Alan Scott, Doctor Behind the Medical Use of Botox, Dies at 89
An ophthalmologist and researcher, he discovered a drug that treated serious eye conditions. It also smoothed wrinkles — and an alternative industry was born.
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An ophthalmologist and researcher, he discovered a drug that treated serious eye conditions. It also smoothed wrinkles — and an alternative industry was born.
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He found the drug, once a poison and a weapon, to be effective for treatment of obscure eye diseases before it became the blockbuster fix for wrinkles and treating excessive perspiration.
Scott, a California native, was looking to help his patients who had eye disorders and discovered a way for the dangerous chemical to be used in medicine.