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The sales of Botox for cosmetic use were estimated to be around $360 million, he said.
According to an F.D.A. official, the agency plans to approve Botox for cosmetic use.
So when Botox was approved in April for cosmetic use by the Food and Drug Administration, she jumped at the opportunity.
The F.D.A. considered it an "unapproved and misbranded drug" in part because it contained bimatoprost, which is approved for glaucoma treatment but not for cosmetic use.
Though sales of the drug are expected to increase with F.D.A. approval for cosmetic use, Botox has been used to erase wrinkles for the past decade.
Botox, a wildly popular treatment for wrinkles, was approved yesterday by the Food and Drug Administration for cosmetic use to treat frown lines.
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Sales for the cosmetic use of Botox were $600 million in 2007.
It was also approved for the cosmetic use of smoothing vertical wrinkles between the eyebrows.
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