1. Botox Injections

2. MetroMD Institute of Regenerative Medicine Botox Injections What is botox? How does botox work? Botox is a drug made from a neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum called botulinum toxin. It is used medically to treat certain muscular conditions and cosmetically remove wrinkles by temporarily paralyzing muscles.

3. MetroMD Institute of Regenerative Medicine Botox Injections The origin of botox The inactive instance of botulinum toxin, Clostridium botulinum organism and its spores, are located in nature worldwide in both forest and cultivated soils, sediments of lakes, streams, coastal and untreated waters.

4. MetroMD Institute of Regenerative Medicine Botox Injections How does it work? Botulinum toxin can be injected into humans in extremely small concentrations and works by preventing signals from the nerve cells reaching muscles, effectively leaving the muscles without instructions to contract, therefore paralyzing them.

5. MetroMD Institute of Regenerative Medicine Botox Injections How does it work? Botulinum toxin can be injected into humans in extremely small concentrations and works by preventing signals from the nerve cells reaching muscles, effectively leaving the muscles without instructions to contract, therefore paralyzing them.

6. MetroMD Institute of Regenerative Medicine Botox Injections Medical and cosmetic uses Botulinum toxin's main claim to fame is that it will appear to iron out wrinkles and lines in aging faces. More than just a vanity product, it can be useful for treating a variety of medical conditions ranging from eye squints to migraines, excess sweating to leaky bladders.

7. MetroMD Institute of Regenerative Medicine Botox Injections Approved therapeutic uses for botulinum toxin: Blepharospasm (spasm of the eyelids) Chronic Migraine Strabismus (crossed eyes) Idiopathic Rotational Cervical Dystonia (severe neck and shoulder muscle spasms) Severe Primary Axillary Hyperhidrosis (excessive seating) Post-Stroke Upper Limb Spasticity

8. MetroMD Institute of Regenerative Medicine Botox Injections Off-label uses Achalasia Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction Oromandibular Dystonias Idiopathic Rotational Cervical Dystonia (severe neck and shoulder muscle spasms) Cerebral Palsy Laryngeal Dystonia

9. MetroMD Institute of Regenerative Medicine Botox Injections How is the procedure performed? The botulinum toxin is administered by diluting the powder in saline (sodium chloride) and injecting directly into neuromuscular tissue, The toxin requires 24-72 hours to take effect, reflecting the time necessary to disrupt the synaptosomal process.

10. MetroMD Institute of Regenerative Medicine Botox Injections How is the procedure performed? Transient numbness Malaise Dysphagia Headache Mild nausea Neck weakness Influenza-like illness Gallbladder dysfunction Bleeding Brachial plexopathy Diplopi Blurred vision