Alastair
& Jean Carruthers, MD
Dr. Jean Carruthers is an Aesthetic Facial Ophthalmologist and a Clinical
Professor of Ophthalmology with the Faculty of Medicine at the University
of British Columbia (UBC). Dr.
Alastair Carruthers is a Clinical Professor of Dermatology at the University
of British Columbia.
They have both
lectured worldwide on a variety of subjects pertaining to cosmetic ophthalmology,
including the cosmetic use of the BOTOX® procedure, which they founded
in 1987. Since this time, they have remained at the forefront of BOTOX®
research, development and education, publishing numerous articles using
their data. BOTOX® inhibits nerve impulses in muscles that cause everything
from frown lines and wrinkles to sweating. Today, BOTOX® is the most
commonly performed cosmetic procedure in North America. They are now
also researching the cosmetic use of the newest therapeutic neurotoxin,
botulinum type B, commercially produced as MyoBloc.