In addition to eliminating wrinkles, botox can cause irreversible effects in the human body, scientists say.
Disputes about the dangers and benefits of Botox have not subsided since the 50s – then the drug was used in ophthalmologists and neurology to treat infants. Because of this, it was not used in cosmetology for a long time – only in 2002 the FDA completed clinical trials of the drug and released it on the wide market. Opponents of Botox immediately cried out: “The poison, relaxing the muscles, the girls began to pump into the body voluntarily!”
Scientists from the University of Wisconsin have long studied the very nature of Botox, a type A neurotoxin. They came to the conclusion that it blocks the transmission of impulses from the nerve to the muscle, relaxing it and eliminating wrinkles. But, as scientists said in their work, regardless of where the injection was made, the drug spreads throughout the body and in any case poisons it.
They came to the conclusion that Botox reacts with organic matter in the body, which leads to its rarefaction and possible entry into the blood. In the worst case scenario, a person is not immune from clogging of blood vessels and the formation of blood clots, and they are quite capable of leading to death.
In addition, the toxins in the blood themselves are a rather dangerous phenomenon, they affect the human nervous system, which is fraught with damage to the central nervous system, spinal cord and brain, and also affect the liver, which is actively involved in removing this substance from the blood and may not be able to cope with a lot of poison.
In fairness, it is worth noting that some scientists believe that in order for Botox to damage the nervous system, at least 150 “beauty injections” must be made.
We decided not to scare you in vain and turned to Russian experts. Marina Devitskaya, dermatocosmetologist Profile Professional Club, specialist in botulinum toxin injections, believes that the danger of Botox is greatly exaggerated.
– Many are afraid of Botox injections, because they believe that they distort the face and generally harm their appearance. Indeed, the media circulated the myth that the mandatory effect of multiple Botox injections is a frozen, mask-like face. Botulinum toxin injections are actually carried out according to a specific pattern. The points of injection are clearly indicated by the protocol – they are determined taking into account the peculiarities of the distribution of the drug in the tissues and the anatomy of the muscles. When the procedure is carried out with a preparation with a large diffusion volume, the variant of a complete block of facial expressions and the “mask” effect is more likely than with the introduction of low doses of botulinum toxin. It all depends on your desire: you can ask the doctor to leave some muscles “on” or to block part of the face completely. Some people need a complete correction, in addition, many people willingly agree to the absence of facial expressions, and this is also justified: for months of Botox action, they get rid of the stereotype of wrinkling, say, their forehead. This reduces the risk of wrinkle formation.
Do not forget the fact that the indications for the use of botulinum toxin are much wider than cosmetology. Botox is used to treat a lot of pathologies – urinary incontinence, spasticity resulting from a stroke, axillary hyperhidrosis.
Since the beginning of the 1990s, preparations based on botulinum toxin, A, have been officially recommended for use in dermatocosmetology. It is also mistakenly believed that the introduction of Botox provokes the development of migraines. In fact, botulinum toxin type A is a drug originally used in neurology to eliminate local muscle spasm. According to one of the theories of the onset of migraine, it is the effect on muscle hypertonicity that is a possible option for eliminating pain syndrome. Botox is a preparation of a toxin from a bacterium that causes a dangerous disease – botulism. That is why many fear that its introduction for cosmetic purposes is unsafe. Indeed, botulinum toxin type A, which is used in aesthetic medicine, is actually a waste product of the pathogenic bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The preparation for the “beauty shot” is obtained by biosynthesis, consistently purifying the raw materials from impurities – proteins (which can provoke an allergic reaction). The effectiveness and safety of a drug is measured in units of action. For Botox®, the lethal dose is up to 4 units. with parenteral (intravenous) administration. For therapeutic, including aesthetic purposes, according to the protocol, no more than 250 units are allowed per patient per session per patient: this is simply an unrealistic figure, especially in the case of “beauty injections”.