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New Botox Warnings: Should Nicole Kidman be worried?

August 4th, 2009. By AbiK

Hands down, Nicole Kidman has become bad Botox’s poster child. While she will never surpass the cherished position that Jocelyn Wildenstein (if you don’t know her, google her) holds in the annals of cosmetic plastic surgery, Nicole is definitely looking smooth while sporting an otherwise would-be scrunched brow look. But should she, and other Botox devotees, take notice of yesterday’s FDA update on Botulinum Toxin (aka Botox et al) safety?

Well, before all of Hollywood heads for the cover of dimly lit rooms, the FDA update warns that Botulinum Toxin injections can spread from the area of injection to cause symptoms simillar to botulism; these include potentially life-threatening swallowing and breathing difficulties and even death.

The FDA points out that “symptoms have mostly been reported in children with cerebral palsy being treated with botulinum toxin for muscle spasticity, a use of the drugs that has not been approved by FDA.” Lucky for Nicole et al that Botox has been approved by the FDA for dermatological use. And, to date, no adverse event reports of distant Botox spread have been associated with its use for frown lines or excessive underarm sweating (yes, another approved use). Read the rest of this entry »

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