Yasmin Tayag

I think something that should really give people pause is that we don't really know that much about the long-term effects of Botox, of regular Botox use. So the baby Botox trend began somewhere in the aughts. And we just don't really know what happens because there just hasn't been enough time to see what the long-term effects can be.

But some of the dermatologists I spoke to for this article told me that broadly, one issue with Botox is that if you paralyze the muscles in one part of your face... The other muscle, like it still wants to move. Your face still wants to move. And so other muscles can try to compensate. And so, you know, you'll start seeing wrinkles in those areas and potentially need to get Botox there.

But some of the dermatologists I spoke to for this article told me that broadly, one issue with Botox is that if you paralyze the muscles in one part of your face... The other muscle, like it still wants to move. Your face still wants to move. And so other muscles can try to compensate. And so, you know, you'll start seeing wrinkles in those areas and potentially need to get Botox there.

But some of the dermatologists I spoke to for this article told me that broadly, one issue with Botox is that if you paralyze the muscles in one part of your face... The other muscle, like it still wants to move. Your face still wants to move. And so other muscles can try to compensate. And so, you know, you'll start seeing wrinkles in those areas and potentially need to get Botox there.

So I think one potential consequence of regular Botox use from a very young age is that you become dependent on it.

So I think one potential consequence of regular Botox use from a very young age is that you become dependent on it.

So I think one potential consequence of regular Botox use from a very young age is that you become dependent on it.

You know, it's interesting. One of the women I spoke to actually brought this up. She felt like she was in competition with women to look youthful. And her concern was that all of these younger women started baby Botox earlier than she did. And so she's like... they've got a head start. You know, I only started in my late 20s. These women have seven years on me.

You know, it's interesting. One of the women I spoke to actually brought this up. She felt like she was in competition with women to look youthful. And her concern was that all of these younger women started baby Botox earlier than she did. And so she's like... they've got a head start. You know, I only started in my late 20s. These women have seven years on me.

You know, it's interesting. One of the women I spoke to actually brought this up. She felt like she was in competition with women to look youthful. And her concern was that all of these younger women started baby Botox earlier than she did. And so she's like... they've got a head start. You know, I only started in my late 20s. These women have seven years on me.

And if we're going to end up continuing to do this procedure, I'm not going to ever catch up to where they are. And it's funny because intellectually, I can understand, yes, we're supposed to be celebrating aging and feeling good about the wrinkles and the gray hairs and all of the wisdom and experience that come with it.

And if we're going to end up continuing to do this procedure, I'm not going to ever catch up to where they are. And it's funny because intellectually, I can understand, yes, we're supposed to be celebrating aging and feeling good about the wrinkles and the gray hairs and all of the wisdom and experience that come with it.

And if we're going to end up continuing to do this procedure, I'm not going to ever catch up to where they are. And it's funny because intellectually, I can understand, yes, we're supposed to be celebrating aging and feeling good about the wrinkles and the gray hairs and all of the wisdom and experience that come with it.

But at the same time, I'm still looking at myself in the mirror trying to pull out my white hairs. And it comes from this immense cultural pressure, especially on women, to... look good for their age, but I wonder if looking good for your age isn't even going to be good enough if this trend keeps up. You don't want to just look good for 30 or 40, you want to look 20.

But at the same time, I'm still looking at myself in the mirror trying to pull out my white hairs. And it comes from this immense cultural pressure, especially on women, to... look good for their age, but I wonder if looking good for your age isn't even going to be good enough if this trend keeps up. You don't want to just look good for 30 or 40, you want to look 20.

But at the same time, I'm still looking at myself in the mirror trying to pull out my white hairs. And it comes from this immense cultural pressure, especially on women, to... look good for their age, but I wonder if looking good for your age isn't even going to be good enough if this trend keeps up. You don't want to just look good for 30 or 40, you want to look 20.

One thing that has come up for me a lot as I think about this baby Botox trend is that if you manage to stay looking 20 for the next 30 years of your life, What do you miss out on? You know, as I got older, I found that people treated me differently, often in a positive way. I was taken more seriously. I was told I had more gravitas. And if you never look that way, what happens to you?

One thing that has come up for me a lot as I think about this baby Botox trend is that if you manage to stay looking 20 for the next 30 years of your life, What do you miss out on? You know, as I got older, I found that people treated me differently, often in a positive way. I was taken more seriously. I was told I had more gravitas. And if you never look that way, what happens to you?

One thing that has come up for me a lot as I think about this baby Botox trend is that if you manage to stay looking 20 for the next 30 years of your life, What do you miss out on? You know, as I got older, I found that people treated me differently, often in a positive way. I was taken more seriously. I was told I had more gravitas. And if you never look that way, what happens to you?

And I'm Yasmin Tayag, a staff writer at The Atlantic. This season, we're going to find out if longevity culture is keeping pace with the science. And what we can learn about taking a different approach to aging. Listen to How to Age Up. New episodes of How to Age Up come out every Monday. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.