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Botox is literally one of the most common ways to deal with your wrinkles in the country.  There are even doctors accepting different imitations of botox, which are often toxic in even greater ways, because they want to save money and frankly they don’t want to buy strictly from Allergan.  This being said, botox is basically a small amount of the botulism toxin in all truth, which is scary in itself. 

I mean you are basically injecting a toxin into yourself.  But they say that because it’s just a small amount, it’s safe.  Well, there would be others that would beg to differ.  Between 1997 and 2006, there have been 180 cases of life threatening conditions, 16 deaths, 87 hospitalized, and you get the idea.  Botox has many uses keep in mind, not just wrinkles.  So 4 of the deaths were actually in children. 

This being said, there have been 658 other reports of adverse side effects and problems, and they keep coming in.  The most common are things like an eye drooping or something like that.  But sometimes it gets into constricting the airways, causing serious irritation, allergic reactions, and things like that which eventually lead to hospitalization or death.  So botox is definitely not something to be taken lightly.

I’ve heard of some crazing things being used in wrinkle care and so on and so forth.  But this being said, frankly placenta cosmetics come extremely close to taking the cake.  They are found in various skincare products, skin patches, acid peels, and otherwise, and they started injecting it a long time ago actually, in the 1930’s.  So it’s not exactly a new thing at all. 

This being said, placentas are obviously the thing that helps to nourish the fetus, and they are thought to be high in everything your skin needs for greater cell renewal among other things.  They have used it in the rich and famous and apparently Jennifer Lopez has used it with injections costing around $5000.  It all seems a bit ridiculous to me at least.  I mean we inject things, but they get eaten away, and frankly none of the injections really have ingredients that reproduce and regenerate themselves. 

So what is the point when it will only last so long?  Maybe a year if you’re lucky, but in most cases a few months at best.  Me personally, I would not pay $5000 or really anything to get placenta injected into my skin or otherwise get some kind of placenta product.  It’s a bit nasty to me.  But there are of course people who would and do every day.

Oxygen therapy has been used in Europe before, and so it has to be the latest craze of course in anti aging and otherwise.  They claim that it can treat everything from zits to wrinkles to more complicated conditions such as autism.  I have my reservations to say the least, especially with autism, there are no known cases of curing autism in any respect for a reason. 

That being said, oxygen is necessary for the brain.  You need it flowing throughout your skin and body in general.  And it can help you to heal wounds to reduce scarring among other things.  It is often used in a hyperbaric chamber, and they expose you to an extremely high level of oxygen.  Of course, with certain patients they use this, but often with those patients their blood oxygen levels are extremely low. 

Those who have normal oxygen levels can greatly benefit from this experiencing greater skin, energy, endurance, concentration, an easier time sleeping, and overall a general sense of wellbeing.  So in other words, in the way of wrinkle and other health treatments, the oxygen therapy method is not a bad way to go.  You should definitely check it out if you can use it.

Stress takes a toll on the body and the skin in general.  It can cause age spots, wrinkles, and the graying or whitening hair that we see with many presidents and ex presidents alike over a short period of time.  With lack of sleep, you can develop bags and dark circles under the eyes, and over time they may not go away with a quick nap or otherwise.  Of course, you should always follow a healthy diet, make sure your skin is getting enough vitamins and minerals and otherwise nutrients to help it to protect the rest of your body from the elements in general. 

But it’s worth it to consider taking a trip to the spa just to relax or otherwise take a little time out for yourself.  Your skin takes a lot of the buff for whatever you do to your body in general, and it definitely feels the effects of negative stress among other things.  So whatever is going on in various ways, your skin will show it.  All in all, keep your stress levels lower when possible and otherwise keep your skin and body nourished for greater skin benefits in general.