Botox

Botulinum toxin is predominantly used as a treatment to reduce the appearance of facial wrinkles and fine lines.

Beyond aesthetic applications, Botox is used to treat a variety of medical conditions, including eye squints, migraines, excess sweating, and leaky bladders.

Botulinum toxin is currently used to treat over 20 different medical conditions, with more applications under investigation.

Botulinum toxin is currently approved for the following therapeutic applications:

Blepharospasm (spasm of the eyelids).
Idiopathic rotational cervical dystonia (severe neck and shoulder muscle spasms).
Chronic migraine.
Severe primary axillary hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating).
Strabismus (crossed eyes).
Post-stroke upper limb spasticity.
Detrusor (bladder wall muscle) overactivity - causing urinary incontinence.
Overactive bladder.
Hemifacial spasm.
Glabellar lines (frown lines between the eyebrows).
Canthal lines (crow's feet).

Botulinum toxin is also used off-label (not approved) for:

Achalasia (an issue with the throat that makes swallowing difficult).
Anal fissure and anismus (dysfunction of the anal sphincter).
Sialorrhea (producing too much saliva).
Allergic rhinitis (hay fever).
Sphincter of oddi (hepatopancreatic) dysfunction (causes abdominal pain).
Cerebral Palsy.
Oromandibular dystonia (forceful contraction of the jaw, face, and/or tongue).
Laryngeal dystonia (forceful contraction of the vocal cords).