http://webmd.lycos.com/content/article/1813.51088 May 25, 2002 -- Botox isn't just for crow's feet anymore. Strange as it may sound, people with serious bladder problems may get some relief from a Botox injection.
Botox -- one of the world's most toxic substances -- blocks the ability of nerves to tell muscles to contract. "Wherever you put it, that muscle will not be able to contract until the nerve grows back in about four to six months," explains Michael Chancellor, MD, professor of urology and gynecology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
He presented his study at the American Urological Association annual meeting today.
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