Botox Dangers

WATCH: Botox Celebrates Its Ten-Year Anniversary

Posted 05.23.2012

Ten years ago this month, the FDA first approved the use of Botox injections to lessen the appearance of frown lines. In the short span of a decade it...

WATCH: Doctors Warn Against DIY Botox Treatments

Posted 11.18.2011

Just because you can do it yourself, doesn't mean you should. Doctors are warning against the dangers of 'Do-It-Yourself Botox' treatments, report...

Botox Maker To Pay $600 MILLION For Misleading Marketing

AP | GREG BLUESTEIN | Posted 11.17.2011

ATLANTA — A federal investigation into Allergan Inc.'s misleading marketing of its wrinkle-smoothing Botox medication is over after a judge in G...

Botox Chapter 2: Is It Safe?

Dr. Arnold Klein | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Arnold Klein

Why have there recently been so many reports of severe adverse reactions and deaths associated with botulinum toxins that never seem to find their way into public awareness?

Patient Safety

Dr. Arnold Klein | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. Arnold Klein

I often wonder why there are not legions of Physicians at my side, standing up to Big Pharma. Why can't the others see the sky is really falling?

Dysport: Some Healthy Competition for Botox

Dr. Anne Chapas | Posted 11.17.2011

Dr. Anne Chapas

Recently, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Dysport, the first new botulinum toxin for wrinkles and muscle spasticity since cosmetic Botox was introduced in 2002

Everybody's Talkin' About Plastic Surgery

Huffington Post | Verena von Pfetten | Posted 11.17.2011

It's no secret that celebrities (gasp!) have plastic surgery, but it does seem like people are getting pretty darn sick of it. In an article from thi...

Group Wants Botox Warning After 16 Fatalities

Reuters | Posted 11.17.2011

Botox and a similar injection should come with strong warnings following reports of 16 deaths and other serious problems after the botulinum toxin spr...