Wrinkles

... Alarm over young using anti-ageing treatment - National - smh.com.au NEWS register www.smh.com.au Home » National » Article Alarm over young using anti-ageing treatment Email Print Normal font Large font By Amy LawsonFebruary 19, 2006 Related coverage Perfect smile: I do, I do, I do WOMEN as young as 18 are seeking Botox in an effort to stave off "the ravages of young age".

Laurence Anderson, a cosmetic physician with two Sydney practices, said he had turned away women as young as 18 and 20 who had come to him seeking Botox treatments.

"It was completely inappropriate and they didn't need it - these were young women with a flawless complexion," Dr Anderson said.

"But I know they might go and find a practitioner whose ethics are a little different." He said young women now viewed Botox as a preventative measure and wanted to get in before the signs of old age started to show.

Botox involves injecting small quantities of botulinum toxin into the facial area, paralysing facial muscles which produce wrinkles.

"Major cosmetic procedures have always been preventative, to stave off the ravages of old age, but now people are trying to stave off the ravag...

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