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Treatment of glabellar frown lines with C. botulinum-A exotoxin
J D Carruthers1, J A Carruthers
1Department of Opthalmology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
The Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
Eighteen patients with glabellar frown lines were treated with C. botulinum-A exotoxin. Sixteen of the 17 patients followed showed improvement for periods ranging from 3 months to 11 months. Side-effects were minimal and transient. Because C. botulinum-A exotoxin therapy of glabellar frown lines treats the underlying cause of these lines, it is more effective than soft tissue augmentation although this improvement is temporary. Treatment with C. botulinum-A exotoxin is a simple, safe procedure.