Remember when medical procedures used to have a Code of Ethics?...me neither...seriously, are we living in a Banana Republic all of a sudden...this lack of regulations concerning elective medical surgeries on dependents is utterly third world....America wtf are you doing....doctors of this profession should be ashamed...not making UA-cam videos laughing about it....
@@anjanewkirk Parents who are bonkers have sadly always existed, but for it to be legal and for someone to not contact CPS instead of taking the money and inject a child is crazy making.
The absolute WORST part was she admitted that SHE was injecting her child, but she said it as if that was going to make it better or okay?? Like ma’am I’m fairly certain you’re not a Dr. / physician / certified medical professional with the KNOWLEDGE necessary to perform the administration of the Botox with minimal risks possible
I was a nanny for a plastic surgeon in my 20’s in the early-mid 2000’s and he told me I didn’t need Botox, and if I decided to get it to wait until my late 30’s. He saw even then that ”preventative” botox was becoming a selling point. I’m so glad I took his advice. I had botox a couple of times at different areas of my forehead in my late 30’s and just didn’t like the frozen forehead look on myself. I like being able to emote, and at 43 barely have any fine lines on my face. I noticed if I’m dehydrated they tend to show up more and that’s when I know to drink more water. I also think women look so beautiful when they smile and their eyes crinkle. I think “crows feet” specifically are look so good when women have them.
I agree. I've had some botox, but never wanted it for crows feet, which look very nice I think. I'm a photographer, so I look at a lot of smiles and when you disrupt that natural anatomic function, it looks very weird.
I agree 100% about the crows feet. I made a mistake this year of getting more than usual on routine spots and added the crows feet. Biggest mistake!! When I smiled, it looked fake and I was miserable! I will never have my crows feet treated again. ** it also made my eyes feel lazy (which makes sense considering how close the botox is to the eyes) I felt insecure about my smile & anxious with my lazy eyes. It was awful
Crows feet are sooo beautiful. When I started getting them in my early 20's, I started to freak out until I looked at my whole face and realized they enhanced my smile. Also, have you seen Audrey Hepburn when she was elderly? She is absolutely stunning, ESPECIALLY with her crow's feet ❤
@lemondrop7305 Wow, again such LOW standards for men. If you're a man who doesn't speak up to protect your child so as not to "risk the marriage" you are just as abusive as the mom putting Botox in her young daughter's face. That isn't a man. That's a little boy.
1.Please please please go to a professional with a medical license PLEASE 2.If you're giving your child botox, that is child abuse and I hope someone calls CPS. We only get to be a kid once and that is robbing that child of her most carefree years. Shame on her!
There are lots of abhorrent things adult people are doing to children in the name of beauty or mental health. We need to protect our children from barbaric decisions made by adults. I’m not going to get political here but c’mon it doesn’t take a genius to understand the monstrosity of altering children. ☮️
Thank you so much for telling this truth about this "anti-aging" nonsense. My face is a good mix of my late Mom and Dad, plus all my ancestors. I am pretty proud of it!!! (I turn 70 next week).
FYI, my mom had a syndrome where her eyes would close involuntarily and 30 yrs ago they used Botox in her lids so she could drive a car. There was/is a good use for this stuff guys.
@@herpaderp-bp4pe Indeed. I get botox for severe chronic migraines. Without botox injections I have attacks with stroke-like symptoms and severe pain almost every day.
I love your term "senior face". I have always cringed at referring to my face as looking old, because "what's old?". Was my face old when I turned 40, 50, 60, or when I turned 70? Now in my mid-70's I see my grandmother in the mirror. That's okay, I loved her. She wore that face and I loved how she looked, thus I can love it on me as well. And being "senior" is a privilege. I won't try to look young, only the best I can at this age. Keeping my skin care up, eating well and exercising. This is good for my present body and future one. Just take care of yourselves, go organic and know your water source.
My mom’s face has changed enough recently for people to finally treat her more carefully as she’s “older”. I am seeing how she responds to looking “old”; and I never want her to feel that she needs to change. She is so beautiful, there is nothing to fix, she is also very active and focused on enjoying life, the world she sees rather than what she wants the world to think. ❤
When I was in my 20's, I was a hairdresser. I will NEVER forget one of my coworkers telling me I'm so pretty but, I have lines on my forehead. I'm 57 now. I still don't care about the lines on my forehead!
i love your straightforwardness, the fact that you give good reasonings behind your opinions, and the fact that you don't overreact to the outrageous things even though you stress how outrageous they are
Hearing young ladies say they think they need Botox before 21 years old because they feel like they look old is so sad! Sadly, getting Botox so young actually is making the young ladies look much older (in a bad way). I just wish our society embraced women aging and we uplifted each other on the journey. It’s a huge blessing to live to be old, many would have given anything to do so!
We see 15yo coping the make of Instagram models making they look a decade older…. then they go and use Botox and fillers in their late teens and early 20s making they look two decades older. Is a feedback loop cause they’ll never be happy with the results. 😢
Thank you Dr Linkov for what you do. I am 45, and I have had Botox injections few times since my early 40s… I trust my providers and I love how I look. Thank you for the education without fear mongering. I also appreciate the compassion.
This is me at 58, still saying I’m never going to have any work done. I hate the fact that so many woman tend to favor one another now. Where is the uniqueness anymore? LOVE your channel as always ☺️! 🌸
same - i have battled acne for decades and went to a really good dermatology clinic that offered 'free' wrinkle shots. i told them that's the normal that i want to keep for as long as possible. heartbreaking that these people will NEVER know what they would have naturally looked like over time. if i want a plastic face...i better have hands and a neck to match, so i'll wait a few more decades. ;)
People have always followed trends….even the trend of thinking “this generation is worse than older generations” in any context. You can’t even have a unique thought but are on here asking where is the uniqueness….lmao
@ Bless your heart. I’m not sure how I could’ve survived the rest of this week without your incredibly meticulous insight into my opinion. Happy Holidays! 🌸
Wrinkles are just a sign of maturity and does not imply being less attractive. It is natural to age and that naturality can be seen to be just as much or even more attractive or beautiful than a youthful appearance.
I get your sentiment and ageing of the skin shouldn't be some thing to avoid at a costs, but in reality most people find skin without wrinkles or with minimal wrinkles to be most attractive
@@inanimatemist8610Who are "most people"? Why are you making assumptions of what other people think based off of your own personal beliefs? Social media ageism and societal standards of beauty are not "most people".
@herpaderp-bp4pe People value youth and beauty, I could list many reasons and examples, such as human biogical reasons, also your comment makes no sense, society standards exist because they represent general ideas of most of the populous, and various froms of media are created and made to represent widely seen social values in the populous
I always love you and Stephanie coming together to speak the truth! She’s such a great content creator and I love when you guys bounce opinions off of eachother and double down on the real deal when it comes to the good, the bad, and the unfortunately ugly/scary side of plastic surgery/injections/fillers/Botox.. Merry Christmas, thanks for educating so many :)
Great video. I had botox during my 30's and stopped. Now 58 and still coming to terms with my ageing face. However, I refuse to bow to societal pressure to not age! It is a daily practice to be comfortable with it. As an Australian we grew up under harsh sun which is the biggest problem for me. Also as an Australian I love that you are using Stephanie's channel - she really does her research and provides a fresh approach!
This is why you go to professionals for Botox and fillers y’all. It’s not* a DIY craft project. And omg, Botox on children beyond medical use is child abuse. Edit: ** just had to add it a word I missed 😅
I'm less than 4 minutes in watching this video, and it is probably the most sensible video I've ever seen. Thanks for posting, and have a Merry Christmas.
This is a great analysis. I am a fan of both of you and I really like your commentary/responses because you’re very respectful and if you disagree with anything, you explain it in a logical way :) keep up the amazing work!
DIY Botox kits at the pharmacy???!!!! People don’t know where it’s safe to inject and no manual could be big enough to cover everything you’d need to know. I’m a pharmacist and I guarantee you, people would bring it up to ask for counseling - no way, sorry all, but I don’t know where to put it either. And doing that to kids is criminal and I’m glad they got that mom’s face on the show. I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m judging her.
I just got Botox for migraines for the first time last week. I didn't realize that among the 31 standard injections are 3 around the eyebrows. I told my doctor I was worried about getting 'reality star face' and the told me not to worry about that. She encouraged me to do it anyway because this is part of the therapeutic standard injections and I should get the full treatment. She said we are doing a much lower dose and that reality star face won't happen. But it's totally happening!! I had no wrinkles before this. And now that my eyebrows are mostly paralyzed, there's all these weird bumps and creases on my forehead when i'm trying to emote. And it fucking hurts, actually. When I'm just chilling on my own I don't have pain, but if I'm having a conversation and just laughing along normally, I get a bunch of pain in my forehead I guess cause the muscles can't move. It's really horrible. I hate the way it looks and I never signed up for this. It totally makes me look older. It hurts. I wish I could reverse it.
@@rin-eri I get them to do it in the hairline and near the ears, from a pain clinic, mine come from jaw clenching, and that nerve can give you migraines, just a thought it may be the same for you. It's so much money.
People forget their looks are not a picture, frozen looks weird, even from a facelift it can effect your movement which is eerie. If you are trying to make a person that sees you perceive you well that plastic surgery isn't working the way you think. Humans are really good at reading things that are strange about your expression.
@@thiacari Yeah I think doing things like ballet really takes care of your posture. You can do it as a kid and that will remain with you the rest of your life. Also good skincare is way more important than having no wrinkles. People are so obsessed they think not having wrinkles make you look youthful and good, no, wrinkles are fine, laughlines make you look nice and aproachable.
@@thiacari Do you mean Tai chi? Actually one of the first things you learn in ballet as a little kid is to tuck your "bum" in and shoulders should be back and neutral and your neck long. Putting your shoulders back is something tons of people need in this computer/phone age and it helps you breathe properly and keeps your spine straight and avoids the neckpain so many suffer from because they are making a hump from typing. The elderly are especially prone to it as the spine sinks in so you should always try to keep your shoulders back and your head up. All kids should learn proper posture.
The kid must be taken away from the mother and jail that woman for child abuse. These kids can't be kids without narcissistic parents giving their children complexes.
Aging is a privilege and I'd much prefer to emote and not fixate on developing wrinkles. Honestly, avoiding the sun, wearing sunscreen, staying hydrated, eating nutritiously, moisturizing, and not smoking is enough for the majority of people to avoid premature aging if it's a concern.
absolutely - i was raised being told that a vanity obsession is a personality flaw. in/out hydration has also been a key for me. i am not against being/doing anything very responsibly, and legally - as long as mental health is strong.
There’s people who use your first sentence as an excuse to not do anything in terms of counteracting aging. If you’re not into Botox, then don’t, but personally, I do everything above, including Botox…which I get once a year, and it’s removed static lines in my forehead.
@BadMannerKorea and there's absolutely nothing wrong with people "doing nothing to counteract aging". As a society we need to let people age in peace and stop looking down on people (women especially) who choose to do it naturally. You're welcome to do whatever you want with your body, but recognize that not everyone has to or wants to do the same thing - and there's nothing wrong with that
@@dreadwolfrising Yeah and I already said you can do whatever you want, including the people who don’t do anything, but unfortunately I already most likely do and will look better for my age than you: : )
@BadMannerKorea that's not a very kind thing to say, is it? I think rather than putting others down you need to develop empathy and not be so judgemental based on appearances. (And FYI, people mistake me for being a teenager all the time but nice try 😘) Edit bc yt flagged me as spam: hun I have better things to do than argue in the yt comment section. Look inward
There is a middle ground imho: starting Botox in your fourties when lines start to become static and focusing on areas where botox makes a positive difference, like for the "11" frown lines (avoiding a permanent angry expression), a sensible dose, done by a professional injector.
Maybe avoiding looking angry all the time will prevent those lines too. When I was a child my mother said: don’t look angry because it will bevome permanent! Now at 55 I have lots of wrinkles, not a permanent angry face but many laugh lines
@@Prosperofcourseis not like people choose to be angry, worried, sad, etc. Your mom meant well but is a tad insensitive to say “is your fault your wrinkles don’t look cuter, maybe you should have smiled more”.
Dr. Linkov, We knew a child in the 1980’s who contracted botulism from improperly canned vegetables. She was in ICU fighting for her life. It left an indelible mark on us. She survived and recovered. When this trend began, I couldn’t imagine injecting a poison into the skin for surface beauty. 🤷♀️. Accept aging.
The sad thing about what that eight-year-old girl would never know about Botox had the mother not been so insecure and complained and whined in front of her only to make suggestions passively or directly. Either way it’s abuse!
Ive had dysport 1x at my dermatologist. I felt sick for a week after, extreme fatigue. I never did it again because it was scary and the doctor tried to tell me i must just have a cold. I know my body, it was the drug.
Dr. Linkov, some of your reactions when Stephanie was discussing the Kardashian’s not being able to properly smile or show facial expressions was hilarious!! I’m really glad it was addressed though because all of the Botox and filler certainly keeps Kim, Kylie, and the like from looking natural in any way, it’s really sad. Thanks for another really great video! I’m scared of Botox, but I know women younger than myself who use it. I, on the other hand, stick to Frownies and Retinol deep wrinkle cream with Hyaluronic acid . 😁
I got botox and lip filler twice. After watching your videos, i am considering not getting them again. It has been 6 months already, so far i am happy with my look. Exercising more helped. Might change my mind in summer again, hopefully not
Even highly experienced injectors (like in my case) can do a lot of damage in conjunction with some hidden problems in the patient's bodies. I had had 2x glabela botox without any problems. Then to the forehead and glabela-consequence? Two months after injection, still swollen eyes every morning, brow ptosis, eyelid ptosis, droopy eyes - still now, blurred vision, and a headache for three weeks. Not to mention, I still can't move my forehead at all for two months, but the wrinkles I wanted to remove the most, and actually the only ones I let my doctor talk me into, are back - the glabella ones. Watch out. Botox is not for everyone. And definitely not for me. I'm educated, but at what cost?
As we age it's normal to want to maintain a youthful reflection but the insanity of obsession with your appearance reminds me of saying that came from a weight loss doctor in So Cal. She said it's not what you're eating, it's what's eating you. There was a time when plastic surgeons actually counseled their patients to make sure they were doing things for the "right" reasons but thats all flown out the window now and mothers who are doing this to their children should be arrested for child endangerment. Just to plant the seed of insecurity in your child is truly a parents reflection of themselves as they live vicariously through their daughters. I was a patient of Dr Garth in BH CA and hes now doing the K family and frankly I have 2 surgeries that paint a whole different picture of future results. No one is thinking about tomorrow, it's all about now and that raging self gratification. Tomorrow comes and it's not pretty.
For someone who gets botox for medical reasons (migraines), I have to say that I'm not a fan of her way of demonizing it. Very fearmongery and silly, like saying that you will paralyze other parts of your body when you run after a treatment lol.
I agree. Please consider circumstances for her because we do not live in a world where everything is done for our greater good. The more you search for a thing, you get fed some of the same content, just to keep watching. I do not think Stephanie knows that. Gary knows it, though, he seems. And I get the rage ppl have (read Stephanie has). I'm sure she will have no objection to this kind of use. God help with what you need and a Happy New Year!
Agreed. I don't like that she presents info with scare tactics and fear mongering, instead of just informing us. I don't understand who enjoys being lectured and scolded in this way.
This is why I prefer to watch British tv shows. The people look normal, have normal faces, normal wrinkles, can make normal expressions, have normal teeth and smiles. The obsession with look plastic is disturbing. I'm not against people doing what they want but I think once somebody starts it's a slippery slope. People don't notice the things we don't like about ourselves as much as we think they do. I prefer a face with character. Botox on children is diabolical. Those parents should be charged.
Pretty sure I’ve seen a British program precisely about British people getting cosmetic surgery/botox/fillers. Anyone know which series I’m talking about? It was a while ago and I can’t remember the title. Anyway, it’s everywhere. Yes, even in Britain. The actors you think are “natural” have gotten tweaked in some way. It’s kind of silly thinking otherwise. 🤭
@@stevnicoe Love Island UK and Geordie Shore for me are examples of what you said. I don't think Kerry realises the UK has filler face even worse than the USA. I'm Aussie and we're starting to get it bad here too
Botox user for about 5 years but for migraines. I'm now at every 8 weeks since it wears off so quickly. My neurologist injects me and even then I've had ptosis once. It's amazing for helping with migraines but it's always a concern for longer term use. Love the video and channel. Thanks!
I only know of one case that was not directly medically needed where I understand the "patient" perfectly. She was the mother of a boy with ASD and presumably also intellectually impaired. The boy was scared of his mother because "she always looked angry" simply due to the wrinkles on her face. She started using botox so that her son was more at ease. The reason I assume he also has an intellectual impairment (English is only my 3rd language so I don't know whether the terms I use are the right ones), is that you can sit down and explain anything to a person with ASD. We are just regular people. It's when with all the logic in the world and all the words you can use, don't explain it away, that's when you have a problem. I'm okay with this mother using botox to calm her son, but I think that the focus on the ASD was wrong and it should have been ASD + whatever made it impossible for that child to learn that "no, mom is not angry, this is just the way people's muscles work and mommy's face just ended up this way". At any rate, seeing as that explanation did not work with this boy, the mother turned to botox and that helped. This is about the only reason I can think of where botox was well-used even though it was not medically necessary.
Children having Botox should be illegal. I can’t imagine it not having a negative effect on her growth and development much less her mental state. The mother said she gives her the shots. She and whomever she gets Botox from should be arrested.
I'm an Intensivist (ICU doc for the lay folks!) and an Emergency Medicine Physician (active in both departments) in a large tertiary care hospital (we do it all! Your local hospital sends you to use when they cannot care for you because it is outside their capabilities). We had a woman with bilateral (both sides) vocal cord paralysis post Botox at a home Botox party. Severe difficulty breathing, could not swallow, that lead to respiratory failure ultimately. We got her from a satellite ED in the city. They had intubated (put a tube in her trachea aka the breathing tube in your throat to help her breathe and keep her airway open) her. Scary stuff. I'm all for a trained medical professional injecting botox and fillers in the right patients.
I just turned 30 and I definetly have dynamic wrinkles and I couldn't imagine if I would have tried botox in my early twenties because I am perfectly okay with what my "wrinkles" look like now.
@queenciara12 oh I wouldn’t get it! I was just saying I couldn’t imagine if I would have started Botox at a younger age and not been able to see myself naturally age and realize I was fine. I have a really solid skincare routine with sunscreen daily :)
Botox for kids is shocking. But so are puberty blockers. And some people are perfectly okay with these things being done to children. It absolutely should be abuse.
Love this balanced reaction. I think botox can be a really great thing when used appropriately. I started getting a very small amount twice a year in my late 30s to soften frown lines and I'm really happy with the result. I didn't enjoy having resting angry face.
WTF Botox on a CHILD?! That mom should be investigated. That poor girl is going to have psychological issues if her looks are being scrutinized from childhood.
I'm turning 40, and I get severe migraines. My specialist keeps recommending botox to help it's been a hard no from the very beginning. My dad had a girlfriend once back in the early 2000s she was someone who was all about her body image and used to always be a target of hers, telling me that size 8 was fat. I also had a boyfriend who told me that when I gained a small amount of weight that showed in my face, he didn't want to be the only guy in his friends group that had the fat girlfriend. These experiences took a long term effects on me. It led to an ED. I am healthy now, but had I had the money, then I would have leaned on procedures to what everyone else pointed out and what I hated about myself.
The report with the kid is from 2011. I would question whether the mother was lying for fame or attention from TLC. GMA picked up the story from a tabloid. There were follow up stories that ended up being false. Still problematic, and I hope that girl is okay now that she is an adult with a parent like that.
That is absolutely insane to use botox on a child. Im in my early 40s and have been getting it for several years. Im an adult who can make that decision for myself. If and when i get to the point i dont like it i can stop. I only go to my derms office for anything like this and our local hospital is right acrosa the street. *Skin discoloration also makes people look older. I am blessed with melasma and it is a huge pain to treat. This is probably a big contributer to the other treatments i get. I can't do much about my melasma so i focus on other things that i can fix.
I’ve had my first Botox and I love it, I don’t have too much and can still express myself but it’s helped stop my overly expressive face, which I’m also trying to reduce through therapy because I’m overly performative when anxious (every day lol) I think it’s about having an ethical practitioner and a healthy relationship with procedures
I had to give injections for my son and it was horrifying! I can't imagine injecting myself and someone else on their face! They're not even wearing any gloves and not cleaning the area first. Why??!! What if they do it incorrectly and inject the wrong areas. Also, why on children???!!!!
The problem is people who abuse cosmetic procedures. I'm a 60 yo guy who has had a upper and lower blepharoplasty, a mid face lift, some fat transfer, periodic botox and a bit of filler. My goals were pretty modest and I kept my expectations in check. I'm very happy with the improvment in my appearance. I don't expect to stop aging, but I wanted to look "good for my age". People need to learn when enough is enough, and when to stop. Professionally, I'm a photographer, and I think I learned a lot from learning how to retouch photographs. When I'm talking to people about retouching, I always stress it's important to know "when to stop". Small to moderate improvements are the goal. You want to look like yourself, but, just a little better. Don't overdo it.
I think if you give a patient the entire list of possible adverse events and they decide not to go through with it, I get that’s bad for your bottom line but GOOD for the patient to make a fully informed decision.
Why would this being done to and promoted as a good thing, for a child surprise you? They are telling kids that they are not what they were born as, and that they need to take meds to stop NORMAL bodily processes. Then, they will get surgery to remove parts. I would think THAT would be shocking. This is just one minor thing on the continuum toward those life altering surgeries, and a life time of medications. (Highly TOXIC too.)
Im 27, I got baby Botox once back in July 2024 around my crows feet 10 units on each side I was literally looking at appointments for January and got distracted hopped on UA-cam and got this video recommended to me. I might hold off
You don’t need to get Botox to “prevent” your wrinkles. Botox will literally iron out the static wrinkles for you. My dynamic lines were so bad on my forehead that I had awful wrinkles really early, so I got Botox for the first time last year, and now my forehead almost has 0 wrinkles. I’m in my 30’s now, and I actually had STATIC WRINKLES in highschool that are literally just… gone. The new skincare that’s out nowadays actually works, and combined with Botox and conservative use of fillers (unless you WANT that bigger look- no judgement) you CAN look amazing and younger without needing/doing it preventively. Some reversal is absolutely possible. Everyone is different of course, but chances are you’ll be just fine if you put it off till you’re a bit older. I’ve noticed the same results for lots of people- I’m not the only one.
16:50 I get injections for migraines and severe clenching while I sleep. Somewhat concerned with long term effects, but cannot go back to being in pain everyday.
I'm like addicted to your channel!! 😂
welcome to the club lol
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i'm right there with you lol
he is very calming to hear speak, id love for him to be my dr
Have you tried molly instead?
Botox for children and pets?! This is beyond pathetic.
Definitely 💯 it's abuse !!! For both !!!
Remember when medical procedures used to have a Code of Ethics?...me neither...seriously, are we living in a Banana Republic all of a sudden...this lack of regulations concerning elective medical surgeries on dependents is utterly third world....America wtf are you doing....doctors of this profession should be ashamed...not making UA-cam videos laughing about it....
Pets ???? 😨😨😨
No it is criminal
@shizukagozen777 it's abuse.
2:48 Those are dimples when she smiles - they're adorable. This clip should be used as evidence in court.
If her father was around and wanted custody .. yes
I can't believe a parent would have their child's face injected. This is so disturbing to me.
Desperation to win a silly contest. Very sad😢
@@anjanewkirk yeah the mother has serious mental health issues and desperately needs help, if not for herself then for her freaking child
@@anjanewkirk Parents who are bonkers have sadly always existed, but for it to be legal and for someone to not contact CPS instead of taking the money and inject a child is crazy making.
The absolute WORST part was she admitted that SHE was injecting her child, but she said it as if that was going to make it better or okay?? Like ma’am I’m fairly certain you’re not a Dr. / physician / certified medical professional with the KNOWLEDGE necessary to perform the administration of the Botox with minimal risks possible
What disturbs me is that they are procreating and multiplying 😑
I was a nanny for a plastic surgeon in my 20’s in the early-mid 2000’s and he told me I didn’t need Botox, and if I decided to get it to wait until my late 30’s. He saw even then that ”preventative” botox was becoming a selling point. I’m so glad I took his advice. I had botox a couple of times at different areas of my forehead in my late 30’s and just didn’t like the frozen forehead look on myself. I like being able to emote, and at 43 barely have any fine lines on my face. I noticed if I’m dehydrated they tend to show up more and that’s when I know to drink more water. I also think women look so beautiful when they smile and their eyes crinkle. I think “crows feet” specifically are look so good when women have them.
I agree. I've had some botox, but never wanted it for crows feet, which look very nice I think. I'm a photographer, so I look at a lot of smiles and when you disrupt that natural anatomic function, it looks very weird.
I agree 100% about the crows feet. I made a mistake this year of getting more than usual on routine spots and added the crows feet. Biggest mistake!!
When I smiled, it looked fake and I was miserable! I will never have my crows feet treated again.
** it also made my eyes feel lazy (which makes sense considering how close the botox is to the eyes)
I felt insecure about my smile & anxious with my lazy eyes. It was awful
I find crows feet to be so attractive. It’s so beautiful in women. I’m 47 and still waiting for mine to kick in lol.
Crows feet are sooo beautiful. When I started getting them in my early 20's, I started to freak out until I looked at my whole face and realized they enhanced my smile. Also, have you seen Audrey Hepburn when she was elderly? She is absolutely stunning, ESPECIALLY with her crow's feet ❤
You lot are crazy. Crows feet do not look nice on anyone, no matter how attractive they are.
I'm sorry... if the father's in the picture, they need to take their daughter away from the mum. This is absolutely child abuse.
Estrogen toxicity.
@@FFLapinmany fathers do nothing even if they are in the picture. They don’t want to risk the marriage
That's a bit extreme. It's relatively harmless
As if it is OK for a father not to be in his daughter's life. "If the father's in the picture..." We sure have low (or no) standards for men.
@lemondrop7305 Wow, again such LOW standards for men. If you're a man who doesn't speak up to protect your child so as not to "risk the marriage" you are just as abusive as the mom putting Botox in her young daughter's face. That isn't a man. That's a little boy.
The most transparent doctor I've seen.
We need more of you in the medical field!
1.Please please please go to a professional with a medical license PLEASE
2.If you're giving your child botox, that is child abuse and I hope someone calls CPS.
We only get to be a kid once and that is robbing that child of her most carefree years. Shame on her!
There are lots of abhorrent things adult people are doing to children in the name of beauty or mental health. We need to protect our children from barbaric decisions made by adults. I’m not going to get political here but c’mon it doesn’t take a genius to understand the monstrosity of altering children. ☮️
The Drs doing Botox on kids need to be charged as well bc Drs r mandatory reporters of child abuse.
Seems like kid likes it
THANK YOU!!!! That part nearly made me choke on my own spit.
It’s insane that she thought it’d make it BETTER by saying that
@BradB-o3h The kid is being led to believe she needs it. She's 8. Her brain isn't done developing.
Good grief.
Thank you so much for telling this truth about this "anti-aging" nonsense. My face is a good mix of my late Mom and Dad, plus all my ancestors. I am pretty proud of it!!! (I turn 70 next week).
Happy early birthday!! 🎉
Happy Birthday!! 🥳🎁🫶🏻 Hope you have an amazing day!
Happy early birthday! I know you are beautiful and will have an amazing year! 🎉
FYI, my mom had a syndrome where her eyes would close involuntarily and 30 yrs ago they used Botox in her lids so she could drive a car. There was/is a good use for this stuff guys.
It apparently helps people with migraines too. So yes of course it has some good. But kids and dogs getting Botox is a problem.
@herpaderp-bp4pe the botox for pets may be for pain. He didn't really explain it
@@herpaderp-bp4pe Indeed. I get botox for severe chronic migraines. Without botox injections I have attacks with stroke-like symptoms and severe pain almost every day.
this video only talks about aesthetic changes, obviously there are legit pragmatic uses for botox as well
@@spookeymo Yes and??? Do I hear an echo? DUH!
I love your term "senior face". I have always cringed at referring to my face as looking old, because "what's old?". Was my face old when I turned 40, 50, 60, or when I turned 70? Now in my mid-70's I see my grandmother in the mirror. That's okay, I loved her. She wore that face and I loved how she looked, thus I can love it on me as well. And being "senior" is a privilege. I won't try to look young, only the best I can at this age. Keeping my skin care up, eating well and exercising. This is good for my present body and future one. Just take care of yourselves, go organic and know your water source.
I don’t know you or what you look like, but you describe self confidence which is the most beautiful type of beauty. You ARE beautiful 💜 at every age
@@sparksflylove Thank you for the kind comment. May you find joy in your next journey.
That's really good advice 👍
Just lovely, wishing you all the best ❤️ and many beautiful, healthy years to come!
My mom’s face has changed enough recently for people to finally treat her more carefully as she’s “older”. I am seeing how she responds to looking “old”; and I never want her to feel that she needs to change. She is so beautiful, there is nothing to fix, she is also very active and focused on enjoying life, the world she sees rather than what she wants the world to think. ❤
stephanie and gary are like my favorite youtubers ever
same
A very needed dose of sanity among influencers that talk about looks and cosmetic procedures.
When I was in my 20's, I was a hairdresser. I will NEVER forget one of my coworkers telling me I'm so pretty but, I have lines on my forehead. I'm 57 now. I still don't care about the lines on my forehead!
lines LINES on the forehead… people should stop looking at pictures and drawings and comparing them to real life human beings
I will always appreciate the good ol' honesty on this channel
Getting rid of all expression is so sad. Seeing someone cry when they can't move thier face looks so weird.
i love your straightforwardness, the fact that you give good reasonings behind your opinions, and the fact that you don't overreact to the outrageous things even though you stress how outrageous they are
Hearing young ladies say they think they need Botox before 21 years old because they feel like they look old is so sad! Sadly, getting Botox so young actually is making the young ladies look much older (in a bad way). I just wish our society embraced women aging and we uplifted each other on the journey. It’s a huge blessing to live to be old, many would have given anything to do so!
We see 15yo coping the make of Instagram models making they look a decade older…. then they go and use Botox and fillers in their late teens and early 20s making they look two decades older. Is a feedback loop cause they’ll never be happy with the results. 😢
Thank you Dr Linkov for what you do. I am 45, and I have had Botox injections few times since my early 40s… I trust my providers and I love how I look. Thank you for the education without fear mongering. I also appreciate the compassion.
This is me at 58, still saying I’m never going to have any work done.
I hate the fact that so many woman tend to favor one another now. Where is the uniqueness anymore?
LOVE your channel as always ☺️!
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same - i have battled acne for decades and went to a really good dermatology clinic that offered 'free' wrinkle shots. i told them that's the normal that i want to keep for as long as possible. heartbreaking that these people will NEVER know what they would have naturally looked like over time. if i want a plastic face...i better have hands and a neck to match, so i'll wait a few more decades. ;)
@ I hear you, 100%!!☺️
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People have always followed trends….even the trend of thinking “this generation is worse than older generations” in any context. You can’t even have a unique thought but are on here asking where is the uniqueness….lmao
@ Bless your heart.
I’m not sure how I could’ve survived the rest of this week without your incredibly meticulous insight into my opinion.
Happy Holidays!
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My heart goes out to that little girl, and Dr.Gary for having to be aware of how depraved some people are.
9:30 ‘I’m 27, by the way. I’m not a young person…’ 😂😂😂 literal baby
I don't know what your definition of a baby is but 27 years old is not a baby.
😂😂😂
Yes…my youngest ‘child’ is 35 😝.
@@haroon4567They mean that they themselves are very old
Yet the internet calls a 28 y/o with wrinkles old
@@haroon4567 lol man you sure get it
You should collab with steph at this point 😂❤
I agree. Stephs a good girl. She deserves it
Yes, WOULD enjoy a collaboration ❤
YES please doc!!!
It's the next logical step, right?
Thank you for voicing the major concerns and the evident child abuse on these little girls!!
I love this man. It is extremely difficult to find people who you can trust.. I am so grateful, to have found him
He is a genuine down to earth person. He's one of the few good people on this app. All positivity and good vibes on his channel ❤
I would pay to have Dr Gary and Stephanie Lange have a face to face crossover chat on UA-cam. Thank You .
Wrinkles are just a sign of maturity and does not imply being less attractive. It is natural to age and that naturality can be seen to be just as much or even more attractive or beautiful than a youthful appearance.
Everyone's has their own opinion
I get your sentiment and ageing of the skin shouldn't be some thing to avoid at a costs, but in reality most people find skin without wrinkles or with minimal wrinkles to be most attractive
@@inanimatemist8610Who are "most people"? Why are you making assumptions of what other people think based off of your own personal beliefs? Social media ageism and societal standards of beauty are not "most people".
@@BradB-o3hexactly. Which is exactly what OP did. They stated their opinion. And you obviously didn't like it and felt the need to comment that.
@herpaderp-bp4pe People value youth and beauty, I could list many reasons and examples, such as human biogical reasons, also your comment makes no sense, society standards exist because they represent general ideas of most of the populous, and various froms of media are created and made to represent widely seen social values in the populous
I always love you and Stephanie coming together to speak the truth! She’s such a great content creator and I love when you guys bounce opinions off of eachother and double down on the real deal when it comes to the good, the bad, and the unfortunately ugly/scary side of plastic surgery/injections/fillers/Botox..
Merry Christmas, thanks for educating so many :)
Great video. I had botox during my 30's and stopped. Now 58 and still coming to terms with my ageing face. However, I refuse to bow to societal pressure to not age! It is a daily practice to be comfortable with it. As an Australian we grew up under harsh sun which is the biggest problem for me. Also as an Australian I love that you are using Stephanie's channel - she really does her research and provides a fresh approach!
You look absolutely wonderful. You are so beautiful!! Australian women are so beautiful to me❤
Child abuse!! Should be reported
Your channel should be a compulsory watch in schools.
So good to have someone with the information, caring about people more than the money.
This man is a true professional 👩🏽🏭
This is why you go to professionals for Botox and fillers y’all. It’s not* a DIY craft project. And omg, Botox on children beyond medical use is child abuse.
Edit: ** just had to add it a word I missed 😅
I'm less than 4 minutes in watching this video, and it is probably the most sensible video I've ever seen. Thanks for posting, and have a Merry Christmas.
This is a great analysis. I am a fan of both of you and I really like your commentary/responses because you’re very respectful and if you disagree with anything, you explain it in a logical way :) keep up the amazing work!
DIY Botox kits at the pharmacy???!!!! People don’t know where it’s safe to inject and no manual could be big enough to cover everything you’d need to know. I’m a pharmacist and I guarantee you, people would bring it up to ask for counseling - no way, sorry all, but I don’t know where to put it either. And doing that to kids is criminal and I’m glad they got that mom’s face on the show. I don’t know about everyone else, but I’m judging her.
I agree with you entirely!!! I genuinely hope DHS caught wind of this somehow. It’d be considered abuse I would imagine? Considering all the risks
I just got Botox for migraines for the first time last week. I didn't realize that among the 31 standard injections are 3 around the eyebrows. I told my doctor I was worried about getting 'reality star face' and the told me not to worry about that. She encouraged me to do it anyway because this is part of the therapeutic standard injections and I should get the full treatment. She said we are doing a much lower dose and that reality star face won't happen. But it's totally happening!! I had no wrinkles before this. And now that my eyebrows are mostly paralyzed, there's all these weird bumps and creases on my forehead when i'm trying to emote. And it fucking hurts, actually. When I'm just chilling on my own I don't have pain, but if I'm having a conversation and just laughing along normally, I get a bunch of pain in my forehead I guess cause the muscles can't move. It's really horrible. I hate the way it looks and I never signed up for this. It totally makes me look older. It hurts. I wish I could reverse it.
Did it help the migraines?
A good injector leaves you with movement.
@@sunshine3914 its helping so far yeah. i'm gonna ask to skip the eyebrow injections next time and just do the 28 scalp ones.
Thank you for telling us your honest experience
@@rin-eri I get them to do it in the hairline and near the ears, from a pain clinic, mine come from jaw clenching, and that nerve can give you migraines, just a thought it may be the same for you. It's so much money.
People forget their looks are not a picture, frozen looks weird, even from a facelift it can effect your movement which is eerie. If you are trying to make a person that sees you perceive you well that plastic surgery isn't working the way you think. Humans are really good at reading things that are strange about your expression.
Yes! Botoxed ppl look weird. They might have weak chins, bad posture, etc.
It's better to eat well, fast well, move well.
@@thiacari Yeah I think doing things like ballet really takes care of your posture. You can do it as a kid and that will remain with you the rest of your life. Also good skincare is way more important than having no wrinkles.
People are so obsessed they think not having wrinkles make you look youthful and good, no, wrinkles are fine, laughlines make you look nice and aproachable.
@Iflie Taiji is good for posture too! Every moment, keep the tailbone tucked. It's more important than pulling the shoulders back
@@thiacari Do you mean Tai chi? Actually one of the first things you learn in ballet as a little kid is to tuck your "bum" in and shoulders should be back and neutral and your neck long.
Putting your shoulders back is something tons of people need in this computer/phone age and it helps you breathe properly and keeps your spine straight and avoids the neckpain so many suffer from because they are making a hump from typing.
The elderly are especially prone to it as the spine sinks in so you should always try to keep your shoulders back and your head up. All kids should learn proper posture.
@Iflie The pinyin form of 太极 is Taiji. In Western countries it can also be written Tai chi.
The kid must be taken away from the mother and jail that woman for child abuse. These kids can't be kids without narcissistic parents giving their children complexes.
Who is injecting kids?! It should be illegal
My face is beautiful, I don't need botox, I don't need plastic surgery, I don't need make up. And nobody can convince me otherwise 😊 x
This is why when I have gotten injectables in the past I only went to a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon that I trusted very much.
And no one called CPS after that interview?....
Right? I want to know wtf happened there
Outstanding segment. shocking, scary and sobering❤ thank you for the content and awareness❤
Aging is a privilege and I'd much prefer to emote and not fixate on developing wrinkles.
Honestly, avoiding the sun, wearing sunscreen, staying hydrated, eating nutritiously, moisturizing, and not smoking is enough for the majority of people to avoid premature aging if it's a concern.
absolutely - i was raised being told that a vanity obsession is a personality flaw. in/out hydration has also been a key for me. i am not against being/doing anything very responsibly, and legally - as long as mental health is strong.
There’s people who use your first sentence as an excuse to not do anything in terms of counteracting aging. If you’re not into Botox, then don’t, but personally, I do everything above, including Botox…which I get once a year, and it’s removed static lines in my forehead.
@BadMannerKorea and there's absolutely nothing wrong with people "doing nothing to counteract aging". As a society we need to let people age in peace and stop looking down on people (women especially) who choose to do it naturally.
You're welcome to do whatever you want with your body, but recognize that not everyone has to or wants to do the same thing - and there's nothing wrong with that
@@dreadwolfrising Yeah and I already said you can do whatever you want, including the people who don’t do anything, but unfortunately I already most likely do and will look better for my age than you: : )
@BadMannerKorea that's not a very kind thing to say, is it? I think rather than putting others down you need to develop empathy and not be so judgemental based on appearances.
(And FYI, people mistake me for being a teenager all the time but nice try 😘)
Edit bc yt flagged me as spam: hun I have better things to do than argue in the yt comment section. Look inward
There is a middle ground imho: starting Botox in your fourties when lines start to become static and focusing on areas where botox makes a positive difference, like for the "11" frown lines (avoiding a permanent angry expression), a sensible dose, done by a professional injector.
Maybe avoiding looking angry all the time will prevent those lines too. When I was a child my mother said: don’t look angry because it will bevome permanent! Now at 55 I have lots of wrinkles, not a permanent angry face but many laugh lines
@@Prosperofcourseis not like people choose to be angry, worried, sad, etc. Your mom meant well but is a tad insensitive to say “is your fault your wrinkles don’t look cuter, maybe you should have smiled more”.
Dear Doctor Gary, I am so glad to see and hear your humanity! Merry Christmas and thank you for the biology lessons and your soothing voice!
Dr. Linkov,
We knew a child in the 1980’s who contracted botulism from improperly canned vegetables. She was in ICU fighting for her life. It left an indelible mark on us. She survived and recovered.
When this trend began, I couldn’t imagine injecting a poison into the skin for surface beauty. 🤷♀️. Accept aging.
The sad thing about what that eight-year-old girl would never know about Botox had the mother not been so insecure and complained and whined in front of her only to make suggestions passively or directly. Either way it’s abuse!
I've been getting botox for migraines for over 10 years and super happy with it for that.
Ive had dysport 1x at my dermatologist. I felt sick for a week after, extreme fatigue. I never did it again because it was scary and the doctor tried to tell me i must just have a cold. I know my body, it was the drug.
I got sick on disport. I had a horrible stomach ache for a week and nausea. I also had a headache for two months.
@Ladysalvador i started taking activated charcoal after I got it because I was sick, I'm not sure if it helped me or not but it seemed to.
Narrowly avoided an argument today about preventative treatments after my nieces getting some quite mature make up products for Christmas.
Child abuse. Parents need outlawed. Causing muscles to atrophy at 8 years old is insane. She will look 80 at 20
Dr. Linkov, some of your reactions when Stephanie was discussing the Kardashian’s not being able to properly smile or show facial expressions was hilarious!! I’m really glad it was addressed though because all of the Botox and filler certainly keeps Kim, Kylie, and the like from looking natural in any way, it’s really sad. Thanks for another really great video! I’m scared of Botox, but I know women younger than myself who use it. I, on the other hand, stick to Frownies and Retinol deep wrinkle cream with Hyaluronic acid . 😁
I got botox and lip filler twice. After watching your videos, i am considering not getting them again. It has been 6 months already, so far i am happy with my look. Exercising more helped. Might change my mind in summer again, hopefully not
The USA has some serious issues.
It’s crazy how people got so obsessed with not having wrinkles
Even highly experienced injectors (like in my case) can do a lot of damage in conjunction with some hidden problems in the patient's bodies. I had had 2x glabela botox without any problems.
Then to the forehead and glabela-consequence? Two months after injection, still swollen eyes every morning, brow ptosis, eyelid ptosis, droopy eyes - still now, blurred vision, and a headache for three weeks. Not to mention, I still can't move my forehead at all for two months, but the wrinkles I wanted to remove the most, and actually the only ones I let my doctor talk me into, are back - the glabella ones.
Watch out. Botox is not for everyone. And definitely not for me. I'm educated, but at what cost?
As we age it's normal to want to maintain a youthful reflection but the insanity of obsession with your appearance reminds me of saying that came from a weight loss doctor in So Cal. She said it's not what you're eating, it's what's eating you. There was a time when plastic surgeons actually counseled their patients to make sure they were doing things for the "right" reasons but thats all flown out the window now and mothers who are doing this to their children should be arrested for child endangerment. Just to plant the seed of insecurity in your child is truly a parents reflection of themselves as they live vicariously through their daughters. I was a patient of Dr Garth in BH CA and hes now doing the K family and frankly I have 2 surgeries that paint a whole different picture of future results. No one is thinking about tomorrow, it's all about now and that raging self gratification. Tomorrow comes and it's not pretty.
For someone who gets botox for medical reasons (migraines), I have to say that I'm not a fan of her way of demonizing it. Very fearmongery and silly, like saying that you will paralyze other parts of your body when you run after a treatment lol.
I agree. Please consider circumstances for her because we do not live in a world where everything is done for our greater good. The more you search for a thing, you get fed some of the same content, just to keep watching. I do not think Stephanie knows that. Gary knows it, though, he seems. And I get the rage ppl have (read Stephanie has). I'm sure she will have no objection to this kind of use. God help with what you need and a Happy New Year!
Agreed. I don't like that she presents info with scare tactics and fear mongering, instead of just informing us. I don't understand who enjoys being lectured and scolded in this way.
Watching this made me feel terrible about my days shooting heroin when you said omg where’s the gloves haha 🤦♀️ thank god we recover! 😂
The way he winced and reached for the skip button the moment he glanced them pageant kiddies best moment ;DDD
Marry Christmas, Dr. Gary. Please do a collab with Stephanie!
I can't point out why but Kendall Jenner is starting to look like Michael Jackson 💀
This is why I prefer to watch British tv shows. The people look normal, have normal faces, normal wrinkles, can make normal expressions, have normal teeth and smiles. The obsession with look plastic is disturbing. I'm not against people doing what they want but I think once somebody starts it's a slippery slope. People don't notice the things we don't like about ourselves as much as we think they do. I prefer a face with character. Botox on children is diabolical. Those parents should be charged.
Pretty sure I’ve seen a British program precisely about British people getting cosmetic surgery/botox/fillers. Anyone know which series I’m talking about? It was a while ago and I can’t remember the title. Anyway, it’s everywhere. Yes, even in Britain. The actors you think are “natural” have gotten tweaked in some way. It’s kind of silly thinking otherwise. 🤭
@@stevnicoe Love Island UK and Geordie Shore for me are examples of what you said. I don't think Kerry realises the UK has filler face even worse than the USA. I'm Aussie and we're starting to get it bad here too
Sick! People are literally out of their minds with this.
How about you just accept your aging?
Gary and Stephanie in one video about botox procedures is like a match made in heaven🎉
Botox user for about 5 years but for migraines. I'm now at every 8 weeks since it wears off so quickly. My neurologist injects me and even then I've had ptosis once. It's amazing for helping with migraines but it's always a concern for longer term use. Love the video and channel. Thanks!
It is pretty good for headaches and migraine. I use it for jaw clenching too, but it's not as good as I was hoping for. It's so expensive too.
Botox - Notox! I will keep my wrinkles, thank you
My aunt was part of the study of botox as a treatment for dystonia. They lady with the bad reaction looked like she had dystonia
So done with the cosmetic industry
32:35 “but he doesn’t anymore heh heh haAH, not after that botox 😏” I loved that from Dr. Linkov 😂
I only know of one case that was not directly medically needed where I understand the "patient" perfectly. She was the mother of a boy with ASD and presumably also intellectually impaired. The boy was scared of his mother because "she always looked angry" simply due to the wrinkles on her face. She started using botox so that her son was more at ease. The reason I assume he also has an intellectual impairment (English is only my 3rd language so I don't know whether the terms I use are the right ones), is that you can sit down and explain anything to a person with ASD. We are just regular people. It's when with all the logic in the world and all the words you can use, don't explain it away, that's when you have a problem. I'm okay with this mother using botox to calm her son, but I think that the focus on the ASD was wrong and it should have been ASD + whatever made it impossible for that child to learn that "no, mom is not angry, this is just the way people's muscles work and mommy's face just ended up this way". At any rate, seeing as that explanation did not work with this boy, the mother turned to botox and that helped. This is about the only reason I can think of where botox was well-used even though it was not medically necessary.
Children having Botox should be illegal. I can’t imagine it not having a negative effect on her growth and development much less her mental state. The mother said she gives her the shots. She and whomever she gets Botox from should be arrested.
I'm an Intensivist (ICU doc for the lay folks!) and an Emergency Medicine Physician (active in both departments) in a large tertiary care hospital (we do it all! Your local hospital sends you to use when they cannot care for you because it is outside their capabilities). We had a woman with bilateral (both sides) vocal cord paralysis post Botox at a home Botox party. Severe difficulty breathing, could not swallow, that lead to respiratory failure ultimately. We got her from a satellite ED in the city. They had intubated (put a tube in her trachea aka the breathing tube in your throat to help her breathe and keep her airway open) her. Scary stuff. I'm all for a trained medical professional injecting botox and fillers in the right patients.
This is that one time that I WISH I was being lied to... Little girls with botox 😢😢😢
I just turned 30 and I definetly have dynamic wrinkles and I couldn't imagine if I would have tried botox in my early twenties because I am perfectly okay with what my "wrinkles" look like now.
Try To use cream
And stay at Home in the summer
You too young for botox
@queenciara12 oh I wouldn’t get it! I was just saying I couldn’t imagine if I would have started Botox at a younger age and not been able to see myself naturally age and realize I was fine.
I have a really solid skincare routine with sunscreen daily :)
@@janESA1812are your dymamic wrinkles bigger now than when u were 20 ?
@ not enough to ever think I would have needed Botox in my early twenties. To each their own though.
Botox for kids is shocking. But so are puberty blockers. And some people are perfectly okay with these things being done to children. It absolutely should be abuse.
Love this balanced reaction. I think botox can be a really great thing when used appropriately. I started getting a very small amount twice a year in my late 30s to soften frown lines and I'm really happy with the result. I didn't enjoy having resting angry face.
WTF Botox on a CHILD?! That mom should be investigated. That poor girl is going to have psychological issues if her looks are being scrutinized from childhood.
Also on pets? That is also messed up. Humans need to learn boundaries
Thank you Dr for this informative videos. I love these.
I'm turning 40, and I get severe migraines. My specialist keeps recommending botox to help it's been a hard no from the very beginning.
My dad had a girlfriend once back in the early 2000s she was someone who was all about her body image and used to always be a target of hers, telling me that size 8 was fat. I also had a boyfriend who told me that when I gained a small amount of weight that showed in my face, he didn't want to be the only guy in his friends group that had the fat girlfriend. These experiences took a long term effects on me. It led to an ED. I am healthy now, but had I had the money, then I would have leaned on procedures to what everyone else pointed out and what I hated about myself.
I feel like migraines have a big effect on quality if like whereas Botox from nurses is low risk and I’ve heard from people it’s helped them!
The report with the kid is from 2011. I would question whether the mother was lying for fame or attention from TLC. GMA picked up the story from a tabloid. There were follow up stories that ended up being false. Still problematic, and I hope that girl is okay now that she is an adult with a parent like that.
That is absolutely insane to use botox on a child. Im in my early 40s and have been getting it for several years. Im an adult who can make that decision for myself. If and when i get to the point i dont like it i can stop. I only go to my derms office for anything like this and our local hospital is right acrosa the street.
*Skin discoloration also makes people look older. I am blessed with melasma and it is a huge pain to treat. This is probably a big contributer to the other treatments i get. I can't do much about my melasma so i focus on other things that i can fix.
I’ve had my first Botox and I love it, I don’t have too much and can still express myself but it’s helped stop my overly expressive face, which I’m also trying to reduce through therapy because I’m overly performative when anxious (every day lol) I think it’s about having an ethical practitioner and a healthy relationship with procedures
What? One medical procedure leads to the need for another WAY more expensive one? You're kidding? I'm so shocked!!! ....sarcasm...
What’s wrong with accepting that you grow old! And we will all die eventually! It’s the only “equal opportunity” factor! 😊
What’s wrong with doing procedures tastefully? Nothing. To each their own (and how they wish to age). No shame in it.
Nothing is wrong with it but some people just don’t want to.
Just because you grow old doesn't mean you need to let your appearance become worse
I think people want the facial fat back we loose with age but Botox and filler isn’t going to give you that
I feel cosmetic us of Ozempic is in the same league of wrongness
I had to give injections for my son and it was horrifying! I can't imagine injecting myself and someone else on their face! They're not even wearing any gloves and not cleaning the area first. Why??!! What if they do it incorrectly and inject the wrong areas.
Also, why on children???!!!!
The problem is people who abuse cosmetic procedures. I'm a 60 yo guy who has had a upper and lower blepharoplasty, a mid face lift, some fat transfer, periodic botox and a bit of filler. My goals were pretty modest and I kept my expectations in check. I'm very happy with the improvment in my appearance. I don't expect to stop aging, but I wanted to look "good for my age". People need to learn when enough is enough, and when to stop. Professionally, I'm a photographer, and I think I learned a lot from learning how to retouch photographs. When I'm talking to people about retouching, I always stress it's important to know "when to stop". Small to moderate improvements are the goal. You want to look like yourself, but, just a little better. Don't overdo it.
Botox in the maseters also helps with bruxism
I chickened out from having it in my masseter. I have bad bruxism but the fear of having an allergic reaction to botox was too strong.
I got proper orthodontic care and that really took care of my overdeveloped, painful maseters. People should look into jaw and teeth alignment first
Treat your kids right so they won’t try to buy a quick fix as a result of lack of self-worth!
I think if you give a patient the entire list of possible adverse events and they decide not to go through with it, I get that’s bad for your bottom line but GOOD for the patient to make a fully informed decision.
Why would this being done to and promoted as a good thing, for a child surprise you? They are telling kids that they are not what they were born as, and that they need to take meds to stop NORMAL bodily processes. Then, they will get surgery to remove parts. I would think THAT would be shocking. This is just one minor thing on the continuum toward those life altering surgeries, and a life time of medications. (Highly TOXIC too.)
Im 27, I got baby Botox once back in July 2024 around my crows feet 10 units on each side I was literally looking at appointments for January and got distracted hopped on UA-cam and got this video recommended to me. I might hold off
You don’t need to get Botox to “prevent” your wrinkles. Botox will literally iron out the static wrinkles for you. My dynamic lines were so bad on my forehead that I had awful wrinkles really early, so I got Botox for the first time last year, and now my forehead almost has 0 wrinkles. I’m in my 30’s now, and I actually had STATIC WRINKLES in highschool that are literally just… gone. The new skincare that’s out nowadays actually works, and combined with Botox and conservative use of fillers (unless you WANT that bigger look- no judgement) you CAN look amazing and younger without needing/doing it preventively. Some reversal is absolutely possible. Everyone is different of course, but chances are you’ll be just fine if you put it off till you’re a bit older. I’ve noticed the same results for lots of people- I’m not the only one.
16:50 I get injections for migraines and severe clenching while I sleep. Somewhat concerned with long term effects, but cannot go back to being in pain everyday.
injections for migraines are performed by doctors and they are done without a goal of visual changes so it’s much much safer
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Thank you for this video. Perfect timing as I couldn't afford botox or my favorite jeuveau this time around. I think I'll take a break for awhile.