BOTOX FOR A BETTER LOOKING YOU

Rejuvenate Clinics has been conceived to bring Botox treatments to clients in a home environment at affordable prices and carried out by responsible medical personnel.

Information on BOTOX®

1. What does BOTOX® do?
2. Before you are given BOTOX®
3. How BOTOX® is given?

BOTOX® solution for injection

• The active substance is Clostridium botulinum type A neurotoxin complex.
• Other ingredients are human serum albumin and sodium chloride

Who makes BOTOX®?

BOTOX® is manufactured by:
Allergan Pharmaceuticals Ireland
Westport
Co. Mayo, Ireland.

The product licence holder is:
Allergan Ltd., Marlow International
The Parkway, Bucks
SL7 1YL.

1. What does BOTOX® do?

In muscle relaxation BOTOX® works by blocking the nerve impulses to any muscles that have been injected. This causes the muscles to stop contracting. In sweating BOTOX® works by blocking the nerve impulses to sweat glands, which stops them from producing sweat.

Doctors use BOTOX® in adults to manage muscle spasms in the:

• eyelid;
• face; and
• neck and shoulders.

It is also used in adults to manage excessive sweating of the armpits, which does not respond to topical treatment with antiperspirants.

In children (two years or older) with cerebral palsy, who can walk, BOTOX® is used to manage the foot deformity caused by leg-muscle spasms. BOTOX® relieves the muscle spasms in the leg.

In adults who have suffered a stroke and have spasms in their wrist and hand, BOTOX® is used to relieve muscle spasm.

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2. What you should know before you are given BOTOX®

Don't let your doctor inject you with BOTOX® if:

• you are allergic to any of the ingredients of this treatment; or
• you suffer from myasthenia gravis or Eaton Lambert Syndrome (chronic diseases affecting the muscles)
• if you have an infection at the proposed site of injection.

Tell your doctor if you:

• are pregnant or are considering becoming pregnant, or if you are breast-feeding;
• have had any problems with injections into your muscles in the past;
• have inflammation in the muscles or skin area your doctor plans to inject;
• have significant weakness or wasting of the muscles which your doctor plans to inject
• have ever suffered from swallowing or breathing disorders;
• suffer from any other muscle problems;
• are using any antibiotics or muscle relaxants;
• are taking any other medicines even if they have not been prescribed to you by a doctor;
• have had any surgery or injury to your head, neck or chest in the past;
• have had any surgery or injury to your legs in the past; or
• are scheduled to have any surgery in the near future.

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3. How BOTOX® is given

When you have had an injection into the eyelid or face, you will usually see an improvement within three days and this will reach a peak one to two weeks after treatment. When you have had an injection into the neck or shoulder, you will see an improvement usually within two weeks and this reaches a peak at about six weeks after treatment. Each treatment lasts for about three months, after which time you can have the treatment again if needed. Your doctor may increase the dose at the next treatment session if the first dose you received is not enough.

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