Inc. All rights reserved. All the doctors at Dermatology Associates of Atlanta offer BoTox injections that will rid your face of crow's feet, forehead lines, or frown lines. This has become our most popular cosmetic procedure because it is safe and patients love the results. BoTox is a powerful medicine used to treat facial expression lines and neck banding as well as down-turned smiles and drooping eyes. Best of all, the procedure takes just a minute.
Botulism is food poisoning produced by a bacteria.
BoTox is a medicine produced by the same bacteria. BoTox is not alive but is a protein that weakens and inactivates muscles. Now with bioengineering it is common for bacteria to produce the necessary medicine for a specific disease. In 1973, BoTox was used as a treatment for patients with crossed eyes. By weakening the overactive eye muscles, this medicine provided an alternative to surgery.