Botox helps to dry the tears

Excessive tearing can be cause serious emotional and physical problems for humans. but Today, doctors suggest a new radical way of getting rid of Disorder - Botox injections.

Epiphora

Epiphora   slezotocheneie unregulated or permanent - is not a too rare disorder, which is characterized by an almost uncontrollable the release of tears. If a person is crying when cutting onions or during what some emotional moments in my life, it is absolutely normal and temporary. But hundreds of thousands of people are faced with a constant lacrimation, which is called in medicine epiphora . Although the disorder is not life threatening or visually impaired such people, it still can be very strong irritant as eye surgeon says David Anderson of the University Hospital Southampton.

"These people are constantly has to wipe his eyes, they see everything, they say, in divorce ", - the expert explains. Excessive tearing caused problem with drainage of tears, which provide a "lubricant" eyes, protecting them from damage and keeping health. Tears is combination of water, oil and mucus. The lacrimal glands under the upper eyebrow isolated water constantly, and oil, produced in small meibomian gland in the centuries, forms a film over this water, which prevents its evaporation.

Mucus is released goblet cells on the surface of the eye. It is thanks to "tack" mucus water is attached to the eyeball. When we blink, the circular muscles of the eye contract and help pump out the tears, forming a perfect film. The old tears have washed away through the holes in the corners of the eyelids, which lead to the nose. That is why when a person crying is often a runny nose.

Botox injections can help reduce the activity of the lacrimal glands, causing their partial paralysis and thereby reducing the number of permanently allocated tears. However, it is important not to overdo it with a similar paralysis because tears are needed eyes. Exist and other methods of treatment that should be discussed with your doctor. (READ MORE)

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