Probably the first thing that springs to mind when you think of Botox is wrinkle reduction.
Botox is the most popular cosmetic procedure in the world for treating wrinkles and fine lines. The Botox manufacturer is currently attempting to become well-known in the improbable field of treating depression.
Because women are twice as likely as men to experience major depressive disorders (MDD), Allergan recently announced that it would enter late-stage clinical studies for Botox.
Does this imply that medical professionals and nurses taking courses in aesthetics will be equipped to use Botox to treat depression?
Botox for Depression
Two placebo-controlled studies that employed a single dosage of Botox to treat depression—one in Germany and Switzerland and the other in Maryland—led to the development of the theory that Botox may be used to treat depression. Both studies’ findings were quite convincing, therefore Allergan decided to test the theory itself in a sizable research study at 35 locations around the United States.
Allergan claims that now that Phase I and Phase II of the trial are complete, the results are comparable to those of other well-known antidepressants on the market, like Zoloft, Lexapro, and Prozac.
The multinational pharmaceutical company thinks that by altering facial muscle contractions, Botox can affect the brain’s chemical imbalances linked to sadness. The theory that facial movement can affect your emotional experience is known as the “facial feedback hypothesis” by medical practitioners.
A cosmetic injector administers Botox in the frown line-producing region between the brows during a depression injection therapy. Botox restricts the muscle and relaxes it since facial expressions and mood are linked. This makes it harder to experience negative emotions.
Botox is a neurotoxin that prevents the nerve from communicating with the muscle, relaxing and softening wrinkles. Botulinum toxin in its many forms is injected into the muscle to temporarily paralyze it. Botox is not a face filler because it doesn’t fill in creases that already exist. The muscles that cause wrinkles are merely relaxed by the cosmetic injection.
The three aesthetic uses of glabellar lines (the 11s), lateral canthal lines (crow’s feet), and forehead lines are permitted in the United States. Numerous medical disorders, including hyperhidrosis, migraine migraines, and urinary bladder incontinence, can also be treated with skincare injections.
