I am 22 and had botox 3 times. AMA!

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Due to a recent thread of AMA (which i commented on) i thought i would start this thread!

Tbf the op has brought the attention upon her age in the thread title. I read it and assumed immediately that the op wanted to focus the questions on why she was having Botox at such a young age. Instead she’s focusing it on migraines . If she had said, “I have Botox for migraines” and not mentioned her age it would have been more appropriate. So I think @Ruecambon has a point.

I'm interested to know how she went from being your brother's oncology nurse to your botox practitioner, how does that happen?

Does she hand out leaflets whilst administering chemo?

@Ilikeyourhairyhands

Just more likely have more frown lines and eye wrinkles than a 22 year old person and obviously is very jealous that someone younger than her had sorted out something which she finds displeasing while RueBon sulks on mumsnet about it in bitter jealousy.

Other than that, being a middle aged anybody is no problem at all

What do you think about the rise of botox being done at beauty salons alongside facials and nails etc... Are we too casual and nonchalant about it?

People have Botox at many ages for many reason. It’s not unusual for younger people to have Botox, it’s not uncommon to use Botox to battle excessive sweat glands.

I think when people hear Botox their imagining Pamela Anderson’s today face, which like any procedure, is a result of over doing it, not just generalised use.

Firstly. Your skin doesn't actually start ageing until your 25

Now is the time to use anti wrinkle creams to prevent the creases and frown lines etc as once they are their they are their - only Botox can remove them

But If you look after your skint properly and do the correct thing now anti wrinkle creams- foundation- cleanse - tone- moisturise you won't need Botox until 40/50s if it's such a concern but using it now is bringing them o quicker as your expanding your skin out and then it's reducing back down and back out etc. The skins elasticity will soon fade. You need the creams and precautions now if you want to stay looking youthful!

I'm 23 and a fully qualified beauty therapist. The person doing your Botox isn't professional otherwise they would refuse to do it and give you the advise I just gave. Totally stupid and stop now. Prevent naturally and it'll last longer for you.

@IDontWantToCookTonight your posts come across as bullying and are quite frankly hideous.

Fair enough if you don’t agree with a poster, but don’t be ageist and a completely nasty piece of work about it. It doesn’t make you look big or clever.

Sorry, i know its an AMA but i dont feel comfortable talking about how my Nurse does my botox and how we got talking about her other job whilst she was caring for my brothers cancer. Hes a child and its a sensitive subject in general. When a child has cancer you spend a LOT of time in hospital, and you become very close to the nurses/doctors and talk about eachothers lives frequently.. leading to her other job. But she has a license.

I'm not worried about my muscles not working if i stop getting botox, i only get botox in two areas and not my whole face therefore my face is not frozen, its simply smoother in two areas.

I do not have a fear of ageing. I just dont have a frown line.

It's fine to have Botox administered by a doctor, nurse or dentist.

I have it but I'm 47. I have a little in my forehead and I have lip fillers (no, not huge duck pout)

I'd be very wary about going down this route at 22. Do you intend to keep having it in a regular basis? I have it every 4 months and first started at 46. I'm all for women doing exactly as they please but I'd urge caution at 22

To the poster who asked, im in england.

Im not going to reply now to this thread, i know its an AMA which i should of thought more deeply about before posting but i feel quite shit about myself since seeing some replies and i feel like some people have been quite nasty. Have a nice night

@MustardScreams good, that’s exactly how I wanted to portray my posts to RueBon. Because their posts are just as hideous and evil for absolutely no reason other than wanting to put OP down.

Their posts actually being extremely ageist and bullying, me just dishing out the same attitude they came here with.

No one has been nasty! (Apart from IDont).

AMA is all about the tough questions, that’s why it’s so interesting.

Oh dear! I don't think people were being nasty - robust and picky yes but it's an AMA!

Ruebon was nasty. Extremely nasty, actually.

Honestly OP - stand up and speak up! Don't let strangers opinions sway you or make you feel less valid or upset. You like having Botox so stay and challenge people saying they disagree

It's only cosmetic procedures. Just robustly answer the questions that are tougher

@IDontWantToCookTonight clearly your comprehension skills are lacking then, because I just see you jumping on the bandwagon to kick someone with your vile words.

You’re not sticking up for the op, you just can’t think for yourself enough to form a decent opinion of your own.

So I think @Ruecambon has a point

Indeed! Loving the ageist posts

At 22 your skin regenerates quite well. Your don't need Botox at 22. All you need to do is look after it, keep it hydrated and invest in some decent sunglasses if you squint in bright lights. Trust your body a bit.

If you had said it was for migraines at first this wouldn't have come up. But that is an obvious backpeddle.

Still we still had the gift of eternal knowledge at 22. I know I did, knew it all

As you're still here OP, may I ask a question?

Do you consider your Botox treatments to be for medical or for cosmetic reasons, or both?

Rue hasn’t been nasty at all. They’ve picked up on something and questioned you about it op. And obviously you didn’t like it so became defensive.

I think it’s a very reasonable question to ask someone, I can’t imagine why anyone would feel the need to have cosmetic surgery at 22.

@MustardScreams I suggest those who Ruebon was simply just asking a ‘tough’ question go back and actually read their posts again and those who think that’s not gaslighting and being down right vile for the sake of being vile need to take a long hard look at themselves.

They were never interested in OP’s question from the start, they just wanted to make her feel like shite in which they’ve succeeded. I can imagine their really bloody pleased with themselves.

Were you worried about an allergic reaction or complication? I fancy a tiny bit of lip filler but I'm worried about this.

its not cosmetic surgery its a fucking needle. get a grip.

All you posters looking down on me because im 22. haha who said i knew it all? Talk about ageist there! How patronising is the poster who said that!

I wanted botox, i liked it and i got it. Will it harm me in the future? im not bothered. will i get it again? yep. Is it medical or cosmetic? both.

Done answering the questions. And debating on whether i want to even be on mumsnet anymore since every single time i mention my age on this forum i get atleast one person bringing me down and making me feel like the size of an ant.

Ask me anything, actually no don,t. I think you were being naïve.

@IDontWantToCookTonight

I appreciate what you’re saying. I don’t agree with you, but I understand what your point in.

That doesn’t excuse the fact that your posts were beyond anything reasonable to write to someone that didn’t agree with you. So whilst you’re trying to back pedal now and look like the bigger person, unfortunately you have marked yourself as ageist, nasty, bullying and just an all round grotbag.

@june2007 anything else whilst youre at it?