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Diane Mapes, Seattle freelance writer and author of "How to Date in a Post-Dating World." is reporting for www.nbcchicago.com the following: "Reality TV fixture Kim Kardashian may have raised a few (unfrozen) eyebrows with her recent admission that she’s already used Botox at age 30. But for some young women, the question seems to be, “What took you so long?” “I wanted to be cute, to look cute, but I had these ugly lines in between my eyebrows and on my forehead,” says Stephanie Torres, 19, of New York. “So I asked if I could get Botox. My mom paid for it. It was like a little birthday present.”
Torres, who went under the needle at age 18, is one of many teens and early 20somethings who are turning to Botox in an effort to not only smooth existing furrows, but fend off the aging process itself. “We do a lot of Botox, and there’s definitely a propensity for younger people doing it,” says Dr. Glenn Vallecillos, a Beverly Hills plastic surgeon. “I’d say 30 percent of my clients are 20 to 25 years old and probably 5 to 8 percent are under age 20. The trend, at least at our offices, is younger people.” Statistics also suggest Botox use is trickling down even younger.
In 2009, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery reported 12,110 Botox or Dysport (another wrinkle-relaxing shot) procedures performed on patients 18 and under (in 2008, the number was 8,194) while the American Society of Plastic Surgeons found 11,889 cosmetic Botox/Dysport procedures were performed on patients age 13 to 19 (an increase of 2 percent from 2008). While smoothing wrinkles is just one of many uses (the toxin is also used to treat heavy sweating, crossed eyes, migraines and neurological disorders), recent reports of teens as young as 15 getting Botox have prompted organizations such as the Physician’s Coalition for Injectable Safety to come out against a “teen toxing trend.” " read more on this story @ www.nbcchicago.com...
Watch video of Kim Kardashian getting botox on TV
Reality star Kim Kardashian gets botox treatment on live TV. Many sources are claiming whether the star intended or not, she is definetly sending a message to her teenage followers...
BIANNA GOLODRYGA and DON ENNIS reporting via abcnews: "Teenage girls have long struggled with their looks, battling pimples and enduring braces. But instead of turning to makeup to cover up imperfections, more teens than ever before are getting Botox injections -- a procedure usually restricted to their mothers and grandmothers to slow down the aging process.
As reported in the New York Times this week, Charice Pempengco, the 18-year-old Filipino singing sensation who landed a role on the hit TV show "Glee," admitted that she got Botox before filming.
Pempengco is not alone. Teens ages 13 to 19 had nearly 12,000 Botox injections last year, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and some of them got multiple doses. It's a 2 percent increase over 2008.
New York City plastic surgeon Yan Trokel said he has seen more and more teenagers come in for consultations. Nicole Sanders, an 18-year-old from Manhattan, came to Trokel for the injections, but was turned away.
"Really, at this age you shouldn't really be thinking about Botox," Trokel told Sanders. "You don't really have any lines." Why are teenagers seeking such drastic treatments? "I wanted to prevent getting wrinkles. A lot of my friends do it and they see great results," said Sanders." More at abc news...
