Here's why I'm getting Botox at 26 - and why so many other young women are following suit By Clara Gaspar For The Daily Mail Published: 11:56, 14 June 2024 | Updated: 12:03, 14 June 2024 e-mail View comments Ten years ago, at the age of 16, I noticed my first wrinkle. When I smiled, my skin crinkled along one stubborn line that stretched determinedly out from the side of the eyes to my temples. It would disappear when I relaxed my face, but I took it as a disturbing sign that the inevitable ageing process had already begun.
A couple of years later, I noticed another line beginning to develop. Then another. Now I have six or seven ‘crow’s feet’, depending on how wide I’m grinning, as well as several horizontal lines on my forehead.
I fixate on them when I look back at beaming photos. I used to observe this process with fascination, rather than horror. But now, aged 26, I’m ready for those creases to stop multiplying.
And I definitely don’t want them to start appearing when I’m not smiling. I’m well aware of how shallow this makes me sound. After all, Shakespeare wrote: ‘With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.
’ I know I don’t have fully formed wrinkles yet, as they melt away when my face isn’t moving. But what if I could have a life of laughter without the evidence being writ large on my forehead? Step forward Botox . Until a few years ago, I considered it an ill-advised treatment reserved for ‘older women’ that could leave you with a .
