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A DOUBLE PERSPECTIVE ON BOTULINUM TOXIN IN ROMANIA USED FOR AESTHETIC CLINICAL APPLICATIONS

ANDREI MARIN 1,5#, LAVINIA-ALICE BĂLĂCEANU 2,5#, SILVIU-ADRIAN MARINESCU 3,5*, GEORGE-TRAIAN-ALEXANDRU BURCEA-DRAGOMIROIU 4,5, MARIA-ALEXANDRA DÎDĂ 1,6, ALEXANDRA MIRICĂ 5,7, CARMEN GIUGLEA 1,5

1Plastic Surgery Department, “Sf. Ioan” Hospital, 042122, Bucharest, Romania
2 Internal Medicine Department, “Sf. Ioan” Hospital, 042122, Bucharest, Romania
3 Plastic Surgery Department, “Bagdasar Arseni” Hospital, 041915, Bucharest, Romania
4 Drug Control Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, 031215, Bucharest, Romania
5 “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 020021, Bucharest, Romania
6 Plastic Surgery Department, “Carol Davila” Military Emergency University Hospital, 010825, Bucharest, Romania
7 “Grigore Alexandrescu” Emergency Clinic Hospital for Children, 011743, Bucharest, Romania

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Botulinum toxin type A is frequently used for cosmetic purposes, especially for facial wrinkles and hyperhidrosis. There is a variety of types of botulinum toxin available on the Romanian market and there are many doctors from different specialties who perform these procedures. This article aims to offer an overview of these procedures, both from the injectors’ perspective, as well as from the patients’ point of view.