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 Dear Reader,
You know, I've never quite understood why actors — who make their livings off expression — would choose to have a toxin that freezes the muscles responsible for that expression shot into their faces. It just doesn't make sense to me.
But the obsession with youth is a powerful one — one that has led to people from all walks of life following in the frozen- faced footsteps of celebrities, despite plenty of news of the potential dangers associated with Botox and other cosmetic injections.
In fact, we've discussed a few of those dangers over the years. Last winter, we even covered the story of a woman who took Allergan, the makers of Botox, to court, claiming that her daughter was killed by the drug.
You couldn't get me to go near the stuff if you paid me. But I certainly know plenty of people who have gone down that road, emerging from injection sessions with smooth, eerie faces...
A study published in the journal Social Psychology and Personality Science suggests that Botox may not just numb the muscles that create facial expressions — it may also rob users of their empathy.
That's right — that frozen face could go with a frozen heart.
A research team based at the University of Southern California compared the use of Botox and Restylane to a gel that amplifies facial signals.
The researchers found that, when your own facial muscles are numbed, you aren't as good at perceiving others' emotions, meaning you can no longer respond normally to their emotional signals and lose your ability to feel empathy for another person.
We read emotions by copying facial expressions, which kicks off signals to the brain that help us understand what another person is feeling. Since Botox hinders the ability to copy facial expressions, the "muscular signals from the face to the brain are dampened, you're less able to read emotions," according to the researchers.
Yes, we all want to fight the signs of ageing. But there are plenty of powerful ways to do so without injecting poison into our faces — and without taking away our ability to express and understand emotions.
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Q: Do you know of any natural treatments for melasma?
Dr. Jonathan V. Wright: Melasma is a dark skin discolouration occurring on the face, usually the forehead, nose, cheeks, and upper lip. Women, particularly younger women, develop this condition much more often than men.
Also called chloasma or "pregnancy mask," melasma is especially common during pregnancy, and is also associated with use of oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy, both synthetic and bio-identical. Although it isn't associated with or causative of any other problems or symptoms, it's usually of cosmetic concern.
Both retinoic acid (a natural, acid form of vitamin A) and azaleic acid (a natural component of human skin) can lessen the abnormally heavy pigmentation of melasma, but in 2002 Chinese researchers reported another simple but effective remedy.
The researchers investigated the effects of pycnogenol (a standardized antioxidant rich extract of the bark of the French pine tree Pinus pinaster) against melasma in thirty women with the condition.
After standardized measurements of area and degree of melasma pigmentation, each woman took 25 milligrams of pycnogenol three times daily for 30 days. Both the area covered by melasma and the intensity of the pigment were significantly reduced. The "general effective rate" was 80 per cent and no side effects were reported. Other symptoms also decreased during the 30 days, including fatigue, constipation, pains in the body, and anxiety.
The researchers wrote: "To conclude, pycnogenol was shown to be therapeutically effective and safe in patients suffering from melasma."
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Sources:
"Botox may deaden perception, study says," USA Today (yourlife.usatoday.com)
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