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The Accidental Rise of Botox

Season 12, episode 2325 min

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One of the deadliest poisons known to man is now used to treat wrinkles, migraines, and even, maybe, depression. How did that happen?
This is a special episode from Unexplainable podcast from Vox and the Vox Media Network.
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.

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