StriVectin SD ($135.00, StriVectin.com) started to be developed as a stretch mark cream in the U.S., as its peptide content could be used to increase collagen synthesis. However, it was later used and marketed as a wrinkle cream under the popular advertising slogan, “Better than BotoxTM?”
Is StriVectin SD Better Than Botox?
Unfortunately, no. In fact, a 2006 study compared the efficacy of botulinum toxin type A (Botox™), placebo injection, StriVectin-SD®, Wrinkle Relax™, and HydroDerm™ (with palmitoyl oligopeptide), and...
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