Thirty years ago, blepharospasm -- a condition in which involuntary muscle contractions can cause the eyelid to close -- was misdiagnosed as dry eye, an allergy problem or nervous habit. There was no ...

Spastic lower lid entropion: before (top) and after (bottom) botulinum toxin injection. SAN DIEGO – Botulinum toxin has other uses beyond blepharospasm and its recently approved cosmetic applications.

The story of Pauline Williams, a 63-year-old woman who suffers from blepharospasm—a neurological problem that causes the muscles in her eyes to forcibly contract, leaving her unable to open her eyes ...

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merz Americas announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for XEOMIN ® ...

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Cannabis oil may reduce the duration and frequency of spasms caused by benign essential blepharospasm (eye twitching), researchers say. The treatment could serve as a second-line treatment for ...

At one time, most of us knew about botulinum toxin mainly as the source of deadly botulism food poisoning. Produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, the toxin is one of the most lethal ...

-- BOTOX® has demonstrated efficacy and has an established safety profile with over 10 years of clinical use in adult upper limb spasticity NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Allergan, ...

IRVINE, Calif., Sep 11, 2008 -- Allergan today announced that it has completed a top-line analysis of its two Phase III clinical trials exploring the use of BOTOX(R) (botulinum toxin type A) for the ...

Botox was approved more than a decade ago for frown lines It%27s also used to treat several medical conditions%2C including chronic migraine Botox is made from the same toxin that causes botulism food ...

Botox has been officially approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat crow's feet, or wrinkles around the corners of the eyes. Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) is made from the botulinum ...