The accidental rise of Botox
3/18/202629 min
One of the deadliest poisons known to man is now used to treat wrinkles, migraines, and even, maybe, depression. How did that happen? Guests: Jean Carruthers, ophthalmologist and “godmother” of cosmetic Botox. David Simpson, neurologist at Mount Sinai hospital in New York. Axel Wollmer, psychiatrist at the Asklepios clinic in Hamburg, Germany. For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a great place to sign up for our newsletter, view show transcripts, and read more about the topics on our show. Also, email us! unexplainable@vox.com We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Sally Helm· Host1:09
It's Unexplainable. I'm Sally Helm. And a couple of months ago, I was up very early walking down the street in Manhattan. Oh, my Lord, there's someone on a 5:00 AM run. Wow. I was heading to the hospital to get this procedure that would help me learn to burp. Before that, I had been a lifelong