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County Durham Botox warning after 14 'adverse reactions'
A number of people have faced rare side effects after getting Botox, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA).It said 14 people from County Durham and Darlington had experienced "adverse reactions" following the cosmetic procedure, including eye drooping and double organisation said 10 people had required treatment so far and it was advising clinicians in the area to look out for symptoms in people who had received Botox County Council official Amanda Healy said it was working with UKHSA to investigate the causes of these effects.
The health agency said its initial investigations suggested the issue was not due to contaminated said symptoms of botulism in these cases were being reported a few weeks after people had received the procedureUKHSA official Joanna Darke said botulism was a rare infection which could be serious and could be caused by the toxins found in Botox. The toxins could then attack a person's nervous system and cause paralysis, she said. Dr Darke appealed for people in the area who had recently got Botox and were experiencing symptoms, such as slurred speech, to contact 111."There are effective treatments available," she Healy said aesthetic procedures were becoming more popular on the high street and that people should ensure their practitioner wore PPE, washed their hands and carried out a pre-consultation.
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