As the beauty industry warns that Botox and fillers should be considered high-risk procedures, Lydia Spencer-Elliott unpacks ...
Five prominent New York State doctors pled guilty this week to injecting patients with an unapproved version of Botox, and not telling those patients they weren't getting the real thing. They face a ...
Botox is a quick and generally safe option for people dissatisfied with their appearance, but it won't fix the root problem of self-esteem issues.
At least 19 women across nine US states appear to have been poisoned by bogus injections of Botox, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported late Monday. Nine of the 19 cases—47 ...
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. – Four people paralyzed by botulism (search) were injected with large doses of a raw, unapproved botulinum toxin that someone at their anti-wrinkle treatment clinic bought from a ...
Dr. Alan Scott was awed and amused as he watched the beautiful but unintended beneficiaries of his research at the Academy Awards. A San Francisco ophthalmologist, Scott decades earlier had turned a ...
In response to the decrease in demand for injectables, brands have launched potent potions comprising everything from serums ...
When Botox became available as a beauty treatment six years ago it was hailed by many as nothing short of a miracle. A-listers such as Simon Cowell, Nicole Kidman and Sharon Osbourne have all admitted ...
Botox can make your face muscles stay put, but it may not stay put in your face. Evidence from experiments with rodents suggests that the neurotoxin can cruise along nerve cells and remain active ...
A new type of botulinum toxin – the deadliest substance known – has been discovered. Because it does not yet have an antidote, the DNA sequence behind it has been withheld from public databases. This ...
Botox is FDA approved to treat cervical dystonia, a specific type of neck pain. While some doctors use it off-label to treat other conditions that cause neck pain, Botox does not appear to be ...