Not too long ago, a local chamber of commerce in New Jersey held a networking event. The mixer was purely business-focused, all meeting and greeting and wheeling and dealing. Business cards were swapped, email addresses were exchanged. But one guy was looking to make a different kind of deal.
Botox has been on its quest to eradicate all signs of age from every rich person's face on the planet for about six years now. On the way, it's made a ton of A-list friends and frenemies — people love the stuff, even though it's made out of purified botulinum toxin and is widely known for its tendency to keep those…
Uh-oh: The FDA has just made public a letter it sent to more than 350 medical practices last month, informing them that they may have received some bum Botox.
New research suggests that Botox isn't just good for paralyzing the facial muscles that allow humans to communicate unspeakable emotions
Remember how youthful and exuberant Gordon Gekko seemed in Wall Street when he was trying to siphon large piles of money from hard-working American hero Carl Fox? All that evil money necromancy can't be good for one's worry lines, which is why it's so surprising that Gekko didn't look like the haggard, woebegone, Wall…
Young women are injecting themselves with Botox before their baby fat is fully gone. And It's not just celebrities
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A new study says Botox may make people see you as less attractive — and not just because it can create new wrinkles
Profits for Botox manufacturer Allergan were up 16% percent in the last quarter, thanks in part to sales of the muscle-paralyzing injectionable. But the company isn't content to simply eliminate wrinkles (or rather, create wrinkles
Scientists have developed a method of testing Botox on cells in a petri dish rather than live animals. And this could be part of a larger move away from animal testing.
Australian scientists are testing an unusual treatment for especially severe asthma: a shot of Botox right to the throat.
Good news: Sheena Upton is taking parenting classes.
Because Botox was getting super tired, now there's Dysport — the "botulinum toxin product that outperformed Botox in a head-to-head trial against facial wrinkles." Needles in competition! Thrilling.
More details emerge from the "Botox Mom" story this morning, if only because Good Morning America doesn't want to admit they'd been duped
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Men are going under the knife (and asking for the needle) more often than ever, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Is this some validation for everyone who pushed the metrosexual trend story in the early part of the decade?
There was a time when the idea of sticking needles into one's face was something that was to be avoided at all costs. Then there was botox. And it didn't take long before certain segments of society were flocking to the needlers, begging to be stuck. Face needling has become so commonplace - so desirable, even -…
It happens to be a pretty good treatment for severe cases of vaginismus.
So, you've been incarcerated in a Mexican prison for allegedly running an international drug cartel. That's no reason to have frown lines on your face!
Nicole Kidman recently admitted that she'd (shocker!) been using Botox. And she's not the only actress to tamper with her most important tool — her face. But Helena Bonham Carter refuses to jump on the immobility bandwagon.
Good news, gang: Nicole Kidman's forehead muscles are back!
A new study shows that Botoxed (and therefore quite youthful-looking) rabbits lost muscle in areas not even injected with the toxin, suggesting that it might spread throughout the body. Which is really a score for the budget-conscious Botox lovers.
When I next guest-edit an issue of a prestigious fashion magazine, I must remember to step behind the camera and snap out an homage to Jocelyn Wildenstein. And to put plenty of oral sex in it. Warning: NSFW.
Policy wonks are still debating the implications of the 250,000 documents dumped by Wikileaks last night. But one thing is indisputable: There is some serious bitchery going on in those diplomatic cables, particularly about male vanity. Our favorites:
Stars like Kim Kardashian, Dana Delany, and Lisa Rinna are becoming part of a trend: it's now okay to admit that you had plastic surgery, and that you hated it.
Upon learning that 18-year-old singer Charice Pempengco got Botox treatments
