In the 1970s, Ophthalmologist Dr. Alan Scott experimented with botulinum toxin as a treatment for eye impairments. In 1978, he successfully used it to treat a patient’s eye muscles after surgery for retinal detachment. Since then, these BOTOX injections have been used for medical and aesthetic purposes, but many people have wrong ideas of how they work. Here’s a brief guide to a few popular falsehoods about BOTOX as well as the truths they conceal.
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