• medgremlin@midwest.social
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      10 months ago

      Botox is a paralytic that affects the muscle it’s injected into. It does not do anything to skin, it just paralyzes the muscles in your face so you can’t make the facial expressions that lead to wrinkles. The migraine prophylaxis treatment is based on the migraines stemming from tension headaches, so if you get headaches from something else, the Botox treatment won’t work.

    • Ephera@lemmy.ml
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      10 months ago

      Right, yeah, I am talking about purely cosmetic uses. There’s always a risk associated with a botox injection, but if it can heal something or mitigate a different risk, it may be worth it.

      And botox is injected at a dosage where it is toxic. That’s how it paralyzes the muscles. If it’s accidentally injected into a vein or at somewhat too high of a dosage, you can have complications like botulism or death.

    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip
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      10 months ago

      Everything’s a toxin at a high enough dosage.

      Stop there with the excuses, it’s get’s used because it’s high enough dose to cause harm.