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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fact that half of these responses talk about how botox changes the shape of someone's face tells you all you need to know about most of the naysayers here. [/quote]

I don't see anyone saying it changes the shape of the face.

I see people talking about how it changes how your face moves and what you look like when you smile, laugh, or talk, and that's obviously true. Not saying it's good or bad, it's just clearly true. You see it on actors and politicians too, you can tell when their Botox is fresh because of how it impacts how their face moves (or doesn't, or which parts move while other parts are totally still).[/quote]

Medspa 'injector' botox - yea, for sure, these people have no idea what they are doing, and overtreat since their only offering is usually a microneedling pen and botox

Good cosmetic derm botox - naw, these are who the people who you don't think get anything go to. [/quote]

Trust me, it’s obvious regardless who does it and how little. Botox freezes the muscle. It’s obvious if you make any facial expression that the muscles aren’t moving naturally. [/quote]

You just keep telling yourself that - you can't tell when an actual professional does it. [/quote]

If this is true, why is it so obvious on so many celebrities, who presumably can afford actual professionals?[/quote]

Desperation- their careers depend on having NO wrinkles, not "aging gracefully."  Look at poor Courtney Cox- surely she could afford better work than what she's done to her face!!![/quote]

But it's not just someone like Cox who has had extensive Botox and fillers for years (though she recently had her filler removed I think) -- I can tell even on the younger actors who still look good, especially at awards shows or when they are promoting a new project because that's when their Botox tends to be more freshly done. Like Glenn Powell was doing the talk show circuit recently and he doesn't look like has had a ton of work done, but he had that taught, shiny look of recent Botox and his forehead didn't move. I just saw a photo of Anne Hathaway at an even this week and you can tell she's doing heavier Botox these days, especially around her eyes.

It often doesn't look too bad on younger actors because they are overall youthful looking and so the Botox is not dramatically different from the rest of their face, which is often fairly unlined. But it seems like as actors near or pass 50, even with the new techniques, the consistent Botox use starts to become obvious as some parts of their face have no lines and other parts that Botox can't help or can't address as well get that crepey, wrinkled look. The best example of this was Nicole Kidman before her recent facelift. Watch the series she did with Hugh Grant, the Undoing -- the look is really uncanny because it makes her eyes look like they are aging while the rest of her face is not. She fixed this with her face lift but that will have to be touched up and fixed too. It looks good now but in 4-5 years who knows. But just like the Botox, it also totally alters her expressions and when she performs, it's just not the same. She can only play certain kinds of roles (rich ice queens mostly). She can't do period work anymore at all.

Jen Aniston has this issue as well. The Morning Show is perfect for her because it's totally believable that her character, a mega-wealthy news anchor turned media exec in her 50s, would look like that. But who else can she play? No one really.

Compare to actors like Andie McDowell, Sandra Oh, Kate Winslet, Carrie Coon, and Jamie Lee Curtis, who can play a much broader range of roles and have more interesting and, in my opinion, rewarding careers. I'd rather age like one of them even if it makes me look older. I want my face to stay mobile and expressive.[/quote]

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