Botox Informative Speech

Improved Essays
Ashley
Beach
February
10,
2015
Communications
111
Informative
Speech
Medical
Use of Botox
I. Introduction
A.
Throughout the history of perfecting modern medicine, there have been many medical breakthroughs that have changed the perception of medical treatment.
B.
Medline
Plus
describes botox or botulinum toxin as a type of drug created by clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that blocks nerve communication between muscles, causing the muscles to paralyze and not contract. C.
There
are many misconceptions about the idea of botox and its effectiveness.
Cosmetically,
botox has been known to have a negative outlook for people who use it as an anti-­‐aging remedy to decrease wrinkles.
D.
In my speech,
I
will explain the misconceptions of botox and

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