Migratory Botox.

[swestrup]

Now there's one more good reason to avoid Botox. It seems it can migrate out of the skin and into the nervous system, damaging neural pathways as it goes.

Comments

[joenotcharles.livejournal.com]

Wait - are you telling me that injecting poison into your skin is a bad idea?

[swestrup]

I know, hard to believe that could do you any harm!

[sps.livejournal.com]

But is it still safe to eat?

[swestrup]

Yes! Just so long as it never touches you flesh!

[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

Although it does have some medical uses BECAUSE it goes into your nervous system. My mom has medical botox injections because of her blephrospasm (uncontrolled twitching of the eyelids). It seems counterintuitive but it works.

[swestrup]

Yes, but up till now the doctors have been assuming that it only affected the area where it was injected. Now they're having to rethink that, especially in the cases where its being used medically.

[sps.livejournal.com]

Or Migratory Buttocks.

Perhaps I need more coffee.

[ims.livejournal.com]

As in 'Get your arse over here?'

I certainly need more coffee.

[sps.livejournal.com]

Oh, hey, you exist!

I don't.