Botox, once the
“darling” of the
celebrity crowd has
moved front and
center into the
business world where
daring men and women
go to great lengths
to disguise frown
lines, age lines and
anything resembling
Mother Nature’s
wicked march across
their faces.
Why? They know their
jobs require them to
look fresh and
healthy; old, deeply
lined, tired, faces
are becoming passé
because ideas coming
from someone wearing
an out of shape,
soft, sagging face
can equate to old,
stale ideas in the
business arena.
Botox, once used
primarily by women
is now used by more
and more men as
they, too, realize
the importance of
maintaining a more
youthful appearance.
Their jobs may just
depend on it.
Some say Botox is a
wonder drug that
smoothes wrinkles
and indeed it does;
however there are a
few drawbacks that
are a concern.
According to the
Independent, a
London based
newspaper,
“Increasingly,
people who have used
or considered Botox
are worried about
possible
side-effects,
including developing
fresh wrinkles as
they change
expressions to
compensate for the
paralysis in parts
of their faces.”
Wait! Develop fresh
wrinkles??? Dr.
David Becker,
professor of
dermatology, Cornell
Medical College,
issued a caution
linking Botox
injections to
development of new
wrinkles when users
recreate facial
expressions. The
paralyzed muscles
cannot respond so
nearby muscles are
automatically
summoned. The
result? New
wrinkles. Oh dear.
Botox has been used
since the early
1990’s to treat
lines and wrinkles
associated with the
motion of underlying
facial muscles.
Expressions such as
excessive brow
movements can cause
horizontal lines,
eye squints produce
crows feet and
subtle sagging of
the facial muscles
can make skin drape
strangely
Botox cannot stop
the sagging muscles;
in fact, Dr Michelle
Copeland, a plastic
surgeon in NY said,
“…Because Botox
wears off, more
frequent injections
are required to
maintain its effects
or the patient’s
face will return to
its wrinkly state.”
And what if you are
wearing a
“severe/angry facial
expression” that
after botox develops
into a frozen,
smooth, plastic
look? Does that work
to your advantage?
Perhaps. Your facial
expressions are who
you are; take those
away and you just
may resemble a
Stepford wife;
however, there are
those users who
swear that having a
subdued expression
has helped them with
intense negotiations
and other business
related
circumstances,
calling the poker
faced look a
“competitive edge”.
Just remember:
1) Botox can result
in the development
of fine lines and
wrinkles in other
areas of the face.
2) Botox requires
more painful
injections to
maintain results.
3) Botox is costly;
treatments range
from $200-$600.
4) Botox can result
in undesirable side
effects including
allergic reactions,
difficulty
breathing, unusual
muscle weakness,
chest pain,
headaches and
dizziness.
What if you could
avoid needles and
scalpels and look
younger? What if you
could be in charge
of the aging process
and look healthier?
What if you could
manipulate and
retrain your facial
muscles to look and
act younger without
resorting to
expensive, barbaric
measures that are
risky and dangerous?
Well, you can!
Muscles in the face
can be retrained
when they are
exercised. Your
forehead muscle can
tighten, crows feet
can diminish and
your face can look
firm and healthy
without any risk
from costly
injections or
fillers. And
actually if you
think about it,
facial exercise
makes sense
medically. After
all, when you
exercise your body,
you're going to tone
and tighten the
muscles in your
body. So why not
apply the same
principles to your
face? If you
continue to exercise
your face, you will
look substantially
younger
indefinitely.
Cynthia Rowland is
widely recognized as
an expert in all
natural facial
fitness with over
thirty years
experience in health
& beauty related
fields. She has
appeared on The
View, Fit TV, HGTV
and other popular
shows. This author,
speaker and
television
personality is
leading the crusade
to keep men and
women looking
vibrantly younger
through natural
techniques without
spending their
children’s
inheritance.
Cynthia Rowland
"I Save Faces"
http://www.cynthiarowland.com/FM_ED.htm
