Botox (botulinum toxin injection) is a medicine prepared from botulinum toxins produced by a bacterium, Clostridium botulinum.

Some of the common Botulinum toxin available commercially is as follows:

• Onabotulinumtoxin A(Botox)
• Prabotulinumtoxin A(Jeuveau)
• Incobotulinumtoxin A(Xeomin)
• Abobotulinumtoxin A(Dysport)
• Rimabotulinumtoxin B(Myobloc)

Cosmetic benefits:

• Treating the frown lines between the eyebrows
• Treating lines around the eyes
• Horizontal lines on the forehead
• Fine lines around the mouth

Medical benefits of Botox:

• Chronic migraines that last for at least 4 hours and have several attacks per month
• Excessive underarm sweating
• Eyelid spasm because of dystonia
• Cervical dystonia
• Crossed eye

• It enhances the beauty
• It is an excellent anti-aging treatment
• It is a fast outpatient procedure
• The results are noticeable in a few days
• The results last for months
• Inexpensive when compared to other surgical procedures

• Fever
• Chills
• Headache
• Dry eye
• Excessive tearing
• Swelling
• Weakness
• Skin rash
• Itching