HOUSTON – Some people have persistent, uncomfortable eye spasms caused by two conditions: hemifacial spasms and blepharospasms. It affects daily life like walking, driving and the ability to work ...

When a medicine's side effects turn out to be more marketable than its intended purpose, people tend to forget what the intended purposes were. The "little blue pill" never quite became synonymous ...

Botox is known for fixing wrinkles, but for a local woman, it ensures her eyesight. Annie Giacalone, of Wilmington, has essential blepharospasm, a long name for the movement disorder that causes ...

Botox is a form of toxin produced by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. The botulinum toxin in food or wounds blocks the signal transmission between nerves and muscles resulting in botulism, or ...

When you hear the word Botox, does the image of an older woman with a tight, expressionless face come to mind? Though botox injections are still a popular way to fight the signs of aging, especially ...

Injection with botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) for hemifacial spasm (HFS) may have an additional benefit: decreasing unilateral eyelid spasms and intraocular pressure (IOP), according to a small Brazilian ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Botox and its wrinkle-fixing sibling drugs have gained a foothold as treatments for conditions as varied as headaches and incontinence. This week, an ophthalmologist told an ...

“There is no negative to getting Botox and then stopping, except for having face wrinkles again,” Dr. Schwarzburg states, before listing how Botox can severely improve those who suffer from Dystonia, ...

Botulinum toxin — often referred to as the brand name Botox — wasn't always the Magic Eraser for fine lines and wrinkles like you might know it as today. In fact, ophthalmologist Jean Carruthers, MD, ...