Fearing that the beauty will fade away from the Covid-19 epidemic, many young people in the country have sought aesthetic methods. Botox injection is one of the beauty treatments that many people use.
Dr. Panta Rouhani Schaffer, a dermatologist in New York (USA), said the Y gene – people born between 1981 and 1996 – is interested in taking care of yourself earlier than the previous generation. They fully believe in current aesthetic methods.
According to Schaffer, the number of young people getting botox injections has increased dramatically over the past few years. “This trend exploded strongly after the pandemic, when people were spending too much time working and playing on screens,” said Schaffer.
Botox injection is a favorite beauty method. Photo: Windsor Dermatology.
Botox was once considered the “secret beauty weapon” of celebrities and the wealthy, according to the report New York Times.
They injected botox to melt wrinkles, slim the jaw and have a more satisfactory face. In the past few years, this solution has become a common activity for middle-class and up people and those with abundant income.
Besides Millennials generation, Z gene (born in 1996 onwards) also started to worry about aging and fading beauty from a young age. For example, applying sunscreen is a must before going out with Generation Z, but that is not the priority of the group of people born in the 1980s.
Rushed to inject botox
Leah Walkiewicz (27 years old, living in Manhattan) had a botox shot in the forehead three years ago. She decided to use this solution after seeing wrinkles on her skin and observing the aging of her family members.
“I see obvious wrinkles on the forehead and the makeup on them. If someone told me about the benefits of botox earlier, I would have given it an injection, ”said Walkiewicz. New York Times.
Despite concerns about the harmful effects of botox, Walkiewicz still conducts his doctor’s schedule, about every 10 months. Recently, the 27-year-old girl tried to inject more crow’s feet next to her forehead and the area between her eyebrows.
Many young people look to aesthetic methods to retain their beauty after Covid-19. Photo: BBC.
Kathryn Gongaware (32 years old, from Chicago), a yoga teacher and comedian, is always curious about botox. But it wasn’t until she received the encouragement of her friends that she had the courage to go for an injection two years ago.
“The more people open up about botox, the less stigmatized it will be,” she stressed.
This change is especially evident with women of color – subjects often do not appear in ads about cosmetics and beauty.
Dr Onyeka Obioha, a Los Angeles-based dermatologist who has been using botox injections since the age of 25, said that in the past, most beauty advertising did not focus on targeted audiences. lack of numbers.
But now the media is gradually paying more attention to the fact that women of color also go for cosmetic surgery. As a result, the stigma directed at them also decreased.
Regardless of the consequences
However, the popularity of botox on online platforms has some downsides. Many young people think they need to start using botox because their friends are doing it.
“I met 20-year-old girls in college who had no knowledge of botox. They want an injection because their friends are doing so, even though they don’t think it’s necessary. I will not agree to give injections to anyone in this age group and will try to explain the reasons for them, ”said Dr. Sheila Farhang, a plastic surgeon.
The change in botox management has also motivated young people to try this method. When botox first launched, people used it to “freeze” the muscles under the skin, preventing them from contracting and deepening wrinkles, Dr. Schaffer said.
At that time, doctors were only using 20-30 units for one area or muscle, this number has dropped significantly over the past 10 years.
Abuse of botox will leave unpredictable consequences for the health of users. Photo: New York Times.
“Less-dose injections are prevalent, you can still see the effect through the soft feel and structural balance in your face,” she said.
“Baby botox” is similar to traditional botox, but it is injected in smaller amounts, most commonly on the forehead, wrinkles, eyebrows, and the corner of the eye. When done correctly, the user’s face is still “refreshed” but not frozen.
Although these injections do not last as long as traditional botox because of its lower dosage, “baby botox” can still make a difference in a person’s appearance.
Most patients in their 20s and 30s are looking to this beautification to smooth wrinkles and prevent the speed of aging in the future.
While less risky than filler injections, botox is not always a miracle cure. Botox injections are a medical procedure, not a business model. Overuse of it will severely affect its users.
Dr Farhang said that some people who inject high doses in their 20s feel their skin gradually thinning.
A few weeks ago, Farhang received a fiancé with drooping eyelids due to the injection too low and deep in the forehead and eyebrows.
“I can’t really do anything to help her other than prescribe eye drops to activate muscles in those areas. This is just a temporary way, she looks tired, ”said Farhang.
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