When Alexandra Kostick, MD, began her residency some 25 years ago, a neurotoxic protein called botulinum toxin was being used by ophthalmologists primarily as a treatment for eyelid and hemifacial spasms, which are spasms on one side of the face. By the time Dr. Kostick completed her residency, botulinum toxin, sold as BOTOX®, was also being used in a […]
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Swelling Relief
By Patti DiPanfilo | on January 09, 2020
When Veronica* was 17, her mother brought her and her three younger sisters from their native Dominican Republic to live in America. Veronica’s mother had come to the United States beforehand to establish a new home and life for her daughters. “The Dominican Republic is a third-world country, so it was hard for my mother, who is a single parent, […]