Botox for migraines? Well, this may not be something new, but medical experts are now spreading the word that Botox or that drug from a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum that many people inject on their faces to get rid of wrinkles can actually ease chronic migraine.
In the United States alone, about 37 million people experience and suffer constant migraines, with scientific data claiming that 13 percent of adults in the U.S. get severe chronic migraines, reports Fox2Now.
Because of this and the drive of scientists and medical professionals to find a solution that could ease the pain in certain areas of the head, they found out that Botox can also be used to ease migraines.
The muscle-relaxing drug is said to be an effective treatment against chronic headache that medical professionals now refer this type of treatment to their patients.
The reason behind Botox's use for migraines is it relaxes the scalp muscles that are believed to contribute to the uneasy pain brought about by migraines.
"It has been approved and the concept is still the same. When you use it for cosmetic purposes, you are basically paralyzing the muscles... on your face," said neurologist Sid Kaul of SSM Neurosciences Institute at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton.
"It does the same thing, so why not use it on the muscles of the head and the scalp, which actually contract during headaches and relax them a little and to help reduce the intensity of headaches, as well as eventually reuse the feedback to the brain and maybe reduce the number of headaches," Kaul added.
The use of Botox for migraines is getting a lot of attention lately since 60 percent of the cases have shown positive feedback to the treatment.
Cosmetically, Botox is used to treat crow's feet or the wrinkles that form around the eyes, as well as glabellar lines or the lines that appear between the brows over time, according to Miami Herald.
Other medical uses of Botox include treatment for eye spasms, excessive sweating and overactive bladder, as per the FDA's approval.
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