Botox Training
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Botulinum toxin has been used for over a decade all over the world for various conditions. The toxin temporarily blocks neuromuscular transmission at the motor-end-plate by interfering with the release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, and thereby paralyses skeletal muscle. This principle is used therapeutically to treat a variety of conditions where excessive muscular contraction is undesirable. After a few months the motor neurone re-establishes contact with the muscle fibre and neuromuscular transmission is reinstated.
The most commonly treated conditions with botulinum toxin are:
1. Hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating of hands, armpits etc.
2. Blepherospasm
3. Back pain
4. Facial lines
5. Anal fissure
Our basic course deals with the treatment of facial lines that result from excessive contraction of facial muscle groups. Patient selection for any treatment is extremely important. People with neuromuscular diseases e.g. myasthenia gravis are unsuitable for treatment. People on anticoagulants should be treated cautiously after their INR has normalised. One should avoid treating pregnant and lactating women. People with extensive allergies and in particular those with a history of allergy to products containing human albumin should not be treated. There are other safety aspects which shall be discussed extensively at the course.
Email:
info@botoxtraining.org.uk
Telephone:
0793 409 6986
