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World Service,08 Aug 2012,9 mins

Twenty-five years of Botox

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It's quarter of a century since the world's most popular cosmetic treatment was discovered by two doctors working in Vancouver. The husband and wife team discovered the skin-smoothing properties of botulinum toxin, which until then had been viewed primarily as a poison. Photo: Associated Press

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