Yes. Botox has been the subject of over 3,000 studies, and it has been clinically used for over two decades. It has also received approval from the Health Protection Branch of Canada (HPB) and from the FDA. This natural purified protein has even been used to safely treat cerebral palsy in children as young as 2 years of age. In these cases, the children needed to receive as much as six times the average dose that is used in cosmetic and functional treatments.