| Most people are familiar with Botox. Many of | | | | injecting Botox into the bladder of patients, |
| us have seen the footage on television | | | | they are able to live a more comfortable |
| showing a doctor injecting this clear wonder | | | | life, relieving them from the mercy of |
| solution into the facial skin of some patient | | | | numerous bathroom visits.At the University |
| searching for the lost fountain of youth. But | | | | Medical Center in Texas, Dr. Gabor Racz has |
| did you know that Botox has also moved into | | | | been using a combination of Botox and phenol |
| the arena of helping people solve some more | | | | injections to relieve crippling pain in |
| mainstream problems such as strokes, cerebral | | | | patients suffering from chronic neurological |
| palsy and migraines? In the past year or so, | | | | syndrome. This is a condition where patients |
| much research and experimentation has shown | | | | experience severe pain, burning, sensitivity |
| that this wrinkle cure is also useful in | | | | and sometimes swelling, often in their |
| helping people with more serious medical | | | | hands.At Wake Forest University Baptist |
| problems.Botox is derived from the same | | | | Medical Center, in Winston-Salem, N.C., Botox |
| botulin toxin that is found in spoiled foods. | | | | is also helping stroke patients. Dr. Allison |
| A sterile and purified version of this toxin, | | | | Brashear has been using Botox to help stroke |
| known as Botulinum toxin type A, is what | | | | victims get back to helping themselves live a |
| doctors use to reduce wrinkles. It is | | | | more pain free life. With repeated |
| injected just under the skin. The toxin | | | | injections, he has helped patients recover so |
| simply blocks the nerves in the muscles from | | | | that they can perform everyday activities |
| receiving the signal to contract, thereby | | | | without much pain. It has been estimated that |
| causing them to relax more. The net result is | | | | perhaps 10% of stroke survivors could benefit |
| that the process of wrinkle formation is | | | | from Botox treatments.Since its initial |
| reduced. The process must be repeated every 3 | | | | approval for medical use in 1998, more and |
| to 6 months because the effect wears off.This | | | | more, doctors have found important and life |
| same muscle relaxing effect has been found to | | | | changing uses for Botox. The current estimate |
| be beneficial in treating other ailments | | | | is that within 3 years, the FDA will grant |
| where the muscles are known to spasm or | | | | approval to Botox for the treatment of |
| freeze up causing pain and discomfort. At the | | | | migraines. So, if you simply want to take a |
| neurology clinic at the Foothills Hospital in | | | | few years off your face or stop crippling |
| Calgary Canada, Dr. Oksana Suchowersky has | | | | pain or correct an overactive bladder, your |
| been using Botox for years to treat facial | | | | next trip to the doctor may very likely |
| spasms and more recently, migraine | | | | contain a conversation about Botox and how it |
| headaches.In addition, Montreal urologist Dr. | | | | can help you.Our goal is to help you find |
| Jacques Corcos, has been using Botox to treat | | | | anti-aging skin care and wrinkle protection |
| patients with poor bladder control. By | | | | at any age. |