Xeomin and Botox are two different brands of botulinum toxin type A injections. Both are approved for certain medical conditions, as well as some facial wrinkles. These injections work by relaxing ...

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Botox, a neurotoxin derived from Clostridium botulinum, works by temporarily paralyzing muscles, thereby reducing the appearance of wrinkles and preventing new ones from forming. It’s primarily used ...

Botox can cause temporary redness, swelling, tenderness, or bruising at the injection site. You may get flu-like symptoms like fever, body aches, or nausea after Botox. Botox may cause headaches, ...

Botox is a brand-name injectable botulinum toxin that can be prescribed off-label for essential tremor. With off-label use, doctors prescribe a drug for a different condition than what it’s approved ...

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 ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- alongside the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and local and state health departments -- is continuing to investigate after 19 people across nine ...

Botox was approved in 2010 to treat chronic migraine. You may have chronic migraine if you have 15 or more headache days per month that last at least 4 hours for at least 3 months. Chronic migraine ...

Botox (Botulinum A toxin) stops your nerves from telling your muscles to tighten (contract). Botox is a popular cosmetic procedure, but providers also use it to treat other medical conditions, ...

Botched Botox injections have been linked to an outbreak of sickness in New York City and across the country, according to health officials. Federal officials are still trying to determine the source ...