12 Myths About Fillers and Botox
Is your anti-aging skin care knowledge up to snuff? Find out by taking this quiz to see what's fact and fiction when it comes to injectables
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Myth: Botox is the world's most poisonous poison
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The correct answer: False
Total fiction. Jones says this is a popular myth and that many people think that Botox is a synthetic, terribly dangerous material. It is not -- it's found naturally in nature and used in proper doses it's "therapeutically amazing and safe," explains Dr. Jones.
So what about the deaths from Botox you've heard about in the news? Jones says: "I've done somewhere around 50,000 treatments of Botox over 13 years and I've never seen anything terrible happen from it. There has never been one death reported from Botox cosmetic [alone]." The deaths you might have heard about are associated with people who have cerebral palsy and take Botox to treat limb spasticity, explains the doctor. So if you are healthy and using Botox to fight the signs of aging, it is safe.
So what about the deaths from Botox you've heard about in the news? Jones says: "I've done somewhere around 50,000 treatments of Botox over 13 years and I've never seen anything terrible happen from it. There has never been one death reported from Botox cosmetic [alone]." The deaths you might have heard about are associated with people who have cerebral palsy and take Botox to treat limb spasticity, explains the doctor. So if you are healthy and using Botox to fight the signs of aging, it is safe.
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