Should Kids Be Given Botox for Beauty
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HERE'S WHAT I THINK ABOUT BOTOX FOR BEAUTY FOR CHILDREN
Should Kids Be Given Botox for Beauty?
I recently came across a story about a mother who gives her daughter Botox injections to remove wrinkles in her face. The child is 8 years old and participates in beauty pageants.
I have personally never liked to see children dressed up like models with make-up and adult hair styles, but I am disgusted by the idea of a parent injecting a child with Botox to remove wrinkles. Seriously, what wrinkles could an 8 year old have on her face that justifies such treatment?
I am also deeply concerned about the psychological effects for this child, or any child who is subjected to extreme beauty treatments of any kind.
I do wish to make it clear that this is not a debate about botox being used for Cerebral Palsy patients or other medical treatment. This is just about Botox for Beauty.
Two Updates to this story are provided in this article and follow the original debate.
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- Good Morning America Interview
- 8 yr old given Botox for Beauty
Botox for Beauty for Children
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Should Children be Given Botox for Beauty?
Absolutely Not!
StacyBirch says:
It's insane, I can't of anyone who wouldn't think it was except the idiot who injected her daughter in the first place.
AnnsHomeDecor says:
Absolutely not!
Cinnamonbite says:
The child should be taken away from, "parents," like that.
terrapin719 says:
Major yuck!
betsuzie says:
No Way!!
UKGhostwriter says:
I can't even believe I'm commenting ...no, no, no
debnet says:
No way!!!
snakesmom says:
Horrible!
ChrisDay says:
What IS going on? I'm signing off before I get myself banned from Squidoo for bad postings!
TheWhistler says:
Who even thought this was acceptable.
KimGiancaterino says:
I think in this case the mother wanted to attract attention. She succeeded, but at what cost? Now we'll have new laws for people too stupid to use common sense.
AngelineSophia says:
Never
PaulOnBooks says:
The very thought is revolting. And "beauty" in a child is very divorced from the sort of beauty that I suspect the injectors mean.
Tipi says:
Now giving botox to children is stupid, plain and simple.
simplyoasis says:
NO!
karitina says:
NEVER should be penalize
mbgphoto says:
Absolutely Crazy!
Mujjen says:
This is going too far! Poor children.
tandemonimom says:
I can't believe we even have to vote on this.
GiftsBonanza says:
NO! No way! What a sad and shallow world we live in
Of course!
UPDATE ~ 5/16/11
There was so much public outcry about this interview, that CPS (Child Protective Services) is investigating and has removed Britney from her mothers home.
Britney Campbell, 8-Year-Old Botox User, Taken Out Of Mother's Home (VIDEO)
- Britney Campbell, 8-Year-Old Botox User, Taken Out Of Mother's Home (VIDEO)
- Huffpost Update on Britney Campbell ~ Video is included with written story
Do You Believe Removing Britany from Her Mother's Home Was the Appropriate Response?
Updated ~ 5/19/11
Botox Mom, who claimed she gave Botox injections to her daughter, Retracts Story
Further updates will be shared here.
See the Article from ABC
- Botox Mom, Who Said She Injected 8-Year-Old Daughter, Retracts Story, Ignites Firestorm
- The California mom who said she injected her 8-year-old daughter with Botox retracted her story on Thursday after the state's Child Protective Services reportedly took her daughter out of her custody this week.
Retraction of Story by Botox Mom
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What are Bloggers Saying?
- New Survey Results from the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery ...
- First introduced in the United States by a dermatologic surgeon in 1991, BOTOX ? among other injectable neuromodulators ? continues to be utilized by the majority of ASDS members. In fact, 81 percent of members performed more than 1.2 million ...
- Boost for cerebral palsy treatment
- UPDATE: 3.10pm Health Minister Kim Hames this afternoon announced an extra $500000 from July 1 to boost the botox treatment program for children with cerebral palsy. Dr Hames said Health Department had already prepared a business case after approaches ...
- Brooke Burke Talks About Breasts and Botox
- Dancing With The Stars' beautiful co-host Brooke Burke covers the June, 2012 issue of Prevention Magazine and talks about her kids, health, Botox and breast implants besides looking smoking hot for someone who turned 40 last year.
- Nine can't Hackett: Why Grant Hackett still has a job
- Seriously, why bone a bloke just because he went on a drunken rampage after Derby Day, trashed his own apartment while his wife and small children were home? It's not like he did something really serious like neglecting to Botox his crow's feet and ...
Botox for Children In the News!
- New Survey Results from the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery ...
- First introduced in the United States by a dermatologic surgeon in 1991, BOTOX ? among other injectable neuromodulators ? continues to be utilized by the majority of ASDS members. In fact, 81 percent of members performed more than 1.2 million ...
- Boost for cerebral palsy treatment
- UPDATE: 3.10pm Health Minister Kim Hames this afternoon announced an extra $500000 from July 1 to boost the botox treatment program for children with cerebral palsy. Dr Hames said Health Department had already prepared a business case after approaches ...
- Brooke Burke Talks About Breasts and Botox
- Dancing With The Stars' beautiful co-host Brooke Burke covers the June, 2012 issue of Prevention Magazine and talks about her kids, health, Botox and breast implants besides looking smoking hot for someone who turned 40 last year.
- Nine can't Hackett: Why Grant Hackett still has a job
- Seriously, why bone a bloke just because he went on a drunken rampage after Derby Day, trashed his own apartment while his wife and small children were home? It's not like he did something really serious like neglecting to Botox his crow's feet and ...
More Debates Concerning Children
Please Share Any Other Thoughts You May Have About Botox for Beauty for Children!
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StacyBirch Mar 18, 2012 @ 8:06 pm | delete
- It's insane how much people spend on looking young and then go smoke, drink and bath in the sun. If good habits were thought to children, drink water get plenty of sleep, don't go in the sun without sunblock there would be no need for that bovine poison...I never sleep. :-(
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jacknells
Jan 10, 2012 @ 9:10 am | delete
- Botox is a surgery to make beauty for people. Botox treatments becomes a very general experience in our daily life.But Botox treatment seems worst for children. It may affect badly for them. SO it is advisable to keep children away from children. But it is stil best for elders. For more information here. Botox pasadena
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Cinnamonbite
Jun 2, 2011 @ 9:56 am | delete
- The botox is just the tip of the iceberg. What is this mother NOT admitting to? She should never get custody of that kid and be sterilized. She has major issues.
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debnet
May 20, 2011 @ 11:54 am | delete
- It hadn't even occurred to me that some parents would do this... unbelievable. Blessed by a Squid Angel ;)
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snakesmom
May 19, 2011 @ 1:18 pm | delete
- Unbelieveable that any parent would ever even consider Botox for their child. Sad.
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ChrisDay
May 19, 2011 @ 1:09 pm | delete
- I have to admit that I daren't share my thoughts!
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TheWhistler
May 19, 2011 @ 11:31 am | delete
- Great topic. I consider giving Botox to children child abuse.
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KimGiancaterino May 19, 2011 @ 11:07 am | delete
- Lensrolled to my Toddlers & Tiaras lens (don't worry ... it's a satire!)
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Tipi
May 18, 2011 @ 12:28 pm | delete
- Children just don't have wrinkles! I hadn't heard about this and watched the video and was appalled that this mother thinks its okay to do in the pageant world. I'm shaking my head.
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simplyoasis
May 17, 2011 @ 9:37 pm | delete
- I do not agree with giving botox to a child!! But I'm more horrified that this child was removed from her mothers home. The interviewer stated there was nothing illegal about botox'ing children, ok then what laws did she break that the state removed her child? Don't jump on the band wagon and punish a family for doing something the public doesn't like!! If you feel so strongly about it change the laws and enforce them on all of those pageant mothers out there!!
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PaulOnBooks
May 19, 2011 @ 6:40 am | delete
- I'd agree to an immediate assessment by social workers but I wouldn't have thought removal of the child was correct, unless there were other facrors or history not in the reports.
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DaveHiggsVis May 17, 2011 @ 9:33 pm | delete
- Money talks, I guess...that's America for you.
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lasertek
May 16, 2011 @ 9:14 pm | delete
- I have seen this story days ago and I was disgusted. Was the mother even thinking about what she did?
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RetroMom
May 16, 2011 @ 4:05 pm | delete
- I think it should be a crime to do things like this to our children.
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Mujjen
May 16, 2011 @ 3:28 am | delete
- How very sad. Here we are doing everything we can to make our children feel they are good the way they are. Building their confidence in themselves, giving them a healthy view of themselves. Chlidren have a right to be kids!
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