{"product_id":"death-to-beauty-eugene-m-helveston-9780253067807","title":"Death to Beauty: The Transformative History of Botox","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1970s, Dr. Alan Scott sought to selectively weaken eye muscles to treat strabismus (when one or both eyes are misaligned) without surgery. After failed attempts with other agents, Scott developed a method to stabilize the bacteria that causes botulism, culminating in a drug that eventually became known as Botox\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eDeath to Beauty, \u003c\/i\u003e Eugene M. Helveston, MD, follows the unlikely story of botulism's 1817 discovery in contaminated German sausages, to its use in military and research facilities, to Scott, an ophthalmologist who aimed to safely use the drug in humans. Scott struggled alone as an unknown in the pharmaceutical industry, searching for clinical trial financing and FDA approval, which he achieved at a fraction of the billions big pharma usually spends to bring a drug to market. Eventually, the company Allergan bought him out, capitalizing on the possibilities for cosmetic uses. Scott's formula was renamed \"Botox\" and reached annual sales in the billions. After the sale, Scott received no further compensation from Botox sales and remained the same unassuming man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating walk through the intricate history of how the world's deadliest toxin starting as a treatment for crossed eyes became a routine tool for the cosmetic industry, \u003ci\u003eDeath to Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e will make you rethink success, beauty, and deadly bacteria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eugene M. Helveston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0253067804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253067807\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.37w x 0.57d","brand":"Eugene M. Helveston","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44598709747967,"sku":"9780253067807","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c8a049c-c0e8-4e3e-90a7-965e8299b529.jpg?v=1702383996","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-to-beauty-eugene-m-helveston-9780253067807","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}