When was Botox approved by the FDA?

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by Marisa Wexler, MS |

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Botox first received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 1989 for use in two rare eye disorders. Approvals for upper and lower limb spasticity and neurogenic detrusor overactivity (overactive bladder), two common symptoms of multiple sclerosis, came in the 2010s.