SO MUCH TROUBLE IN THE WORLD

Monday, April 07, 2008

Small wrinkle in that plan

In Febuary of this year the popular FDA approved anti-wrinkle drug Botox and a leading competitor were linked to dangerous botulism symptoms in some users.




Some of the cases were so bad that a few children, given the drugs for muscle spasms, simply died.

Now, a new study, published April 2 in the Journal of Neuroscience, raises the serious concern that the popular anti-wrinkle treatment Botox may travel from its injection site into the brain.

This should not be a big problem.

Anyone stupid enough to inject botulinum toxin into their face simply to fill a wrinkle or two, most likely lacked a brain to begin with.




More David Horsey cartoons from August 22nd 2007.

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4 Comments:

Blogger Tanya Kristine said...

thank you for the compliment.

funny...i was going to get botox when i lost all my weight. hmm...

7:10 PM  
Blogger CJ said...

I couldn't agree more...and while we're at it, lets add stomach stapling (for reasons other than urgent medical concern) to the list, because anyone that thinks it's a good idea to make your stomach the size of walnut in order to lose wait needs to instead pursue a cure for their broken brain.

1:53 AM  
Blogger urban vegan said...

Ew. I think Botoxed people always look suprirsed and sorta- Android-like.

10:31 AM  
Blogger Peter Matthes said...

On the other hand, thanks to her plastic surgery, Courtney Love does look super hot on the beach these days.

6:20 PM  

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