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Preventative Botox Part 1 #shorts

17 Aug 2023 · 1 min

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YouTube short by dermatologist Shereene Idriss arguing that "preventative Botox" is a misconception. The speaker (39, board-certified, cosmetic-focused) states she refuses Botox to very young patients with no signs of aging and recommends considering Botox only when lines are permanent/visible at rest or forming deeper grooves. The clip is a brief, opinionated educational monologue about Botox timing and indications.

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Shereene Idriss

August 17, 2023

39-year-old board-certified dermatologist

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Preventative Botox. It is not something you need. I'm a 39 year old board certified dermatologist. My focus is on cosmetics. And I'm here to tell you that preventative Botox is actually a joke. And you may be asking yourself, what the hell is she talking about? She's clearly Botoxed. The reality is, I am not. I am not clearly Botox, nor have I been doing Botox at a fetal age of 22, 23, 24, when patients are coming in asking me for Botox that I refuse to give them because they have no signs of aging on their faces. Botox should be started when you have built in lines that do not disappear at rest, lines that appear to form permanent, deeper grooves on your face. That is when you should start considering, quote, unquote, preventative Botox. But it's not really preventative because the lines are actually already there.