Botox History: Is This Routine Cosmetic Tool Healthy & Safe? | An Expert Explains
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 18 February 2024
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Botox is a routine tool used in the cosmetic industry that has become increasingly popular. Is it a healthy medical procedure? What was it initially discovered for, and how has it developed over time? Dr. Eugene M. Helveston, a medical professional with many years of experience, sits down to enlighten us…
Dr. Helveston is an emeritus professor of ophthalmology, the founder of the section of Pediatric Ophthalmology, and the former Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Indiana University School of Medicine. In January of 2024, he released Death to Beauty: The Transformative History of Botox, a book that walks readers through the intricate history of how the world's deadliest toxin (starting as a treatment for crossed eyes) became a routine tool for the cosmetic industry.
In this discussion, we cover:
- How botox was used during its initial treatments.
- What the primary toxin in botox is, and how it interacts with human cells.
- How the cosmetic applications for botox were discovered and utilized.
If you are ready to rethink success, beauty, and deadly bacteria, this podcast is certainly for you. Tune in now to broaden your perspective!
You can find out more about Dr. Helveston and his other work here.
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| 0:30.0 | This is the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:33.0 | That is Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:35.0 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius Podcast, |
| 0:41.0 | now part of the Finding Genius Foundation. |
| 0:42.0 | My guest is Eugene Helveston. Genius Podcast, now part of the Finding Genius Foundation. |
| 0:42.8 | My guest is Eugene Helveston. |
| 0:44.6 | He's an emeritus professor of ophthalmology. |
| 0:47.5 | He's the author of Death to Beauty, |
| 0:49.3 | the transformative history of Botox. |
| 0:51.4 | So I've seen the results of Botox on various people's faces. I've heard about it as I'm sure a lot of people have, so I think this will be very interesting. So welcome Gene, thanks for coming. My pleasure. Happy to be here. Yeah, as an ophthalmologist, |
| 1:04.0 | added your paths across with Botox, by the way. |
| 1:07.0 | Well, I started a long time ago, finished my trading in 1966, well, 67 67 depending on what school it was. |
| 1:15.8 | And as I started practice, I had a few colleagues |
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