The Evolution of Botox Use

Name: The Evolution of Botox Use
Uploaded: 2025-07-29T16:00:32+00:00
Duration: 26 s
Channel: Dr. Charles Mok
Description: Dr. Charles Mok traces Botox approvals from 2003, when the FDA cleared it for the glabella at 20 units (though 30 is more effective), through crow's feet…

29 Jul 2025 · 0 min

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Dr. Charles Mok traces Botox approvals from 2003, when the FDA cleared it for the glabella at 20 units (though 30 is more effective), through crow's feet a decade later, to the forehead in 2017. A straightforward look at how the treatment expanded over time.

Questions this video answers

2003

20 units (speaker states it 'should be 30' but that the approval used 20 units).

About 10 years after 2003 (speaker: 'about 10 years later').

2017

Botox came out first in 2003, and it was specifically for the Glabella, which is right between the eyes. They did 20 units at a time, which turns out that's not the right dose. It should be 30, but it's 20 units between the eyes. And that was the first indication. We learned how to use it in other spots at that time. They then subsequently got the indication for the wrinkles around the eyes or the so called crow's feet about 10 years later. And then in 2017, they had the indication for the forehead. Now, we've been treating all those areas all that time, but that's when they got the FDA approvals for them.