Letter: Botulinum Toxin for Hyperhidrosis: An Important Tool but Not the Ultimate Cure

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 854-855
Author(s):  
FALK GEORGES BECHARA ◽  
MICHAEL SAND ◽  
PETER ALTMEYER ◽  
JOHANNES SCHMIDT
Keyword(s):  
Botulinum Toxin ◽  
Ultimate Cure

Severe Drooling and Treatment With Botulinum Toxin

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Merete Bakke ◽  
Allan Bardow ◽  
Eigild Møller
Keyword(s):  
Botulinum Toxin ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Clinical Evidence ◽  
Acetylcholine Release ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Rate Reduction ◽  
Local Inhibition ◽  
Surgical Treatments

Severe drooling is associated with discomfort and psychosocial problems and may constitute a health risk. A variety of different surgical and non-surgical treatments have been used to diminish drooling, some of them with little or uncertain effect and others more effective but irreversible or with side effects. Based on clinical evidence, injection with botulinum toxin (BTX) into the parotid and submandibular glands is a useful treatment option, because it is local, reversible, and with few side effects, although it has to be repeated. The mechanism of BTX is a local inhibition of acetylcholine release, which diminishes receptor-coupled secretion and results in a flow rate reduction of 25–50% for 2–7 months.

Late recurrence of anal fissure after conservative therapy with botulinum toxin

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A398-A398
Author(s):  
M MINGUEZ ◽  
A ESPI ◽  
V SANCHIZ ◽  
I PASCUAL ◽  
E GARCIAGRANERO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Botulinum Toxin ◽  
Anal Fissure ◽  
Conservative Therapy ◽  
Late Recurrence

1191: Bladder Botulinum Toxin a Injection Can Benefit Patients with Radiation and Chemical Cystitis

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 393-393
Author(s):  
Yao-Chi Chuang ◽  
Yao-Chi Chuang ◽  
Dae Kyung Kim ◽  
Po-Hui Chiang ◽  
Michael B. Chancellor
Keyword(s):  
Botulinum Toxin ◽  
Botulinum Toxin A ◽  
Toxin A
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