Botox for "Sale" Due to Market Influences of Supply and Demand

The NYT wrote a somewhat humorous article on Oct 7, 2010 regarding botox injections for wrinkles from both a supply (physician) and demand (patient) viewpoint.

In NYC, one can now find neon colored signs advertising botox specials!

Read the NYT article here.

Of note, our clinic performs botox injections not for just cosmetic reasons (wrinkles), but also medical reasons including migraine headaches, TMJ, spasmodic dysphonia, torticollis, etc.

Story on Botox in the Washington Post

On April 6, 2010, the Washington Post reviewed a report by Consumer Reports on the use of Botox for a variety of ailments. In the story titled "Consumer Reports examines Botox as a remedy for headaches, back pain, tremors" is largely accurate, though there are some errors in the story.

In particular, Botox HAS been found to be effective for migraines contrary to what is stated in the story. A variety of research has supported this particular indication:

• Botulinum toxin type A (BOTOX) for treatment of migraine headaches: An open-label study. Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery. 123(6):669-676, 2000. Link
• Treatment of migraine headache with botulinum toxin type A. Facial Plast Surg Clin N Am. 11(4):465-475, 2003. Link
• Procedures for administering botulinum toxin type A for migraine and tension-type headache. Headache. 43(8):884-891. Link
• Exploding vs. imploding headache in migraine prophylaxis with Botulinum Toxin A. Pain. 125(3):286-295. Link

In any case, our office does perform botox for headaches, TMJ, voice spasms, torticollis, and drooling. Of course, we also perform for facial wrinkles.

Read the full WP story here.

New Webpage on Temporomandibular Joint Disease (TMJ)

We have a new webpage on TMJ disorders uploaded. As most people know, TMJ is a joint found immediately in front of the ear where the jaw joins with the skull. What many people may not recognize is that TMJ disorders have numerous symptoms which is often confused as coming from the ear when in actuality, there is nothing wrong with the ear. Such symptoms include ear pain, crackling/popping in the ear, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), pulsating sounds in the ear, etc. Strategies to treat TMJ is also discussed on the webpage.