Botox - A National Security Threat???

Botox which is commonly used for cosmetic and medical reasons can also pose a national security threat according to a story in the June 2010 Scientific American.

Before this claim can be dismissed out-of-hand, consider that consumer demand for botox is fueling a proliferation of illegal botox distributors. Botox, which is botulinum toxin made by a bacteria in food gone bad, is actually a lethal poison which could potentially be used as a potent biological weapon in large enough quantities. Illegal botox distributors in their quest to make more money can sell botox to terrorists (or be terrorists themselves selling to make money to fund its use as a weapon).

Read more about the story here. Read a LA Times article here.

Read more about illegal botox distributors here.

On a lighter note, Dr. Chang performs botox injections for both cosmetic and medical purposes including facial wrinkles, torticollis, spasmodic dysphonia, etc. See the complete list here. We purchase our botox directly from Allergan, the manufacturer of botox.