Happy Birthday, Botox! 8 Fascinating Facts About the Injectable That Changed the Beauty Industry
By Liz Ritter, Executive Editor |
April 15 may forever be associated with "Tax Day" by many Americans, but it also marks the day Botox Cosmetic was approved by
the FDA to treat moderate to severe frown lines between the eyebrows—a whooping
15 years ago!
As CNN reported at the time in 2002, “Botox is made from the toxin that causes the food poisoning known as botulism. It smoothes facial lines by paralyzing or weakening the muscles that can cause frowning...The FDA
initially approved Botox in December 1989 to treat eye muscle disorders. The
product again was approved in December
2000 to treat cervical dystonia, a neurological disorder that causes severe
neck and shoulder contractions.”
So what’s really behind the treatment that created a new category in the facial-aging game and has since become a household name? Here are some super interesting facts.
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