Botox is a drug doctors have been using for years to treat wrinkles and facial creases. Botox is a brand name of a toxin made by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. There are other brands such as dysport and xeomin. Botox is the term you here most often because it was the first injectable botulinum toxin.
A bacterium called Clostridium botulinum makes the neurotoxins used in BOTOX . Healthcare providers use a specific type of the bacteria (type A) for medical injections.