About Botox

Botox is a purified toxin produced by the Clostridium botulinum bacterium. It is used in extremely small amounts in local areas and does not spread throughout the body. An appreciated but little known fact about Botox is that it was first approved by the FDA (Federation Drug Administration) for injection into the delicate eye muscle of cross-eyed (squint) patients. The FDA gave the go ahead for cosmetic use in 1989 and the treatment has proven succesful in both men and women since then.

Botox is administered by injection with a tiny needle that penetrates into the muscle causing the wrinkle. This blocks the nerve impulses from stimulating the muscle - and as a result - the muscle relaxes. As the muscle stops contracting, the skin overlying the muscle relaxes and the wrinkle vanishes. This does not affect normal facial expressions after the treatment.

Botox has been succesfully used in ocular surgery and wrinkle therapy for over 12 years. Since the effects of Botox are not permanent, possible side effects are temporary, rare and localised to the area injected. Our team of nurses and in-house doctors have been successfully performing Botox for over 4 years.