The government's war on beauty
A nation full of Mar-a-Lago faces could be a good lasting legacy of this administration.
I’ve read it also reduces depression and empathy.
wait, really? I haven't seen anything suggesting it reduces empathy. is the idea that your facial expressions trigger emotions not just reflect them?
How strong is the evidence for botox being actually safe? intuitively, injecting a neurotoxin near your brain might have some unintended consequences.
It's really safe (as far as we know). it's been used cosmetically for decades and also been approved for some medical treatments like migraine prevention by the FDA which is pretty conservative. But some people can get droopy eyelids and it's possible to get sensitized to some of the additives in botox. https://www.cochrane.org/evidence/CD011301_how-well-does-botulinum-toxin-type-often-called-botox-treat-wrinkles-face
A nation full of Mar-a-Lago faces could be a good lasting legacy of this administration.
I’ve read it also reduces depression and empathy.
wait, really? I haven't seen anything suggesting it reduces empathy. is the idea that your facial expressions trigger emotions not just reflect them?
How strong is the evidence for botox being actually safe? intuitively, injecting a neurotoxin near your brain might have some unintended consequences.
It's really safe (as far as we know). it's been used cosmetically for decades and also been approved for some medical treatments like migraine prevention by the FDA which is pretty conservative. But some people can get droopy eyelids and it's possible to get sensitized to some of the additives in botox. https://www.cochrane.org/evidence/CD011301_how-well-does-botulinum-toxin-type-often-called-botox-treat-wrinkles-face