BOTOX™, which is traditionally used to erase wrinkles and lines on the face, may have another equally impressive use, easing the pain of migraines.
Drug safety watchdog, the Medicine and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA), has approved of BOTOX™ as a treatment to alleviate the pain of intense migraines.
With 700,000 people currently suffering from chronic migraines in the UK and some cases so severe that hospital treatment is needed, this new BOTOX™ treatment will be a welcome remedy for Migraine sufferers up and down the country.
This valuable use was discovered when patients who initially used BOTOX™ to improve the appearance of their facial features realised that their migraines had eased since having the treatment.
Recent research shows that BOTOX™ can reduce the pain of migraines for chronic sufferers by up to 50 per cent and tests carried out at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Centre in North Carolina boasted a 92 per cent success rate. The treatment works by paralysing muscles in the neck and forehead which can set off the condition. Patients will be given a series of about 30 injections into known trigger points every three to six months depending upon the severity of the case.
BOTOX™ has already been found to help ease a number of other conditions including back pain.
Patients looking into BOTOX™ treatments should look no further than The Hospital Group, one of the country’s leading cosmetic surgery providers.
David Ross, Chief Executive of The Hospital Group, said: “BOTOX™ is a great treatment that can eliminate lines and wrinkles on the face to give a fresher and more youthful appearance.
“The news that it can help to ease the pain of migraines is really interesting. Not only will BOTOX™ make a difference to the way people look but it will make a difference in their everyday lives helping to reduce the pain of migraines.
“It is important that consumers only seek treatments for BOTOX™ from recognised and trained medical aesthetic healthcare practitioners.
“With The Hospital Group’s expert advice and procedures people can be assured of a safe, dependable solution to their wrinkles.
“As one of the UK’s leading providers of cosmetic surgery, anti-wrinkle treatments are part and parcel of a vast number of fantastic non-surgical anti-ageing treatments available across our 19 clinics throughout the UK.”
Since The Hospital Group was established in 1992, it has grown from a small pharmaceutical company to one of the UK’s foremost cosmetic surgery providers. The Group is committed to providing the very highest standards and all procedures are performed by an expert medical team in state-of-the-art facilities that are second to none.
