08 Dec 2016

Injectables: Fact vs. fiction

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Myth: Botulinum toxin is a toxin.
Truth: Not really.

The name is unfortunate. Had it been called anything else, there wouldn’t be so much controversy around it, and people wouldn’t be worried about “injecting poison” into their bodies.

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