Botulinum Toxin - Botox
Trying to make better use of this paralyzing property that has the botulinum toxin type A, it was synthesized in the laboratory from its crude and poisonous form of the Clostridium botulinum culture, being purified and sterilized, so that it can be used as a treatment in humans. The most well-known type A botulinum toxins synthesized today are: Botox, which is the American brand of the toxin, and is also the first to be developed. UK DYSPORT and Israel's PROSIGNE. Due to the name's population, common sense refers to the application of botulinum toxin as Botox application, regardless of the brand used.
In short, botox acts mainly by blocking the action of acetylcholine, which is the neurotransmitter responsible for bringing electrical stimuli from the brain to the muscle's nerve terminals. The result of this is a decrease in muscle contraction, as the muscle does not receive the command to contract.
Botulinum toxin type A is produced in the laboratory, being a formula developed just for human use and, although its main active ingredient is obtained from the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, the main cause of botulism, this does not interfere in the health of those who benefit from botox because, in the laboratory, the toxin is sterilized and purified, being transformed into a product of total safety for treatments in humans. Smaller doses are unlikely to have side effects, and doctors around the world have successfully performed hundreds of botulinum toxin treatments every day.
