Using toxins therapeutically:Botulinum Toxin A has been used medically since the 1950’s and further developed for therapeutic use since the 1970’s.The increased demand for its use in cosmetic uses has been mirrored by a corresponding use for therapeutic use.Hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating is a real problem for approx 3% of the population. Sufferers may produce may produce up to 40 times more sweat than normal.Day to day social activities like shaking hands may prove embarrassing and patients can feel humiliated with stained and soaked clothes as well as perceived body odour.Certain medically designed deodorants can provide partial solutions. However treatment with Botulinum toxin blocks the release of acetyl choline at the nerve muscle junction temporarily inactivating the relevant muscle fibres.The patient can get relief for up to 6 months. It can also inhibit sweating temporarily.Botulinum toxin treatment can be used to treat arm pits sweating. It can also be used to excessive sweating on the forehead,upper lip together with palms and soles of feet.Alleviating pain: Migraine affects 25% of the population. It is caused by vascular changes.It has also been associated with teeth clenching. It can be treated with Botulinum Toxin by injecting the forehead muscles and nape of the neck. It can greatly reduce the severity of the symptoms and in some cases can actually reduce the frequency of migraine attacks.It can also be used to treat back pain by placing Botulinum Toxin in the muscle either side of the Spinal column.Dental bruxism or tooth grinding is a painful condition and is potentially damaging to the tooth structure and its surrounding structures. Teeth clenching is also damaging to the tooth structures and the surrounding structures and patients commonly complain of broken teeth for no apparent reason,waking up with tight facial muscles and headaches.Dental bruxism is often treated with an occlusal guard worn over the lower teeth at night. This interferes with the teeth meeting together and allows the protective reflex to gradually establish.Using Botulinum Toxin in the masseter and temporalis muscles reduces the biting forces and supplements the benefits of the occlusal guard,Botulinum Toxin can also be used to treat depression.It seems that one’s mental and emotional well being is dependent to an extent on what the face is doing-irrespective of why it is doing it. For example if one is forcing a smile for the camera at a wedding and the individual is feeling bored,negative and gagging for the reception, the mood can elevate because one is using the set of ‘smiling’ muscles!It has been used successfully by a single of dose of Botulinum toxon in the frowning muscle. Depression has been reduced up to 47% after 6 weeks according to Clinical Trials.These are some of the other uses that Botulinum Toxin can be used for instead of just treating those lines and wrinkles!We carry out all these extra beneficial treatments at our Clinic.At revitalise-rejuvenate- Doctor Pradnya has over 9 years of Aesthetic Experience. She provides a free, no obligation consultation in the heart of Exeter.Please call us on 01392 426285 to discuss how we can help you achieve the new you in 2015.Posted 25.5.15 by revitalise-rejuvenate.Comments are closed. Back to our blog