In today’s beauty news, we’re looking into a new study from Cardiff University that found patients feel more depressed after treating laugh lines with Botox.
Dr Michael Lewis led the study and the findings confirmed that Botox treatment for laughter lines resulted in patients feeling more depressed. Previous studies have shown that treatment with Botox for various facial muscles results in different levels of depression, for instance, treating frown lines results in less depression in comparison to crows’ feet, says the report.
For Canadian and American women this is a significant study as Botox and similar fillers are among the most popular beauty treatments and most would assume that treating facial imperfections would result in a feeling of positivity.
Dr. Lewis explained in his study that the impact of Botox treatment could change the whole perspective about the surroundings and the way one feels about it. Dr. Lewis said that facial expressions play a major role in emotions, “we smile because we are happy but smiling also makes us happy,” he said.
“The new finding being reported today concerns the impact of treatments for crows’ feet,” Dr. Lewis said. “The muscles around the eyes are used when forming a real smile and so it was predicted that treatment of the muscles that cause these will reduce the strength of a smile. The results supported this prediction.”
Original article: Botox For Laugh Lines Can Lead To Depression
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