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Why are young women without wrinkles using Botox?

  • Written by Dana Berkowitz, Associate Professor of Sociology, Louisiana State University
imageOnce you start, you can't stop.'Injection' via www.shutterstock.com

The battle against wrinkles has lasted for centuries. Long before surgical facelifts, people ingested powders and potions, stretched their faces using thread and tape, and rubbed their skin with Crisco, acid and animal blood to fight the signs of aging.

But when the FDA approved...

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