“I want people to seek help and feel empowered and educated to bring this up to their doctor.” Botox, made from a toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, was FDA-approved to treat ...
Alastair Carruthers, who has died aged 79, was a Canada-based dermatologist who, with his wife Jean, an ophthalmologist, developed the use of Botox (Botulinum A) as a cosmetic treatment.
Still, since receiving her first Botox treatment at age 30, Gillian has received three injections per year, only pausing her procedures during her two pregnancies. (The FDA recommends pausing Botox ...