Botulinum toxin

Therapeutic uses of the botulinum toxins -- History of onabotulinumtoxina therapeutic -- History of cosmetic botulinum toxin -- Basic science of Botox® cosmetic -- Abobotulinumtoxina : science and clinical usage -- Basic science : xeomin® -- Basic science : Myobloc® -- Neuronox® and Innotox® -- Injectable daxibotulinumtoxina (rt002) -- Comparison of botulinum toxins -- Topical daxibotulinumtoxina (rt001) -- Topical botulinum toxin type a -- Reconstitution and dilution -- Benzyl alcohol -- Glabella -- Modulation of eyebrow position and shape by treatment with neuromodulators and fillers -- Frontalis and horizontal forehead line -- Treatment of crow's feet -- Infraorbital/upper and lower eyelids -- Treatment of the midface with botulinum toxin -- Orbicularis oris, mentalis, and depressor anguli oris -- Platysma, Nefertiti lift, and beyond -- The masseters and their treatment with botulinum toxin -- Darker skin types -- Combination noninvasive facial aesthetic treatments with botulinum toxin type a -- Focal axillary hyperhidrosis -- Palmoplantar hyperhidrosis -- The future of neuromodulators in aesthetic medicine.

This well-organized text provides current, authoritative guidance on popular procedures including masseter hypertrophy and darker skin types, the therapeutic uses of botulinum toxins, and their future in dermatology. The renowned author team of Drs. Jean Carruthers and Alastair Carruthers offers evidence-based, procedural how-to's and step-by-step advice on proper techniques, pitfalls, and tricks of the trade, so you can successfully incorporate the latest procedures into your practice. -- Publisher.