The Discovery of Botox
- Author
- BBC World Service
- Published
- Tue 22 Aug 2017
- Episode Link
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csv28j
How an ophthalmologist and a dermatologist in Vancouver, Canada, discovered that small amounts of a deadly toxin could make frown lines disappear. Chloe Hadjimatheou spoke to Drs Jean and Alastair Carruthers about their breakthrough.
Photo: Doctor injecting a woman's face with botulinum toxin. Copyright: Pascal Goetgheluck/Science Photo Library.
