PMID: 9551328Apr 29, 1998Paper

Botulinum toxin A in dermatology

Der Hautarzt; Zeitschrift für Dermatologie, Venerologie, und verwandte Gebiete
M HeckmannG Plewig

Abstract

Based on its unique botulinum toxin is referred to as the most poisonous poison. Its specific inhibition of the acetyl-cholin-dependent neuromuscular transmission is used by ophthalmologists and neurologists for the relaxation of spastic or dystonic muscles, preferably in muscle groups in the head and neck area. Analogously, it is being used by dermatologists to remove facial wrinkles by paralyzing mimic muscles which account for mechanically induced wrinkling. Apart from this purely cosmetic use, botulinum toxin has gained recent attention in dermatology as a potent treatment modality for circumscribed hyperhidrosis.

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Oct 31, 2001·Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV·R Rompel, S Scholz
Apr 19, 2000·Diseases of the Esophagus : Official Journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus·M Storr, H D Allescher

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