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This photo is a promotional photo for botox. When looking through photos for botox I found that many of the models for the photos are younger looking. I found this photo interesting and important how something like this can trick younger women into thinking they need to get these procedures because other young women are. Promoting botox using a young model promotes young women to be their clients.

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This video shows a women who set a world record on the most cosmetic surgeries ever. Even going as far as getting work done on her hands so they don't look old and her veins don't show. She said she got all of these treatments to look youthful and beautiful. She says she feels like a young spirit and when she looks in the mirror she said she doesn't want to see an old face looking back at her. This video is important because getting all of these procedures can be very dangerous and even lead to death. People need to understand the danger that comes with doing these procedures and that it's not worth risking your life so you can look a little younger.

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Woman Takes Anti-Age Surgeries to Extreme - ABC News

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This photo is of Bella Hadid, she is a supermodel and is very popular on Instagram. Many girls are jealous over her sharp jawline , cheekbones and her nose. Many look at these photos of her and believe that she's all natural. While it also encourages others that if they too get botox and filler then they can look like Bella Hadid. I believe this before and after photo is important for women to see, especially younger women that look up to her. For the women that want to look like her, know that she doesn't look like that naturally.

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This video shows a young kid that's 8 years old, mother giving her botox because of the pressure of pageants. The mother claims that other parents with their kids in the pageants told her that she has lines on her face. The young girl says that when she looks in the mirror she tells her mother when she see's a wrinkle and they fix it. She also believes that she looks beautiful when getting the botox. This is an important video because it needs to be known that their can be pressure from pageants and even your own parents. It's scary that an 8 year old is worried about how they look and is already concerned about aging.

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This article discusses about how young women have been marketed botox. It talks about the clients who believe that if they start getting botox at an early age it will reduce their chances of getting wrinkles in the future. Botox is a large expense considering it only lasts for 4-6 months, meaning you would have to keep going to get it done. This article is important because it discusses the costly expense of getting botox regularly, and it talks about how younger women are being marketed it for further profit.

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The battle against wrinkles has lasted for centuries. Long before surgical facelifts, people ingested powders and potions, stretched their faces using thread and tape, and rubbed their skin with Crisco, acid and animal blood to fight the signs of aging.

But when the FDA approved Botox for cosmetic use in 2002, it forever changed the anti-aging market. Since then, 11 million Americans have been forking over hundreds of dollars per session to have a licensed provider inject the drug into their facial muscles, a process that temporarily paralyzes their facial movement and erases existing wrinkles.

Capitalizing on cultural pressure for women's bodies and faces to stay forever young, Botox manufacturer Allergan started marketing the product to the typical middle-aged everywoman. It paid off: Over 90 percent of users are women. Almost 60 percent are between the ages of 45 and 54.

However, a small - but growing - number of younger women have started turning to this anti-aging "wonder drug." Today, almost 20 percent of Botox users are in the 30-39 age demographic. Responding to the advice of many dermatologists who preach prevention, these young women are using Botox as a deterrent, hoping that it will halt the development of facial creases and wrinkles down the road.

In my forthcoming book " Botox Nation," I show how Botox is now aggressively marketed to young women as a drug with curative and preventive powers that can permanently prolong the appearance of youth.

A lifetime of maintenance

The belief that Botox is preventive has been circulating for almost as long as the drug itself. The idea is that long-term paralysis of facial movement will mean no facial wrinkles. It's a theory promoted in magazine articles by beauty and medical "experts" who tell young women that the best time to start using Botox is when their wrinkles are minimally visible.

However, the theory of preventative Botox use is flawed. Botox's ability to freeze the youthful face is fleeting: The effect only lasts four to six months. So because Botox's effects are temporary, they only really prevent wrinkles if you get injections two to three times a year. Botox may conceal wrinkles, but as soon as an individual stops using Botox, those wrinkles reappear. To start young, then, means to enlist in a lifetime of treatment.

Nonetheless, media messages about Botox regularly advocate these proactive efforts, oftentimes glossing over the fact that repeat injections are required.

In my research I found that news coverage of Botox was peppered with preventative claims, such as "You want to clean up your room before it gets too dirty" or "I do tons of Botox because I believe in holding yourself in place to prevent aging."

Likewise, when I interviewed young Botox users, they told me things like "I use Botox because it's a preemptive strike" and "If you start using Botox early, it totally prevents your lines from getting deeper." There was the general feeling among users that you should begin a lifelong regimen of preventative aesthetics early in life - before reaching thirty - in order to gradually "freeze" your youthful look in place. To them this was preferable to starting treatment at a later age - after wrinkles had emerged - which would drastically alter the face's appearance, making it obvious that it had been treated.

The fact that young, wrinkle-free women are freezing their faces in time speaks volumes about the demands American culture places on women to stay young and beautiful.

Treatments become 'crack like'

Regular visits to the Botox doctor come at a financial - and, in some cases, physical - cost.

The expense of a single Botox treatment is between US$300 and $400, which initially seems much more affordable than a face-lift (a procedure that can cost upwards of $6,000). However a woman who starts using Botox in her 20s or 30s will end up spending much, much more if she undergoes regular treatments to prevent the effects from wearing off.

It should also be noted that Botox is derived from botulism, the deadliest toxin on the planet. Even though the drug is, for the most part, safe, there have been reports of adverse effects , including blurred vision, ptosis (drooping eyelids), slurred speech and progressive muscle weakness. Among the Botox users I interviewed, a handful reported suffering from debilitating headaches for days after the injection. One woman suffered from ptosis.

Botox's temporary results can also lead to compulsive, repetitive behaviors. In my interviews, many women said they weren't able to stop the treatments. They spoke of Botox as if it were a drug, one that left them dependent on its short-lived effects. As one woman told me, she was "crack-like" about her Botox injections, rushing to her dermatologists' office the moment she noticed faint brow wrinkles. Not only did women report feeling addicted to Botox, it also seemed serve as a gateway to other cosmetic procedures, such as dermal fillers.

'Dermal filler' via www.shutterstock.com

The multi-billion-dollar beauty and anti-aging industry cultivates feelings of personal inadequacy to convince people to buy their products.

For example, one advertisement for Botox asserted: "It is really up to you. You can choose to live with wrinkles. Or you can choose to live without them." This projects the message that control over our aging faces is putatively in our grasp. If we "choose to live" with our wrinkles, we are complicit in our own aging and, therefore, have consciously decided to not live up to society's standards of beauty.

As long as women are held to these unattainable standards, the urge to freeze the face in place will persist.

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Why are young women without wrinkles using Botox?

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The battle against wrinkles has lasted for centuries. Long before surgical facelifts, people ingested powders and potions, stretched their faces using thread and tape, and rubbed their skin with Crisco, acid and animal blood to fight the signs of aging. But when the FDA approved Botox for cosmetic use in 2002, it forever changed the anti-aging market.

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This video discusses the rise in botox procedures in younger women. It talks about how women are posting selfies all the time and editing with filters that now they feel like they need more. The girl interviewed goes every 5 months to get botox. She says she doesn't mind the cost because she believes that its an investment into her future. This is an important video because it talks about the issue of the influence that social media has and young women investing so much of their money into getting botox treatments.

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Botox Use Among Millennials Is Skyrocketing: Selfies, Social Media Could Be To Blame | TODAY

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This article talks about the shift in women in their early 20s getting botox. It suggests that younger women getting botox so early can actually age them. The effect of social media is making young women constantly compare themselves to touched up images.They also compare themselves to people that have botox and filler done. This article is important because it discusses the issue of social media and women comparing themselves to girls.

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Here’s What You Need to Know About Preventative Botox in Your 20s

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Top derms weigh in on what is (and isn’t) the best game plan.

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This photo shows the before and after of what a middle aged women looks like from getting botox. There is a major difference but she doesn't look plastic or fake. Some people think that you have to look fake to have had botox or plastic surgery but that isn't always the case. Some procedures can look very natural where you would just think the person aged well. This photo is important to bring awareness to the fact that many women can have botox and you may not know. It's important to try to not compare yourself so much to other people.

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This article discusses the issue with women purchasing pricey anti-aging products that haven't scientifically proven to remove a wrinkle. Also mentions how negatively women feel about themselves aging and how Botox has became one of the most popular procedures.

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I have been a clinical dermatologist for over 25 years. "Do no harm" was the oath I took in 1987, when I graduated from medical school. In some ways, it's a vague expression. Do no physical harm? Do no financial harm? Do no emotional harm? Eventually I came to believe that the oath meant all of those things. But doing no harm can sometimes be more difficult than it seems, especially in a practice like dermatology.

On a daily basis I experience the pain and humiliation of my patients - mostly women, but men too - who feel inadequate about themselves physically. How can I look younger? How do I get rid of this wrinkle? One woman asked me, "Why do I look 70 years old?" Of course the answer is because she is 70 years old. Instead of seeking out a miracle cure, as many of my patients do, I advised her to apply a well-formulated moisturizer twice daily.

Despite the ongoing battles in the media about whether skincare is a waste of time and money, there is ample research that supports the use of well-formulated skincare products to optimize skin health. Science has even shown that applying moisturizers can minimize the symptoms of certain skin conditions like eczema, rosacea, and even, acne. In addition, applying quality moisturizers can temporarily improve the appearance of skin by increasing the water content of the most superficial skin layer. But never has a moisturizer been shown to permanently get rid of a skin wrinkle or fold.

The fact is, science has yet to discover a single ingredient that can permanently reverse the aging process. And yes, aging is a gradual, irreversible and inevitable process. And yet, our culture has very unfortunately made aging into a battle. Although everyone must come to terms with his or her own mortality, the dreaded wrinkle has become our favorite scapegoat.

On a daily basis I experience the pain and humiliation of my patients who feel inadequate about themselves physically.

So what do many of us do? We spend an astronomical amount of money on cosmetic procedures and skincare products. One particular skincare "anti-aging" product is sold to physicians' offices for $81 per ounce and sold to the patient for $162 per ounce. (The advantages, disadvantages and morality of medical office skincare endorsement and sales is a topic for a different article). Keep in mind that over-the-counter anti-aging products are typically classified as cosmetics, meaning that manufacturers can't really claim such products can change the skin because, by law, the products would then be classified as a drug and have to get pre-market approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

Despite all of these caveats, however, well-marketed "anti-aging" skincare products, some with temporary benefits, continue to fly off drug store shelves.

Meanwhile, we inject botulism toxin, also known as Botox. According to the Cosmetic Surgery National Data Bank Statistics, the most common nonsurgical procedure in 2016 was botulism toxin injection, with more than 4.5 million treatments performed. Botulism toxin is injected into the forehead to paralyze the muscles so they can no longer move the face. This gives the skin a chance to rest, and yes, over time and with repeated Botox injections, even temporarily diminishes the appearance of nasty wrinkles. This means, of course, replacing the dreaded wrinkle with an expressionless forehead, sometimes to the point of plasticity. (This is not a youthful look I might add.) But it does solve the problem, at least temporarily, of the wrinkle.

In addition, many patients ask for fillers. The cheeks are plumped up and areas that were once occupied by fat are filled in, all with the intention of looking younger. A little here and a little there, a little more here and a little more there. Suddenly, the face has been transformed. The natural proportions of the cheeks are gone, the lips can swell to the point where they appear to be stuck in a perpetual pucker, and yes, the face looks different. Younger? Not so much. Just different.

It is a absolutely a woman's right to consensually alter her own appearance in an effort to look beautiful - whatever that means to her - and feel better about herself. Not a popular thing to say, but the truth is, when a woman has all this "correction" done, and leaves a room, the commentary is rarely, "she looks beautiful." No, instead you all too often hear the quiet whispers of those four dreaded words: "She had work done." This isn't judgment, just reality.

Don't get me wrong; there are definite medical reasons for Botox injections and even facial fillers. And it is a very good thing that there are trained cosmetic dermatologists and plastic surgeons who can perform these procedures safely. But they still carry risks, and for what?

A culture that sends the message that the aging face is inadequate, that wrinkles are unacceptable (but a plasticized forehead isn't), that thin lips are a defect (but swollen lips are OK) is twisting itself into knots of unattainable beauty standards. Perhaps, if not for ourselves, for our daughters and granddaughters, we should stop reinforcing these norms. Besides, shouldn't the question be, how could I become the healthiest version of myself?

Again, there is absolutely nothing wrong with physical beauty. And if you are one of the 2% of the population that won the genetic lottery, good for you. But do keep in mind that even the individuals considered singularly attractive are aging. Based purely on cultural norms, all physical beauty fades.

Aging is a gradual, irreversible and inevitable process. And yet, our culture has made aging into a battle.

From a medical perspective, optimal looking skin is a result of a healthy body and soul. Not the sexiest answer, and not the one that most people want to hear, but it is the truth. Skin is an organ. It serves many functions. It protects us from environmental stressors, from bacteria, fungus and other infections, from allergens and from the damaging effects of ultraviolet light.

To perform all of these duties well, skin should be well hydrated. So yes, apply a well-formulated moisturizer twice daily. Protect the skin from the damaging rays of the sun, wear sunscreen, daily, liberally and often. Eat a healthy diet, get adequate nights of sleep and exercise.

At the end of the day, this is what I tell my patients: Aging is powerful. Aging is a growing process that yields wisdom, confidence and insight. And while it might seem ironic coming from someone with my job description, I think we need to embrace it.

It may sound trite, but defining ourselves by something other than our looks is one of the wisest things we can do. Kindness matters. Accomplishment matters. Rectitude matters. Health matters. And none of these things comes in a syringe or a bottle. That, my friends, is the definition of "do no harm!"
Fayne Frey, M.D., is a board-certified clinical and surgical dermatologist practicing in West Nyack, New York, where she specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer. She has consulted for numerous media outlets, including NBC, USA Today, and, the Huffington Post, and educates consumers on effective skincare treatments at FryFace.com. She is a fellow of both the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery.

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Opinion | Fayne Frey: Why I tell my dermatology patients to embrace aging, not fight it

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I have been a clinical dermatologist for over 25 years. "Do no harm" was the oath I took in 1987, when I graduated from medical school. In some ways, it's a vague expression. Do no physical harm? Do no financial harm? Do no emotional harm?