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FDA approves first competitor for Botox in years

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BOSTON -- Move over Botox, there's a new option for smoothing wrinkles that may last even longer.

The FDA has approved the first competitor for Botox in years.

It's called Daxxify and works like Botox to relax facial muscles, but it lasts longer–for most people, six months or more compared to only about three months with Botox. 

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