Sarah Haskins has a lot to say about ads targeted to women. Take Botox. What is it really.
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Sarah Haskins has a lot to say about ads targeted to women. Take Botox. What is it really.
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Just when you think Bridezillas couldn't get any scarier, the New York Times reports on a gauche new wedding trend: The bridal cosmetic surgery party. Yep, now in addition to spending $300 on a ruffled puce dress, bridesmaids are being asked to have a little Botox, Restylane, and even boob jobs before the big day — and it's not even their big day.
“If I were 25 or 26 and getting married, a bracelet, necklace, or matching earrings would be fine,” says a bride-to-be who took her bridesmaids to a medspa.
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Now it's no secret that celebrities and models like to binge on the botox, to keep their faces looking super-smooth – some will even admit to it. But now, it seems that brides-to-be are booking botox en masse – for all their bridesmaids!
According to the New York Times, this new trend comes partly from women getting married older, partly because of the popularity of posting all the bridal pics straight up on Facebook – for everyone to see – and also just because having botox is increasingly becoming seen as a normal part of a beauty regime – at least on the American side of the pond.
Now I'm very much on the fence where botox is concerned – I think it's entirely a matter of personal judgement, but I do believe that if every other girl in the bridal party was getting 'a little something done' then it would be hard to resist the pressure, even if it was something you didn't want to do. One girl interviewed in the New York Times article, was even tried to be forced into getting a boob job – so that all the bridesmaids had the same cleavage.
It's no secret that many celebrities use Botox to keep their skin wrinkle-free, but as far as who's using it. Now that's a secret. Most stars don't want to talk about Botox at all, but a few have opened up to discuss their opinions.
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It's only been six years since the FDA approved Botox for cosmetic purposes, but considering the fact that Americans spent $1.2 billion on it last year alone, it's not going away anytime soon. People usually have strong opinions of Botox — some think it's a godsend, while others think it's feeding a youth-obsessed culture — but they often have just as many questions. Think you know all about this drug.
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I mostly "know" Dr. Jean-Louis Sebagh because of his line of pricey skin care, but celebrities know him as their Botox go-to guy. He was one of the first doctors to use Botox for cosmetic purposes, and now that the wrinkle-stopping injection has become more common, he has plenty to say about it in an interview with the Telegraph.
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A while back, remember how Botox injections were approved to help with excessive sweating. Well you may want to put a hold on using Botox for anything, because the FDA has issued a warning against Botox, since 16 deaths have been reportedly caused by it.
In case you didn't know it, Botox is made from the botulinum toxin, and it's often injected into the face to relax muscles and make wrinkles disappear. In rare instances the toxin can spread to other parts of the body, causing the muscles used for breathing and swallowing to weaken and become paralyzed, potentially proving fatal.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about Botox which is said to have caused the deaths of children who were being medically treated with the drug.
Botox injections are used by many moms to smooth out wrinkle ridden areas of their faces, but its side effects can be lethal.
A CNN story reported:
In rare cases, the toxin can spread beyond the injection site to other parts of the body, paralyzing or weakening the muscles used for breathing and swallowing, a potentially fatal side effect, the FDA said.
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The administration classified the number of cases they are looking into as a "relative handful." The article said:
The FDA said the deaths it is investigating so far all involve children, mostly cerebral palsy patients being treated for spasticity in their legs.
It should come as no surprise that injecting a deadly poison into your skin can have dangerous side effects. And although Botox is largely considered safe, some people say it's a lot riskier than we'd thought.
Consumer advocacy group Public Citizen is asking the FDA to issue a black-box warning for Botox and Myobloc, another botulism-based injectable, after it determined that treatments with the toxins resulted in 180 complications and 16 deaths.
