Complications With the Use of Botulinum Toxin Type A for Cosmetic Applications and Hyperhidrosis

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-33

  Pena, Miguel A ^a   Alam, Murad ^a   Yoo, Simon S ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Botox ; Botulinum toxin A; complication; hyperhidrosis; rhytide; wrinkle

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; APRACLONIDINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; COSMETIC; LIDOCAINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIPLOPIA; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; DYSPHAGIA; ECCHYMOSIS; ECTROPION; ESTHETICS; FACE ASYMMETRY; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; INJECTION SITE PAIN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NAUSEA; NECK WEAKNESS; PARALYSIS; PTOSIS; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN BRUISING; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UPPER LIP WEAKNESS; WRINKLE;

BOTULINUM TOXIN TYPE A; COSMETIC TECHNIQUES; DERMATOLOGY; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; INJECTIONS; NEUROMUSCULAR AGENTS;

EID: 33847391493     PISSN: 10855629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2006.12.004     Document Type: Review

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