Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4104319 | American Journal of Otolaryngology | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The most commonly performed nonsurgical cosmetic procedure in the facial plastic surgery armamentarium involves the various commercial preparations of botulinum neurotoxins. These drugs have undergone a transformation from public health scourge to near ubiquitous therapeutic modality across the entire medical spectrum. Herein, the history of botulinum neurotoxins is reviewed, including an exploration of their pharmacology, neuromuscular junction physiology, a description of the commercially available preparations, and the recent research concerning the practicalities of their clinical use.
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Authors
Robert Todd Adelson,