As the number of plastic surgery procedures in the United States decline with the tightening economy, a new secret weapon in the war on wrinkles may soon become the hottest age-defying injectable treatment. Called Reloxin, this new injectable may just be the affordable version of Botox to help bailout people who cannot afford the original. Can Reloxin be as effective as Botox? Possibly. Will it be cheaper than Botox? Maybe. Maybe not?
Like Botox, Reloxin is an injectable form of botulinum toxin Type A. Also like Botox, small doses of the Reloxin are injected into targeted wrinkle-causing muscles, preventing the muscle from contracting and effectively reducing appearance of wrinkles.
Reloxin is now approved in 23 countries outside the United States to smooth wrinkles and has also been used outside the United States for more than 15 years to under the trade name Dysport to treat neurological disorders.