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. 2024 Sep 28:18:5-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2024.08.021. eCollection 2025 Feb.

Resistance to cosmetic botulinum toxin A: A 15-patient case series across 12 sites

Carlos G Wambier  1 , Fatima N Mirza  1 , Sarah P F Wambier  1 , Vince Bertucci  2   3 , Jean Carruthers  4   5 , Joely Kaufman  6 , John Martin  7 , J Barton Sterling  8 , Flávia Brasileiro  9 , Carolina Marçon  10 , Allison J Brown  11 , Miranda Rosenberg  12 , Lilia R S Guadanhim  13 , Doris Hexsel  14
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Resistance to cosmetic botulinum toxin A: A 15-patient case series across 12 sites

Carlos G Wambier et al. JAAD Int. .
No abstract available

Keywords: botox; botulinum toxin A; botulinum toxin B; cosmetic dermatology; neuromodulator; neurotoxin; rhytids; wrinkles.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr C. G. Wambier has served a consultant for Allergan Aesthetics, AbbVie Company and as a speaker of Galderma Laboratories and cosmetic dermatologic surgery editor of the Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology Journal and Brazilian Society of Dermatology (SBD). Dr Bertucci has served as a speaker, consultant, and/or investigator for Allergan Aesthetics, AbbVie Company, Clarion Medical Technologies, Cutera, Evolus, Galderma, L’Oreal, Revance, and Teoxane. Dr Carruthers has served as consultant for Acorn, Alastin, Appiell, Allergan Aesthetics, AbbVie Company, Avari, Bonti (now with Allergan/AbbVie), Del Nova, Evolus, Fount Bio, In Mode, Inverse Genomic Ltd, Jeune Aesthetics, Merz, Revance Biopharma, Object Pharma, Sofwave, is an author and editor for Elsevier, is an author for “Up to Date” Neuromodulators and Fillers, is an assistant editor for Dermatologic Surgery, is a reviewer for the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Dr Kaufman has been an investigator for Allergan Aesthetics, AbbVie Company, Croma, Galderma, MedyTox, Merz, and Revance. Dr Guadanhim is speaker and investigator for Allergan Aesthetics and AbbVie Company. Dr Hexsel is a consultant for Galderma Laboratories, and cosmetic dermatology editor of the Surgical & Cosmetic Dermatology Journal and Brazilian Society of Dermatology (SBD). Drs Mirza, S. P. F. Wambier, Martin, Sterling, Brasileiro, Marçon, Brown, and Rosenberg have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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