Botox

In the age of #notox, can cosmetic acupuncture be the new Botox?

A facial acupuncture session at Gotham Wellness in New York in March. Cosmetic acupuncture uses needles about one-fifth the diameter of typical hypodermic needles, and is said to increase circulation and improve skin tone.

More younger S’poreans are getting Botox and collagen shots. How effective and safe are they?

Ms Caitlin Lim getting fillers injected in her under-eye area at a aesthetic clinic.

Now is the right time for Gen Z to ask: Is Botox worth it?

Between 2019 and 2022, the number of people aged 18 and 19 receiving neuromodulator injections (such as Botox) increased 75 per cent.

Plastic surgery and Botox are the new essentials in a bride’s wedding prep

A married couple posing on the Alexander III Bridge on the river Seine in central Paris in March. Doctors in the United States say they are increasingly seeing requests for bridal surgery treatments before the big day.

Woman accused of injecting Botox into 3 women without having valid certificate

Eleana Lim Chui Xia was charged with three counts of doing an act as a medical practitioner without being registered.

When Botox and fillers are about self-care, not self-loathe

The allure of aesthetic treatments has surged in recent years even as the type of clientele changed.

UK considers Botox crackdown after complaints of ‘botched’ procedures

The proposals apply to higher-risk but non-surgical treatments, including Botox, dermal fillers and laser hair removal.

British lawmakers want ban on Botox, lip fillers for teens

Britain urged to ban lip fillers and Botox for teenagers

Cosmetic treatments under spotlight amid MOH, police probe

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