To ask if you've ever had Botox..and whether I should get some injected into my wrinkly old mug?

[Proudnscary]

I'm nearly 42 and, while stunningly beautiful and nigh on perfect, have a few deep lines in my forehead from scowling at unreasonable people for the last 30 years.

A very rude friend of mine (gay man, image conscious and horribly honest) keeps urging me to have a few jabs of poison in my face as 'your forehead is letting you down'.

The problem is that people that have had it look like...well like they've had Botox. Smoother skinned but a bit odd and surgeried.

Any of you had it? Would I have to have it forever more?

I'm leaning on the side of 'no way', because I'm vain but not that vain and I'm afraid of damaging nerves etc.

Whaddya reckon?

Dh says I'm noticeably more cheerful when my frown has been zapped.

The poison argument is not a great one. Most medicines are poisonous if you take enough of them.

Go for it OP, it's great

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After

I have it for migraine. Fantastic with the added advantage that I look less knackered.

Yeah, I wake up after 6 hours proudnscary.
I would love to know how it feels to sleep for 12 hours in a row.

It's true that being happy is the best anti ageing trick though. You know it's true 'cos the flip side is how atrocious you look when you are stressed/sad/getting divorced.

I will probably be tempted when I get a bit older too, but...it is just going to be another bloody thing we are supposed to do. Like waxing. Or getting your nails done.
I'm sure hardly anyone did those things in the old days (The Nineties).

I really want to be strong enough to resist. I will walk around all wrinkly wearing a T-shrt with a big arrow saying "SEE HER. SHE'S HAD BOTOX".
And it will be true.

If I had the money I'd have it done for my migraines. I would never do it for my wrinkles!

Im 40 and have had botox about 3 times now just for my frown lines. Noone has ever guessed that Ive had it it, if you have a good practitioner they make it really natural looking. Believe me my mum is really anti-botox and she would have commented if she had guessed. People just comment on how
good your skin is looking and how refreshed you look. I think the key is not to go overboard. I wouldnt dream of getting botox near my eyes but if you have deep lines on your forehead that are bothering you then why not sort it out. Its completely painless, takes a few minutes and the results are amazing.

Also, for all those not believing people in their 30's get it done, I know quite a few girls in their 20s that have it for a preventative measure.

I'll be having some in my chin, to address the off-centre dimple that has developed because the nerves in my chin are over-compensating for the loss of facial nerve following surgery. I'll still have a wonky face, though :(

I squint lot as I never wore my glasses and my doctor said I was an ideal candidate as it is great for dynamic lines caused by repetitive movement and does nothing for sun damage wrinkles and just saggy skin of which I have neither but my forehead is lined.

no way as in a few years when not too surprisingly the cancer/health risks are found out you would have wished you hadnt .

It has been used in massive doses for years therapeutically for bladder issues without ill effect.

Would you say you need to have good skin, with just lines for it to make a real difference?

I have very open pores and think if I had it I woudl still have huge pores, just without the lines, so whats the point

I had fillers around my mouth and botox on my forehead, in 2007. I loved the result but it lasted around 4 months, the line across my forehead has never came back as deep as it was.

It was depressing watching my face 'melt', just as it was wearning off i went on holiday to Cyprus, which i really enjoyed especially as the traveling wasn't to long and the cost was cheap. I always think what would i rather have, a holiday or fillers, again.

If i had just under £2000 disposable income a year then i would have them,but i don't without giving up things i want more.

I think it softens your whole face so although it can't do anything about texture you just look better. I went initially with a friend a long time ago and she was getting it. Her lines were all from sun living in ibiza. The doctor was honest and told her a peel would be better. he looked at me though and knew that I hadn't worn my glasses as a vain teenager and I had caused the lines from squinting. He took picture of my brow and then the rest of my face and I had to agree that it did look like 2 faces! My skin is like my mums smooth and taut not saggy or anything still quite plump but my forehead lines were deep about 3 big ones. I had nothing near my eyes at all think that looks odd and I don't mind crows feet. It turns the clock back about 5-10 years and also looks like you have had 12 hrs sleep! Looking good and rested day in day out does make you feel good but it does wear off

noddy - but only last week they were saying that certain types of solutions used were being removed for being potentially carcinogenic.

I thought that was fillers? Imthink bottom has been regulated for medical use for many years. I am probably going to give it a miss for a while but can,t say I am jot tempted

the long term effects of injecting it into your head aren't yet known. I remember reading an article (on google - from the times maybe?) about the possibility of it crossing over into your brain.

I wouldn't touch it with a bargepole. You're going to get old and wrinkly anyway, and the more you get hooked on botox the more odd it will look as the rest of you declines (rest of your face, neck, hands etc.) I have seen a lot of startled and very odd looking older women who IMO would've looked much better just letting nature take its course. Slippery slope.

Botox has been used for over 30 years,if you start using it in your late 40's, it definately isn't going to shorten your life.

It will make a big difference to how you look, it does wear off quickly and can look strange after using it for years. The next thing to consider if the cost is worth it, which is a personal decision.

Using hair dye is more dangerous than Botox it seems.

Slagging off Botox is just more inverted lefty snobbery in my experience. I would not be without it, before i had it I was asked if i was ok and told i looked really tired/ill/stressed every single day of my working life. It's my face, my money and my life. I choose not to drink alcohol because it is a poison but I don't look down on people who do.

It has been used for migraine for 20+ years and that is head and has been used to correct squints etc for longer but I am not saying it is safe but commenting on it's efficacy. No need to get so irate it is optional!

I've had botox and love it, I have it between my eyebrows as I have a very deep line when I frown. I don't have alot, you can still see a faint line which looks natural. I will keep having it done, even though I am in my 20's as I do not want the line to become deeper or be always there when I am oldre. Prevention is better than the cure.

Botox has been used for decades for medical conditions such as motor neuron syndrome, bladder problems and migraine. It has therefore undergone all the rigorous testing required to be approved as safe for use in the Uk and US. It is also strictly regulated for use in the cosmetic industry and available on prescription only to practitioners. Any reference to cancer etc is just scaremongering. If you dont want to use it fair enough but no need to make up health scares to worry those that do unnecessarily.

Fillers are a different matter. They arent regulated and there are concerns that home made fillers are being injected by unscrupulous practitioners.