Botox on the Brain

I don't use Botox. I can't imagine letting somebody inject a poison into my face! It just sounds BAD. Anyway, there is a study that was just publicized indicating that Botox may not stay where it is injected. It may actually travel to the brain. In rats, brain cell activity was disrupted. They found toxins had traveled to areas that control long-term memory, spatial navigation, eye-head coordination and back to the eye. These affects aren't just present in the first few days but still present six months later!

Does that mean it is doing the same thing in humans? No. I'm sure there will be more studies now that will determine its affects on humans soon (I hope). However, if it is capable of travelling in rats and affecting brain cell activity, I sure wouldn't let anybody near my face with a needle full of Botox!

For more information:

Study Finds Botox May Move From Face to Brain

Botox toxin gets into rat brains

So before you run out for your next injection to fight nature, think about what it may be doing to you inside. What good is a pretty outside (if you think a face that doesn't form expressions is pretty) if your insides are being messed up?