Dr. Rhys Branman's Cosmetic Surgery Blog
A new book on the history of drugs includes BOTOX® as one of the important milestone discoveries in pharmaceutical history. In the past decade we have continued to witness the amazing uses for BOTOX®. From treating facial wrinkles to incontinence… 
Occasionally I run into articles on the Internet overstating the dangers of BOTOX® and issuing dire sounding warnings about how BOTOX® is a deadly poison. Well, so what? Did you know that many drugs are made from what we call… 
The face shows aging with the increasingly wrinkled and blotchy appearance of the skin. But those are just the superficial changes. In the past people attributed the aging of the deeper facial structures primarily to gravity. We now know that… 
Have you seen the ads below on the Internet? So have I. I see them every time I go online. I have two reasons for writing this post: I want people to be careful where they go for injections, and… 
The Allergan Company’s BOTOX® may soon have a new competitor. Johnson & Johnson is introducing a similar product next year. Since BOTOX® was approved by the FDA in 2002 for cosmetic use, smaller drug companies have not been able to… 
Most of you are familiar with BOTOX® as a cosmetic drug to reduce wrinkles. Small injections of BOTOX® reduce muscle activity by blocking nerve impulses that cause excessive muscle contractions. BOTOX® also blocks nerve impulses causing hyperactive glandular activity, which… 
In the past year there has been a plethora of articles about BOTOX® and depression. Apparently depressed people who have had BOTOX® injections for cosmetic reasons, often become less depressed. You may think this is simply because these patients feel… 
Back in 2008 Naomi Watts was quoted as saying ” God, no! People my age and younger are having so much work done, but my view is that it’s a terrible thing to mess with your face. As an actress,… 