BOTOX (BOTULINUM TOXIN)
Below are some of the FDA approved diagnoses for use of Botulinum Toxin:
By being FDA approved that means often this can be covered by insurance once
an authorization is obtained.
1. Chronic Migraine: (headache with features of nausea AND/OR vomiting
OR sensitivity to light or sound, > to 15 headache days in a month – these
days do NOT all have to be associated with migraine and they do not have
to be severe headache days
2. Hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating):
3. Cervical Dystonia (Spasmodic Torticollis):
4. Oromandibular Dystonia:
Other uses that are not yet/or may never be FDA approved are for treatment of:
1. Vaginal/Rectal Spasm or pain
2. Back spasm
3. Cosmetics