Seen that? - Botox: Smooth Your Lines with a Pretty Poison

Filed in archive Best of on May 22, 2010

Botox: Smooth Your Lines with a Pretty Poison Plastic Surgery Weblog

now almost everyone considering plastic surgery or injectable cosmetic surgery procedures knows the "miraculous" affects of Botox injections on deep expression lines in the face. But many people don't know what exactly it is that they're injecting into their faces, nor why it works. Botox is the trade name for Botulinum toxin, a powerful neurotoxin that in the past was associated with food poisoning often resulting from improperly [...] Read More


Botox: Forehead Wrinkles? No Problem! Plastic Surgery Weblog

& PackThousands of people each year, mostly women, seek Botox injections, considered a cosmetic surgery procedure, to smooth away the deep forehead furrows and strong vertical lines on the face between the brows called glabellar lines. Botox, also called Botulinum toxin, works directly where it's injected, allowing precise manipulation of how the facial muscles work, but also dictating your future ability to facially express yourself. Botox can also [...] Read More


Injectable Fillers: Risks and Complications Plastic Surgery Weblog

spite of our ominous danger warning to the left, there is not a great deal of risks or complications associated with the use of injectable fillers, and most people tolerate and react well to fillers that are naturally derived. The small incidence of risk that does exist depends on the specific filler used and the permanence of the treatment. Some fillers that are derived from non-human or non-natural sources [...] Read More


Walk in and get botoxed Busy with Style

I'm so busy sometimes I forget to get an appointment for a leg wax, which usually means my trusted razor and shaving cream jump in as a handy alteration. With so many meetings and appointments you have to catch on time, is there a way to get botoxed on the go? Well, yes there is. Not that I approve needling poison into your frown lines to look younger, but if [...] Read More


Gold treatment and fake botox hit the market Are you a beauty?

Following up on my botox story, I found an interesting report from China, saying that the officials have seized fake botox, placenta gel and gold cosmetic treatments from a very popular cosmetic salon: The salon, called "Communicative Association of Cosmetology and Modelling," is situated in the downtown area of Nanjing. It has been shut down for further investigation, and three staff have been arrested. Products confiscated generally had fake information, or none [...] Read More