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Botulinum Toxin
It is a molecule produced by Clostridium botilinum. This organism is found in any environment and is the cause of food poisoning contaminated with it, mostly canned goods and meat, called Botulism. The bacteria produce a neurotoxin (a substance that affects the nervous system) very potent in small quantities that paralyzes muscles and can cause cardiac arrest leading to death of individual. Botulinum toxin is the most potent biological toxin known to date, there are eight classes of which the A is the one that has been used in many fields.
The neurotoxic properties of toxin A have been exploited in diverse areas ranging from its use as a biological weapon, use the medical field to treat some diseases that present with signs of increased muscle activity as certain eye diseases and disorders characterized by involuntary muscle movements.
Recently, this toxin has been widely disseminated for their kindness in treatment and prevention of aesthetic problems, mainly against the appearance of expression lines.
The best known commercial form of botulinum toxin A is produced in the United States under the name BOTOX ®.
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Skin Rejuvenation
Today is the social demands of maintaining a body and look younger and healthier. The growing public interest in rejuvenating the skin and stop the effects of aging, has led to today there are numerous techniques to improve facial appearance. These procedures have the feature to adjust to the problem of each person, which claim that they are fast, durable and safe. Most of these techniques have as objectives: to renew, smooth and improve skin elasticity, reduce wrinkles and reduce sagging.
* Facial massage therapy is a combination of maneuvers and techniques performed in a harmonious and orderly targeted preventive, therapeutic and aesthetic. His practice stimulates circulation and oxygenates the tissues, which causes improved skin tone. As on the other hand this makes passive exercise exercising muscles increase in size and strength, the face becomes final and their contents are defined. The facials are great for avoiding tensions that are reflected throughout life, usually in a negative way in our expression.
* Botulinum toxin, the application is very fine needle inject small amounts of the toxin into the muscles that wish to address, where it produces a limited toxicity to the area managed, resulting in muscle paralysis, this is reversible on cessation of the neurotoxic effects (four to five months). The results are immediate, but sometimes you have to wait a week to appreciate the benefits of the toxin.