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== Therapeutic applications == | == Therapeutic applications == | ||
In the late 1960s, a Edward Schantz and a San Francisco opthalmologist, Alan Scott, start to work on the using of the botulinum | In the late 1960s, a Edward Schantz and a San Francisco opthalmologist, Alan Scott, start to work on the using of the botulinum toxin in therapeutic process. | ||
First, they try to treat strabismus and in the late 1970s the | First, they try to treat strabismus and in the late 1970s the neurotoxin is used in many therapeutic applications. | ||
=== hyperhidrosis === | === hyperhidrosis === | ||
We can now treat excessive sweating with botulinium toxin thanks to his action on the receptors of the parasympathetic network. Excessive dribbling can be treated in the same way. | |||
=== Cosmetic === | === Cosmetic === | ||
=== Blepharospesm and strabismus === | === Blepharospesm and strabismus === | ||