The Truth About Botox

Botox (Botilinum Toxin Type A) is a protein complex produced by the bacterium Clostridium botilinum, you may recognise this name as it is the same toxin that causes the food poisioning known as Botulism! The way in which is works is by rendering the muscle which it is injected into immobile. Now this may sound great to those looking for a quick fix for those wrinkles, but have we really come to point where we are willing to inject poison into our face for a smoother complexion?!
What people fail to realise is that Botox is an still unknown quantity, there are no guarantees that the toxin, when injected, will not stray into other areas, it has been known to happen before, in some cases, the botulism toxin has migrated from the site of injection to other parts of the body causing respiratory paralysis. If this is not enough to put anyone off using botox, what will?
There is also the fact that botox has only been on the market for about 15 years and has only become widely used in the last 5 years, it is not known what long term users will experience from prolonged use of this toxin.
As far as I am concerned, I would prefer to look like a dried up prune than to inject poison into my muscles! There is something to be said for aging gracefully.
Apart from all the risks associated with Botox, peolpe should realise that nothing is going to stop the hands of time, not even Botox, and contrary to the claims that Botox is "the fountain of youth" that will make you look years younger, what it does is give your skin a weird stretched-out appearance that is more creepy than youthful!
There is no excuse or justification for using such a product in the quest for youth and beauty so if you are thinking about trying Botox or if you are a regular user, you should think about what you are doing to yourself, who are we all trying to impress?!