wellness.
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Shannon, I am glad you made a smart temporary decision. You can also disagree with me on whether Botox prevents or not wrinkles. In 2002 Allergan obtained FDA approval to use Botox for the "temporary" improvement of the appearance of severe to moderate frown lines, in other words, its cosmetic application. Botox brought a lot of money as a product to be used in the anti-aging era where demand was growing.
There is nothing on the link below that shows preventive applications of this drug for the treatment of wrinkles. http://www.rxlist.com/botox-drug.htm. The commercial use of Botox in cosmetics was an strategic move to create a new revenue stream and demand from the public, at a time when the anti-aging movement was growing.
The National Institute of Health (NIH) has Botox use for the "temporary removal of facial wrinkles". The word "temporary" does not imply prevention by definition. Botox is used for the temporary erasing of wrinkles, shooting Botox injections in an area of the skin where there are no wrinkles will be a waste of money. The wrinkle has to be present for Botox to work (temporarily) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/botox.html
The American Academy of Neurology published a warning about the use of Botox for wrinkles. http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/full/67/10/E17
Whatever show you saw is an example of great marketing that creates a demand for a product that has shown to be very profitable for some! In the meantime, we need to look at natural ways of aging well. There are no quick fixes to maintaining health and wellness.
January 15, 2009 - 10:35pmThis Comment
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