Botox At 18: Is It Really Necessary?

An English woman, Margaret King, actually did purchase Botox injections for her 18 year old daughter, Jodie. Why? Because, her forehead wrinkles when she makes a facial expression.

The Botox procedure is often associated with the middle aged and elderly. Indeed the UK's largest cosmetic surgery reported that the number of 60 year olds having Botox increased by nearly 60% in 2008. So why did Margaret King buy her 18 year old daughter Botox injections?

“I knew Botox would solve the problem”

The mother explained that the reason she chose to give her daughter a round of Botox injections to her for her 18th birthday was because “Jodie’s forehead is like mine - she gets pronounced lines when she makes a facial expression. I knew Botox would solve the problem.”

This was actually a couple of years ago and now Jodie is hooked on Botox (the effects of Botox only last for a few months) and is planning other cosmetic surgeries, including her first nose job. Jodie states that she first became concerned about her forehead wrinkles when she was 17 and in school. At this age she began purchasing expensive anti-aging creams and grew bangs to hide her forehead. She said that she was jealous because her friends had smooth skin and so her mother bought her Botox.

Some would say that Jodie’s mother has not been an ideal role model for the teen. It has been reported that Margaret King, 49 years old, has spent over Ј45,000 on cosmetic surgery procedures herself including a tummy tuck, two breast enlargements, nose job and a mini facelift. Jodie admits that her mother is her role model when it comes to looks and she plans to follow in her cosmetic surgery using footsteps.

Although the choice to get Botox is an individual decision and there is not a legal age, Dr. Alex Karidis warns that the mother encouraging her daughter to have Botox injections is creating a real psychological danger and it appears she is also addicted to Botox. “It sounds like this young lady is on a dangerous spiral,” says Karidis.

David Swan
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