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Botox helps French cyclist Ferrand-Prévot relieve hip pain ahead of Rio Olympics

Botox injections have been popular in the United States for quite some time now, with millions of Americans looking to the procedure to give them a more youthful look. A study done by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons revealed that in 2012 Americans spent more than $11 billion on the procedure in an effort to enhance their facial appearance. Apparently botox can also have an impact on other areas of the body, as French cyclist Pauline Ferrand-Prévot learned in the months leading up to the Rio Olympics.

Ferrand-Prévot, who will represent France in the mountain biking and road biking competitions, used the procedure to address the pain associated with a pinched sciatic nerve in her hip.