title: [Contribution of botulinum toxin to maxillo-facial surgery].
abstract: Botulinum toxin has a wide range of use in maxillo-facial surgery due to its action on muscles, on the glandular system, and against pain. It already has been given several market authorizations as indicated for: blepharospasm, spasmodic stiff neck, and glabellar lines. Furthermore, several studies are ongoing to prove its effectiveness and usefulness for many other pathologies: treatment of pain following cervical spine surgery; action on salivary glands after trauma, hypertrophy, or hyper-salivation; analgesic action (acknowledged but still being experimented) on neuralgia, articular pain, and keloids scars due to its anti-inflammatory properties. Botulinum toxin injections in the cervico-facial area are more and more used and should be to be correctly assessed.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie maxillo-faciale et stomatologie, CHU Lapeyronie, 371 avenue du Doyen-Gaston-Giraud, Montpellier cedex 5, France. dominique.batifol@dbmail.com
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Batifol
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Boutray
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goudot
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lorenzo
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018726:Anti-Dyskinesia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001764:Blepharospasm / Q000188:drug therapy; D001905:Botulinum Toxins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods; D013543:Sweat Gland Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D018726:Anti-Dyskinesia Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D001905:Botulinum Toxins