BOTOX FOR MIGRAINES
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Southwestern Colorado ENT providers recommend injections of botulinum toxin—commonly known by its trade name, Botox®—as a preventive therapy for people with chronic migraines that do not improve with the use of medication.
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Botox® is a purified protein made from a type of bacterium, Clostridium botulinum. Research has shown that Botox® can prevent migraines from occurring in adults when injected into specific areas of the head and neck. It is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of chronic migraines.
What is Botox for chronic migraine used for?
Botox has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a preventative treatment for chronic migraine, which is characterized by headaches that occur at least 15 days per month and last four hours or more. Insurance companies usually require people to try at least two other “first-line” preventative medications before they will authorize and approve Botox for chronic migraine.