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Contraindications to the application of botulinum toxin
It is sometimes a relative, or temporary, contraindication. Other times, the contraindication is absolute and definitive.
There are some contraindications to the application of botulinum toxin.
The main contraindications are:
Pregnant women
nursing mothers
History of allergy to botulinum toxin (it is very rare to happen, but it can exist!)
Patients with neuromuscular diseases.
Some examples of neuromuscular diseases: muscular dystrophies, congenital myopathies, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Myasthenia Gravis, among others.
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