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Can We Talk About How Ridiculous Putin's Plastic Surgery Is?

Maureen O'Connor — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:30:22 EST

Speaking of youth-obsessed Russian leader, bad husband, and likely ballot-stuffer Vladimir Putin, have you looked at his face lately? Rumors about Putin's plastic surgery have been floating around since September, but his face keeps getting stranger. At a recent elections-related appearance, he looked like Rachel Zoe. Fillers, I'm thinking, plus Botox on the forehead. More »

Joe Jonas and Chace Crawford Had a Nice Time Together

Richard Lawson — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:36:25 EDT

Two of America's straightest men had a nice hang the other day. Also today: Leo cozies up to even more models, Bree Olson quits the game, Prince Harry eats a burger, and Melanie Griffith eats a hotdog. More »

What's Going On With Simon Cowell's Face?

Max Read — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:55:01 EDT

We don't mean to be rude, but: who is this guy on The X Factor "world premiere screening" red carpet? And what has he done with Simon Cowell? More »

There's a Pretty Decent Chance Your Meds Are Killing You Somehow

Hamilton Nolan — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 17:08:02 EDT

Abortion bans! Mouse hemophilia! Diabetes growth! Botox alternative! HIV testing! Undercover patients! Drug warnings! Weight loss! And having AIDS just got a little harder! It's your Monday Health Watch, where we watch your health—dangerously! More »

Botox Mom Confesses: It Was All a Hoax

Maureen O'Connor — Thu, 19 May 2011 13:27:12 EDT

Botox Mom Kerry Campbell has released a sworn statement saying her attention-grabbing, Good Morning America-baiting scandal was a hoax! More »

Botox Mom Begs for Forgiveness

Maureen O'Connor — Wed, 18 May 2011 12:27:22 EDT

Botox Mom Kerry Campbell (who might not be "Kerry Campbell" at all, but a multi-named mystery chupacabra of indeterminate origin) has returned to The Sun, the publication where her insanity spree began, to apologize for shooting botulism into her 8-year-old daughter's face, then bragging about it on TV. More »

Botox Mom Loses Custody

Maureen O'Connor — Mon, 16 May 2011 14:37:32 EDT

Well, that was quick. Good Morning America reports that Botox Mom Kerry Campbell has lost custody of the 8-year-old daughter she bragged about beautifying with Botox and "virgin waxes." Child Protective Services is investigating the case; in the meantime little Britney Campbell is away from her mother and "doing well." [GMA] More »

Child Services Swoops In on Botox Mom

Maureen O'Connor — Fri, 13 May 2011 18:34:02 EDT

It's time that Kerry Campbell, the pageant mom who proudly admitted to injecting her 8-year-old daughter with Botox and administering "virgin waxes" so her child "won't development pubic hair," gets a moniker. Let's go with "Botox Mom." More »

Pageant Mom Defends Giving 8-Year-Old Botox and 'Virgin Waxes'

Maureen O'Connor — Thu, 12 May 2011 13:26:55 EDT

Remember that terrible mother who said she gives Botox and "virgin waxes" to her 8-year-old daughter to improve her chances at beauty pageants? Good Morning America tracked her down. Apparently Kerry Campbell—an aesthetician who regularly injects botulims into her daughter's face—is real, and says she's doing nothing wrong. More »

China So Mad It Can't Smoke on the Bus Any More

Hamilton Nolan — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:10:24 EDT

Eye disease! Springtime anorexia! Food pathogens! Coca-Cola chemicals! Chinese smoking! Tall blood clots! Botox lawsuits! Teen drinking! And legal stem cell research, yeah! It's your Friday Health Watch, where we watch your health—while smoking! More »

Botox Users Can't Understand Emotions

Jeff Neumann — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 05:15:14 EDT

If you're a Botox user you're basically a zombie who's devoid of all emotion, according to new research. Talking to someone who uses Botox is sometimes tough, especially when you try to get a read on their expressions but can't get over the permanent look of shock on their face. But, in a bizarre twist, it goes both ways: The results of a study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science have found that Botox patients can't understand your expressions, either. More »

Mom Gives 8-Year-Old Botox and 'Virgin Waxes'

Maureen O'Connor — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:00:31 EDT

Horribly abused children: they're popular on the internet. You've got your smoking babies, your swinging yoga babies, your hot sauce reality star babies, and your 130-lb morbidly obese babies. And now: Botox babies on the beauty pageant circuit. More »

A Guide to the Fake Faces of Real Housewives

Maureen O'Connor — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:46:43 EST

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During a recent Real Housewives marathon, I came to a realization: You can identify a rich lady's hometown by the look on her face. Trend-wise, it turns out that cosmetic surgery is more like cosmetics than surgery: Women who live near and socialize with each other end up looking physically similar by dint of plumping, slicing, lifting, and blasting with Botox. A guide to the surgically enhanced faces of Real Housewives. More »

Nicole Kidman Tries to Move Her Face Again

Maureen O'Connor — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:50:54 EST

Our investigative series on Nicole Kidman's struggle to move her face continues. Last time, feeling had returned to Nicole's chin. But at SoHo's Apple Store this weekend, Our Lady of the Frozen Features struggled mightily. Let us analyze the results. More »

New Genetically Modified 'Botox Apples' Won't Turn Brown

Jeff Neumann — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:30:00 EST

Frankenapples could soon be here: A Canadian biotechnology company, Okanagan Specialty Fruits has asked the USDA to approve a new "Arctic" apple that, when sliced, doesn't brown. It'll help sell more snacks! Some critics call it a "botox apple." More »

Fake Doctor Arrested for Injecting Droopy Butts

Jeff Neumann — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 12:36:44 EDT

Miami police this week arrested a woman for posing as a doctor and injecting another woman's butt cheeks to make them "look perfect." It didn't turn out so well — the victim passed out from the pain and almost died. More »

Michelle Obama Will Never Go Out With You If You Keep Eating All That Junk Food

Hamilton Nolan — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:54:08 EDT

Botox shox! Stem cell freedom! Michelle my belle! Chronic fatigue! Fatigue of chronic! Chinese babies! Eat more veggies! Body blow! Body blow! Body blow! It's your Thursday Health Watch, where we watch your health—on our way out of town! More »

Drugs Still Haven't Cured Getting Old, Dying

Hamilton Nolan — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:02:13 EDT

Psychosis drugs! Botox drugs! Chimpanzee hugs! Diet drugs! Porno fugs! Malaria drugs! Teenage shrugs! And dementia drugs! It's your Thursday Health Watch, where we watch your health—and wealth, and knowledge of self! More »

Kids These Days Hating Their Looks Younger Than Ever

Hamilton Nolan — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:24:01 EDT

The high school years have always been fraught with social peril, and middle school is a time many remember for instilling a lifelong sense of mortifying awkwardness. Fine, but what about toddlers? Can we give them an inferiority complex, too? More »

Dear Children, Please Leave Plastic Surgery for the Olds

Brian Moylan — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:19:17 EDT

Charice, the 18-year-old Filipino singer, is preparing for her role in the upcoming season of Glee not by practicing her singing or dancing, but by getting Botox and other treatments. This is really dumb. More »

Botox to End Western Civilization

Hamilton Nolan — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:36:49 EST

Botox: "the only profit-making venture for terrorists that can also potentially yield a weapon of mass destruction." Any Islamofascist biology major can pose as a Botox salesman while manufacturing enough botulinum toxin to kill thousands. Save us, Nicole Kidman! [WP] More »

Your Dermatologist May Soon Deliver

cityfile — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:09:00 EST

Because the current way to get Botox—exit home, get into vehicle, travel to doctor's office—is way too taxing and time-consuming, Los Angeles is now home to the first-ever "mobile cosmetic care service," in which a doctor comes to you—in a "nondescript SUV"—and is in and out of your place in ten minutes. Something tells us NYC won't be far behind. [Luxist] More »

Plastic Surgeons Fight Back

cityfile — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:29:00 EST

You've heard about the proposed "botax," haven't you, the tax some members of Congress would like to impose on cosmetic surgical procedures to pay for a health care bill? Plastic surgeons aren't too happy about it, and one even took to the streets yesterday to make his voice heard. More »

Bunny Lines = Botox

cityfile — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 11:47:00 EDT

New Yorkers aren't exactly shy about their fondness for Botox. But if a woman isn't prepared to spill her beauty secrets—or you suspect she's lying to you—there are some clues to indicate whether she's an addict. More »

My Plastic Surgeon Is Also My Neurologist

cityfile — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:31:00 EDT

You now have a fabulous new excuse to offer up the next time one of your annoying friends gives you a hard time about all the money you've been spending on Botox injections and facelifts. It isn't because you're vain or anything. It's because you're looking for a cure for your migraines and you just want to God-awful pain to stop. Who could argue with that? [NYT] More »

No Food, But Cheap Botox

Hamilton Nolan — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:12:03 EDT

The Way We Live Now: Bobbing helplessly in the Dow Jones waves. The bottom has not yet arrived, friends. Optimism kills. You'll be running to George Soros for Botox money like the other old poors! More »

Botox Loses Its Precious Monopoly

cityfile — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:14:00 EDT

Botox won't be the only option on the menu the next time you head off to see your cosmetic surgeon or dermatologist. A drug called Dysport just won approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Just like Botox, Dysport uses pure poison (botulinum toxin) to relax your muscles and smooth out the wrinkles you'd really rather not have for your upcoming class reunion. But it's more expensive than Botox—and research suggests it's less effective and riskier compared to the competition—so feel free to ignore everything you just read and stick to the lethal poison you already know and love. [Bloomberg] More »

Botox: 'Medicine's Answer to Duct Tape'

cityfile — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:58:00 EDT

If Botox-maker Allergan gets its way, one day the injectable poison, currently best known for its ability to turn foreheads into ironing-boards, will be the treatment of choice for every ailment under the sun, from migraines to enlarged prostates to speech impediments. Nothing else, marvels an Allergan scientist, "has so many demonstrated uses." And even if those uses haven't actually been discovered or verified yet, the company isn't taking any chances that a toxin-peddling competitor will cash in: It currently has more than 90 patents in place or pending for different applications of the drug: More »

Where You Can Shove That Botox, Precisely

Ryan Tate — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:04:22 EDT

Botox is now "medicine's answer to duct tape," used for everything from "buttock deformity" to headaches. Guess which end of the body our eyes darted to on the awesome New York Times infographic. More »

Botox is the New Prozac

cityfile — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:23:00 EDT

Since among Hollywood actors, getting treated for depression is far less stigmatizing than paralyzing your facial muscles with a load of botulinum toxin, perhaps they'll all stop lying about being "scared of needles" now that Botox is officially a mood enhancer. According to a study published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, people who have Botox, and therefore lose the ability to frown, report lower levels of depression, anxiety and irritability—the theory being that the actions of facial muscles directly influence brain activity. So presumably Janice Dickinson's rages and histrionics are just for the TV cameras, and she's a picture of serenity and composure in real life. More »

Tough Times for the Botox Biz

cityfile — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:40:00 EST

Eyebrows Raised by Botox Danger Story

cityfile — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 09:45:00 EST

Casting even more doubt on whether Nicole Kidman actually incubated her baby for nine months, doctors in Australia are warning that Botox can cause birth defects after it emerged that the mother of a child born deaf and blind had used Dysport, a Botox competitor also made of botulinum toxin, in her first month of pregnancy. Okay, so choosing between a smooth forehead and the joy of bringing new life into the world is a tough decision, but no one ever said being a woman was easy. Now, who's going to break the news to Mary Rambin? [SMH] More »

Whitney Speaks, The Year's Best/Worst, Bargains Galore

cityfile — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:57:00 EST

• Whitney Port explains why she named her new clothing line "Whitney Eve" (it's complicated), and explains why it is that the world really needs another celebrity clothing line. [Nylon] More »

Tim's Distress, Tory's Debut, Advice from Tom

cityfile — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:30:00 EST

• Tim Gunn says he and Heidi Klum are "despondent" over the "horrible, nasty" fight over Project Runway. "We worry that season six will never be seen by anyone," he says. Us, too! [WB] More »

Shopping for Botox Is Easy at Any Age

cityfile — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:37:00 EST

Some journalistic exercises just never get old, no matter how many times they're carried out, like the one in which a young woman asks for anti-aging procedures and then becomes mildly outraged when doctors recommend what they're in business to sell. (Slim woman seeking out liposuction works, too.) In today's Daily News, a "baby-faced" 26-year-old reporter named Leah Chernikoff goes undercover at Botox-peddlers and, what a surprise, the doctors are more than happy to inject her. More »

Is Baby Penis Skin the New Botox?

cityfile — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:46:00 EST

Unless you have young sons, you might not be aware that circumcision is on a downward trend, and that the anti-circumcision lobby is gaining ground. Not your problem? Well, it turns out that this issue is suddenly of relevance to everyone: Foreskins are the latest tool in the fight against aging, and we're going to need a constant fresh supply! More »

Freeze Wrinkles, Or Risk Unemployment

cityfile — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 14:59:00 EDT

Guys: Were you under the impression that sticking needles into your face in an attempt to stave off the inexorable march of time was just for the ladies? Still buying into the myth that for men, aging confers a distinguished authority? Well, the manufacturers of Botox and their willing footsoldiers, cosmetic doctors, would like to remind you that staying on top professionally in this economic climate is a young man's game, and don't you want to be competitive? A certain "45-year-old publisher of a New York-based magazine" does: He confesses to the Times (on condition of anonymity!) that he's been getting Botox for years. More »

2004 Flashback: Candidate Shockingly Vain!

Pareene — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:10:44 EDT

BREAKING: Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Joe Biden is overly concerned with his appearance! The Delaware Senator's long been famous for his terrible embarrassing hair plugs, but a story out of the Washington Post today has it that Biden might have injected terrorist biological weapons into his forehead as part of some sick stunt to not look old and tired. Botox Biden! This is important hilarious breaking news, if you just arrived via time machine from one of the last two election cycles. More »

Stiff Words: "Botox? I think it's fantastic...

Kyle Buchanan — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:30:03 EDT

Stiff Words: "Botox? I think it's fantastic and also horrible," actress Courteney Cox says in the November issue of Marie Claire. "I mean, they've come up with this stuff that can make you not look angry. But you have to use it sparingly. I went to this doctor once, and he was like, 'Oh, let me do it just here and here and here.' And I was miserable...I mean, I'm an actor, I've got to be able to move my face." Her feet, however, are another story. [Us] More »

One More Thing That's Recession-Proof: Botox

cityfile — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:42:00 EDT

It's going to take more than a major economic crisis to keep women from their Botox appointments, say dermatologists who have seen absolutely no slowdown in business. The same goes for high-end skincare products, which have witnessed an increase in sales compared to the same time period last year. How could this be possible, you ask? "Women have a basic belief that they save on the things they have to buy in order to spend on the things they want to buy," opines an ad exec who works on beauty accounts. "It's like men and booze." And even easier to conceal: Whereas it's obvious what a man's been spending his money on when he arrives home slurring and smelling like a bar, a woman might have thousands of dollars worth of injections but no one has to know. "Most husbands," says plastic surgeon Robert Guida, "don't pay attention to what their wives look like." More »