High dose and low volume botulinum toxin treatment of facial wrinkles
AssigneeMERZ PHARMA GmbH & CO. KGaA
InventorsSusanna Roll, Meik Sladek, Thorin Geister, Irena Pulte, Petra Weissenberger, Gudrun Klein
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AssigneeMERZ PHARMA GmbH & CO. KGaA
InventorsSusanna Roll, Meik Sladek, Thorin Geister, Irena Pulte, Petra Weissenberger, Gudrun Klein
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The present invention relates the use of botulinum toxin for the treatment of facial wrinkles, wherein botulinum toxin is administered at high doses (e.g., 50 U to 200 U) using small injection volumes (e.g., 0.05 ml to 0.35 ml). Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for the treatment of facial wrinkles (e.g., glabellar frown lines) by injecting small volumes of a highly concentrated botulinum toxin solution into a target facial area of a subject.
A method of treating facial wrinkles comprising injecting botulinum toxin in a facial area of a subject at a total dose of 50 U to 200 U and a total volume of 0.05 ml to 0.35 ml to treat said facial wrinkles,
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