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Historical Bibliography Updated: December 24, 2019

Botulinum toxin: a treatment for facial asymmetry caused by facial nerve paralysis.

Publication Details

Plast. reconstr. Surg., 84, 353-55. 1989 CE.

First documentation of a cosmetic use for botulinum toxin (Botox). This was one of the early documented applications of a biological medical product.

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Entry Number#11378
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