Breast Surgery Study Done By UAMS
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Pain from breast surgery can be reduced by
injections of Botox. That`s according to a new study by University
of Arkansas for Medical Sciences researchers.
The botulinum toxin is used mainly for to combat wrinkles. But
Botox has been found in the study to alleviate pain that follows
breast reconstruction surgery after a mastectomy.
Botox acts on muscles and is not a pain reliever. In its
cosmetic use, Botox relaxes facial muscles to diminish wrinkles.
When used in breast reconstruction, the injection relaxes chest
muscles to diminish pain.
Doctor Julio Hochberg at U-A-M-S is one of the study`s authors.
He says Botox can help keep muscles from going into spasm as the
body adapts to a breast implant after a mastectomy.
