Here's a brief science lesson: Botox is a brand name for botulinum toxin type a.

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Surgeons have convinced their patients to inject botulinum toxin (aka Botox) into the face of a patient on a regular basis.

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Clostridum botulinum, the bacterium that produces the toxin, is pretty picky.

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Injections of botulinum toxin were by far the number one cosmetic procedure in the country, with over 6.1 million procedures performed, up 8% from the year before.

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It's only fitting that the company that produces Botox, the most popular form of botulinum toxin, purchased one of the top breast implant manufacturers back in 2005.

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Botulinum toxin is nasty stuff and thankfully rarely encountered.

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This is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

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Dr Peter Chait and colleagues told an annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society how injections of botulinum toxin A into the salivary glands helped 70% of children with cerebral palsy and severe drooling.

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It's produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum.

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