Open AccessBotulinum Toxin Off-Label Use in Dermatology: A Review
Author(s) -
Anna Campanati,
Emanuela Martina,
Katia Giuliodori,
Veronica Consales,
Ivan Bobyr,
Annamaria Offidani
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
skin appendage disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.773
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2296-9195
pISSN - 2296-9160
DOI - 10.1159/000452341
Subject(s) - dermatology , botulinum toxin , off label use , medicine , pharmacology , surgery
Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum which causes a flaccid muscle paralysis. It is currently used for aesthetic treatments and in the focal hyperhidrosis. Recently, botulinum toxin has also been used experimentally in many other dermatological conditions with good results.
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