Turning Back the Clock with Botox Simon Cowell became famous for judging talent on American Idol, America’s Got Talent, The X Factor, and similar shows. In his mid-fifties, he cheerfully admits to using Botox to make him look much younger than his years. How does Botox eliminate facial wrinkles? Botox injections contain very minute amounts of botulinum, a toxin that causes muscle paralysis around the injection site by blocking the release of acetylcholine from motor neurons. Because the muscles can’t contract, the skin smooths out, and facial wrinkles are diminished or eliminated.
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