Botox® is a simple, nonsurgical, physician-administered treatment
that can temporarily reduce or eliminate frown lines, forehead
creases and crows feet in people from 18 to 65 years of age. It is the only
treatment of its type approved by the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA).
One 10-minute treatment—a few tiny
injections—and within days there's a noticeable improvement in
moderate to severe frown lines between the brows, which can last up
to 4 months. Results may vary.
Botox® is a purified
protein produced by the Clostridium botulinum bacterium, which
reduces the activity of the muscles that cause those frown lines
between the brows to form over time. In 2005, almost 3.3 million
procedures were performed with FDA-approved Botox®.