In the 1950s, scientists discovered that if a specific neurotoxin called botulinum was injected into a muscle, the muscle would temporarily stop contracting.

 

The development of BOTOX as an aesthetic injectable grew out of that research and can now be used to work back that clock and leave you looking younger and fresher than you’ve looked in years! Initially, it was assumed BOTOX would be helpful to treat unwanted muscle spasms, which proved to be true.

 

In fact, its first FDA approval was for involuntary eyelid spasms in 1996. In 2002, BOTOX became the aesthetic legend it is today, with the Food and Drug Administration approving it for cosmetic use on the upper third of the face. Today, BOTOX remains one of the most effective methods for treating forehead lines, glabellar lines between the eyebrows, and crow’s feet. Ever since its aesthetic debut, BOTOX has been the world’s most popular injectable, non-surgical treatment year after year.