FDA okays Botox for bladder woes: Which ones?

(CBS) Botox for bladder problems? It's a done deal, now that the FDA has approved injections of Allergan's botulinum toxin product for treating bladder control problems associated with spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis.

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"Urinary incontinence associated with neurologic conditions can be difficult to manage," said George Benson, deputy director of the FDA's dvision of reproductive and urologic products. "Botox offers another treatment option for these patients."

These bladder problems traditionally have been treated via bladder-relaxing medications and urinary catheters.

Botox injections work by boosting the storage capacity of the bladder and curbing urinary incontinence, in which urine leaks from the bladder.

Botox is also used to treat facial wrinkles, chronic migraines, severe underarm sweating, muscle stiffness, and eyelid twitching.

WebMD has more on urinary incontinence and overactive bladder.