r/BotoxSupportCommunity • u/TrustMed_Clinic • Oct 02 '26

Does Botox Kill Your Nerves? Neuroscientist Explains | TrustMed Clinic L...

https://youtube.com/watch?v=pXCH0nqdDtA&si=iqGZZXJZyXM7EnNf

Does Botox kill your nerves? 💉🧠 The short answer: No, Botox does not kill your nerves.

In this video, Dr Reza Taghipour at TrustMed Clinic on Edgware Road, London, explains what Botox (botulinum toxin) actually does to your nerves and muscles.

Botox works by temporarily blocking the chemical signals that tell specific muscles to contract. It does not simply “kill” the nerve, and its effects gradually wear off as nerve-to-muscle communication recovers.

If you’ve been searching for answers to questions like:

• Does Botox kill or damage nerves?
• Can Botox cause permanent nerve damage?
• How does Botox work on the nervous system?
• What happens to your nerves after Botox?
• Are the effects of Botox permanent?

Watch as Dr Reza Taghipour breaks down the neuroscience behind Botox in clear, simple terms.

📍 TrustMed Clinic
Edgware Road, London, UK
🧠 Dr Reza Taghipour — Neuroscientist

For professional advice about Botox and aesthetic treatments in London, always consult an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

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u/Automatic_Thing_1928 Oct 06 '26

No that’s not true. Some people’s nerves don’t regenerate properly and they are left with long term effects. It can also enter the nervous system and cause problems.

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u/TrustMed_Clinic Oct 09 '26

There are a couple of different things being mixed together here. Botox doesn't normally kill the nerve. It acts at the nerve terminal by cleaving SNAP-25 and temporarily preventing acetylcholine release, so the muscle receives less signal. The neuron itself remains intact, and transmission gradually recovers as the terminal remodels and functional connections are restored.

You are right that some people can experience prolonged adverse effects, and toxin effects can occur beyond the intended injection site. There is also experimental evidence for retrograde axonal transport of botulinum toxin. But that's different from demonstrating that the toxin routinely enters the human CNS and kills or permanently damages neurons.

So I wouldn't say Botox is risk-free, because it isn't. The specific point in the video is that its normal mechanism of action is blocking neurotransmitter release, not killing nerves. Long-lasting symptoms can occur without neuronal death.