Injectables

Along with laser treatments and radio energy therapies, a different technology used are injectables. Injectables consist of BOTOX cosmetics and injectable fillers. Most people use these to help with signs of aging. The majority of people use these fillers on their face but some people can use of their hands, etc. as I mentioned with the radio energy therapies.

Have you ever looked at someones face and said "Oh my God, what did they do to it?" or " WOW, that person definitely had implants done to their lips." Well, these BOTOX and injectables are why some peoples faces look 'perfected' or a little too perfected that they look almost fake or like 'Cat Woman.' If you don't know who cat woman is, here is a link of who she is:

http://www.funnypictures.net.au/images/worst-plastic-surgery-in-the-world-cat-woman1.jpg

Cat Woman is obviously an extreme to what plastic surgery can do to your face and how you can become addicted but if you look at her lips and how her skin is extremely firm, you can tell that BOTOX and injectables were done to her face. I personally think that this is very sad that someone has become so addicted that they ruin their face like this.

I do believe that these type of technologies are good for the human culture but I do have a concern for the addiction that comes along with it. These procedures are not cheap and someone can become in serious debt if they don't have the right money to afford it.

If you take a look at this link:

http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/08/16/cosmetic_democracy/index.html

it talks about how people are going out of their way to get hefty loans and certain health insurances because they want plastic surgery so badly or enough opt out of their health insurance so that they can finance their surgery even better. It is a very interesting article and I plan on learning more about BOTOX and injectables with the factor of debt.