Bocouture is a prescription anti-wrinkle treatment designed to temporarily reduce moderate to severe frown lines, crow's feet, and forehead lines in adults under 65 years.
Key Features:
Botulinum neurotoxin type A blocks cholinergic transmission at the neuromuscular junction by inhibiting the release of acetylcholine
Bocouture is free from complexing proteins
Treatment Areas:
Glabellar frown lines
Periorbital lines
Horizontal forehead lines
Composition:
Botulinum toxin type A, free from complexing proteins. The additional ingredients are human albumin and sucrose.
Contraindications of Bocouture:
Hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of the excipients
Generalised disorders of muscle activity (e.g. myasthenia gravis, Lambert- Eaton syndrome)
Infection or inflammation at the proposed injection site
Who Should Not Use Bocouture?
The injection of Bocouture is not recommended for patients with a history of aspiration or dysphagia
Patients suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Patients with other diseases which result in peripheral neuromuscular dysfunction
In targeted muscles that display pronounced weakness or atrophy
Additional Information:
EMC: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/600/smpc
Patient Information Leaflet: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.600.pdf