A new study shows Botox injected into face can damage Brain

New concerns about a very popular way to get rid of those wrinkles in your face. A new study out of the Italian National Research Council’s Institute of Neuroscience says Botox injected into the face might be able to travel to the brain.

Doctors injected Botox’s active ingredient, called Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A, into the whisker muscles of rats. Three days later, they found remnants of a protein broken down by the toxin in part of the brain stem.

They say it also moved to a part of the brain that controls long-term memory, spatial navigation, and eye-head coordination.

Spokesperson for allergen, the maker of Botox, tells this study contradicts previous research that found the product safe.

It’s also important to point out this was done on lab rats, not in clinical practice on humans..

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