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From teeth grinding to sweaty palms, Botox can fix a lot more than wrinkles | Sali Hughes
Medical botox is growing and for some, it can drastically improve quality of life
Anyone who pigeonholes such people is at least a decade behind the times and unaware of how toxin injections may be helping their friends, colleagues and neighbours with a number of non-beauty-related complaints, from excessive sweating to teeth grinding. Hyperhidrosis causes constantly wet armpits, back, face and palms, but toxin injections into the affected areas can help hugely – for between six and nine months at a time, for about £500. Cosmetic effect or not, she believes that medical Botox, whether for serious conditions such as Bell’s palsy or simple jaw clenching, should always be that – administered by a UK-licensed doctor, and one who is expert in complicated head and neck anatomy.
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