Botox for Headaches: Fact or Myth
You may have heard from some websites or people that
using Botox for headache is a headache remedy. Well, let’s study into
this issue and see if Botox for headache is fact or myth.
Botox or botulinum toxin was FDA approved and put in use 1989; its main
use of intent was face lifts through temporary removal of wrinkles
around the face area. It had instant success due to its immediately
visible effects.
How does Botox Work
Botox relaxes the muscles to the point of paralyzing them, depending on
the dose injected and thus, prevents the releases of acetylcholine,
which contracts the muscles and creates wrinkles in the process. Botox
became widely popular and still is today with millions using it daily
around the world. The main benefits of using Botox as a face lift
substitute is that it is very fast, you can have a Botox treatment in
your lunch break and nobody will notice - except for the fact that you
will return to the office looking younger and wrinkle-free.
During the many sessions of Botox therapy, patients discovered that
along with a younger face their headaches had been treated as well.
Doctors were skeptic at first not seeing any way that Botox was a remedy
for headaches. However, they realized that Botox relaxed the muscles
around the temples, jaws and neck which are mainly responsible for
tension headaches.
Botox for headaches became an instant success even though it is not yet
approved by the FDA. There are safety issues that lurch over its
benefits as Botox is a neorutoxin but because it did not show any side
effects since the time it was launched in 1989, doctors still administer
it to the patients.
Other Benefits of the ‘Botox for Headache’ Treatment
Botox does not cause dizziness or drowsiness because it is injected in
the muscle and not in the blood stream, and therefore is not absorbed
directly by the system. Botox for headaches does not have recorded side
effects and one injection treatment can last for up to three months at a
time. Droopy eyelids can be a side effect, but experienced doctors who
inject Botox for headaches can avoid that easily.
Helpful Tips
Do not try Botox for headaches treatment except under the supervision
and/or advice of an experienced doctor. You will need to take in
consideration the cost of Botox treatment, its effectiveness versus the
cost of your present headache/migraine treatment to evaluate if it is
cost effective for you or not.
Botox has not yet had any major side effects due to which it is
considered by the doctors around the world a safe treatment for wrinkles
as well as headaches.
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