Funny Fitness Quote: dermatologist suggested botox only wanted mole removed
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010A Fitmate while undergoing a routine procedure to remove a mole which she was concerned about, went to a dermatologist to see whether the offending mole requirred removal.
Well the clinic was very swanky with plush fittings that had a huge interior decorator budget.
No sooner was Katie R sitting in the chair that the dermatologist suggested she get some Botox under the eyes, Katies response was that she only wanted to get a mole checked out.
Apart from being very funny, it does raise a serious point about the perception or expectation that is placed upon the public, especially woman about their appearance.
With womans magazines having barely pubusent girls with adolescent figure and photoshoped images, it is a bit concerning that suggesting a course of Botox is acceptable.
Look at a recent Miss World finalist that is arguably in an unhealthy weight range, is this sending out a positive message about a women being happy with their own body image?
Even girls under 18 years old are getting botox injections, mmmmm, 18 years old, really, this is very worrying.
What happened to growing old gracefully and looking after yourself so you dont look 80 years old when your 40. (BTW K isn’t 40 or looks 80 years old).
With the cosmetics being a billion dollar industry, there is a lot at stake when trying to drive ongoing sales. This leads to misleading product packaging that makes claims based on there own internal clinical trials and non scientific terminology to describe the benefits.
As part of this industry the botox market has exploded and with more and more woman being subjected to mass media campaigns, the glamourising of movie stars and magazines showing manipulated images of models, there is increasing pressure to surcome to the hype generated.
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