BOTOX® Cosmetic
   Q & A

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BOTOX® has been used therapeutically for more than 16 years to treat a variety of medical conditions. It is approved in more than 75 countries. BOTOX® for therapeutic use remains one of the most widely researched medicines in the world. The same formulation with dosing specific to glabellar lines was approved in 2002 as BOTOX® Cosmetic.

It is a purified protein administered in a simple, nonsurgical procedure that temporarily improves the appearance of moderate to severe frown lines between the brows of people ages 18 to 65. During treatment, very low doses of BOTOX® Cosmetic are administered via a few tiny injections directly into the muscles that cause those stubborn lines between the brows. It will not affect your ability to laugh, smile, or otherwise express yourself.

According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, BOTOX® Cosmetic was the most popular physician-administered cosmetic procedure in the United States for the fourth year in a row (surgical and nonsurgical combined). And, according to a survey conducted in 2005 by the Aesthetic Surgery Education and Research Foundation, most patients were satisfied with the results of BOTOX® Cosmetic treatment.