Beware Of Your Shot Of Botox®:

When the many benefits of botulinum toxin were discovered, plastic surgeons treated eye disorders, spasms in the eye and neck and cranial nerve disorders. One of the forms of this protein, Botox® is the only one known to have been approved by the FDA for cosmetic purposes in the glabellar region.

Botox® injections were all the rage in 2006 as they were and still are counted as one of the best minimally-invasive cosmetic surgery procedures. It finds use in smoothening out wrinkles by paralyzing the facial muscles.

The ease with which these cosmetic surgery procedures can be performed calls for even more stringent measures by the FDA and plastic surgery boards. Medical health standards require Botox® treatments to be administered in a setting where there is adequate medical help and equipment available.

A UK based effort to evaluate the treatment of various cosmetic surgeries in 2007 discovered that a lot of patients and doctors alike regard non-surgical treatments like Botox® with a casual attitude. They visited six clinics for preliminary consultation on Botox® treatments and found out that Botox® was prescribed to patients without the doctors even seeing or having spoken with the patient.

There is no cosmetic surgery procedure that can be taken lightly by doctors and patients alike. It is important to understand the implications of every plastic surgery procedure and accordingly prepare yourself for surgery.

Education is the first step to good treatment. Visit the Plastic Surgery Institute of California for more information and advice on Botox® treatments.