Botulinum toxin injection - Learn more
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Botulinum toxin, commonly known as Botox, is a potent substance derived from bacteria. The toxin can cause fatal muscle paralysis but, in small doses, has cosmetic uses to relax wrinkles, or medical uses, such as relieving muscle spasticity in patients who have had a stroke.
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