Botox Research Paper

What people need to know about Botox

By: Amanda Vanhoogen

When I first thought about BOTOX, I thought of a simple procedure that people, like movies stars, singers, rich people, and self-conscious people went, and had done to get rid of a few wrinkles. I did not think anything could go wrong. Then my aunt decided to have BOTOX done for a few unwanted wrinkles. She ended p in the hospital for about three weeks because she failed to ask any questions on whether or not the doctor was trained well enough to be doing the procedure or what was in the medicine. Some people tend not to want to find what they are putting in their bodies. That is what I am going to discuss. I am going to tell what is in BOTOX, how it is given, what it does when
The main ingredient is something called botulism toxin A. The toxin is suppose to be a protein but after I looked, further into what it was I found that it is acutely a type of poison. It is the same toxin that causes severe food poisoning. Botox is given by an injection or also known as, a shot the shot is given into one or more muscles. The doctor is the one who decides what muscles need the injection. The shot is meant to block the message sent form the nerve to the muscle telling it to contract. It usually takes full effect within one or two weeks and can last about three to six months depending on how much is injected. The only question some people tend to ask is does it hurt. The doctors and some people who have gotten it done say that it could cause some discomfort in the injection site. Some also say that it feels like a sting or a
There are supposed to be only a few common side effects such as, soreness or bruising where the shot was given. People could even have a fever and a few flu-like symptoms. Then they started seeing some major side effects that doctors say are very uncommon and rare, such as difficulty or pain when swallowing foods, even some liquids could accidentally go into the lungs when trying to swallow. People could also develop irregular heartbeats; have heart attacks, or even seizures. That is not including what could happen if someone had an allergic reaction to the medicine, such as a rash, itching, swelling, and even breathing difficulty. Another effect of Botox that could happen is if the injection is not given correctly it could cause paralyses in nearby muscles and if this happens and a person gets an excessive amount it could even cause parlays in muscles that are not even close to the injection site. Even though the doctors say that these side effects are uncommon does not mean they could not happen and I for one would not want to take that chance especially not with how sever some of the side effects