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Q. Is Botox liquid or powder?
The injection is supplied as a sterile white vacuum-dried powder in a clear glass vial. It is diluted before use with non-preserved, sterile 0.9% w/w sodium chloride injection.
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Q. What is Botox made out of?
What is Botox? Botox is an injectable drug made from botulinum toxin type A. This toxin is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. Although this is the same toxin that causes botulism — a life-threatening form of food poisoning — its effects vary according to the amount and type of exposure.
Q. What category is Botox?
BOTOX (onabotulinumtoxinA) for injection is a sterile, vacuum-dried purified botulinum toxin type A, produced from fermentation of Hall strain Clostridium botulinum type A, and intended for intramuscular, intradetrusor and intradermal use.
Q. What happens when you quit using Botox?
There is nothing harmful about stopping Botox. Nor are there any dangerous or negative side effects. Your muscles will simply not be as relaxed. You will have total mobility of the treated area, regardless of how long you received Botox injections.
Q. How many deaths are caused by Botox?
According to court documents, independent research has identified 16 deaths, 87 hospitalizations, and 180 cases life-threatening conditions associated with Botox injections, not including the death and injury claims that will be brought to court in this case.
Q. Does Botox change your personality?
A study performed by Jenny Baumeister, research scientist at the International School for Advanced Studies, found that people who had Botox injections in their face had a reduced emotional perception of certain stimuli, and it took them longer to react.
Q. Does Botox cause weight gain?
Can Botox cause weight gain? Botox does not cause weight gain.
Q. Can Botox stop you from crying?
Other studies have shown a decrease in the intensity of emotional experience following Botox injections, which is why some have suggested it as a treatment for depression. The trouble is that you might end up losing the ability to feel very happy just as you lose the ability to feel very sad.
Q. Can Botox affect mood?
Emotions like fear, sadness, or anger can result in the contraction of muscles in the forehead that cause the glabellar frown lines. In people who are depressed, activity of the muscles that cause these frowns is increased. Blocking these frowning muscles with Botox may result in improved mood.
