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Botox May Cause Surgery Complications

Botox has become a household name. It stands for Botulinum neurotoxin type A and is used to eliminate facial wrinkles and frown lines. Other indications include excessive perspiration, chronic migraine, urinary incontinence and spasms of the eyelids or upper limbs. Investigators have assumed that the effect of Botox is relatively short lived and localized to the region in which it is injected. Now researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital report that rat research shows effects of Botox injections in other muscles. In addition, an interaction between Botox injections and a drug used during surgery to relax muscles might pose unexpected problems. As useful as Botox is for a variety of conditions, patients who may be preparing for abdominal surgery should tell the anesthesiologist about any recent Botox injections.
[Anesthesia and Analgesia, Jan. 2012]

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Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies..
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