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my problem with the botox thing in particular is the lack of understanding of the risks involved and in some cases ( don't know how regulated it is in Canada) the lack of training of the persons administering it.

To allow a teenager that has attended a half day training course to inject botulism toxin into your skin is criminally irresponsible.

Botox has legitimate medical uses, but there are reasons why physicians spend so many years training. it is so they can administer these things with an accepatbly low risk of killing someone

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I suppose, on reflection, if you smoke then the risks of "Botox gone wrong" are no worse, probably better in the long run.

In general I try and avoid both doctors and handing over cash as much as possible as a rule. Thats one reason I dont smoke either I guess.

Must be a great cash cow for the places doing it though... hand over a few hundred bucks to try and stave off the natural effects of getting older, feel good for a bit, have the effects wear off over a few months, go hand over some more money, repeat until death do you part;)

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Its nice to see some who seem care about their appearance. I'd say go for it girls.

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HOw did it get to semen being better than BUckleys for a sore throat!!

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It's expats , what were you expecting :thumbsup:.

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yeah - suppose - should have known better! :p

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I think it was more a reference of the creamy stuff being good for the skin (if ingested).

Then flogger said it was high in vitamin B which was also good for colds.

So we hit on a two for one benefit of the salty stuff. (And the tagline for Buckleys kind of fits too)

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Oooh I nearly posted something shocking:eek::rofl: Had to stop myself:rofl:

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oooh go on - it is Friday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVH3IBr_Ipk

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OMG i've just thought of something too - VTR ladies - i'll put it there :wub: I'd be banned in a heartbeat if it were here :rofl:

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Its all true. I read it on the internet:unsure:

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oooh ok - hang on

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I don't think that there have been any comparative studies. There's nothing on Medline

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Probably in GQ! or FHM!

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:rofl::rofl::rofl:

So we have to take Floggers word for it :rofl:

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LMAO he so knows everything....................:rolleyes:

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(we're just humouring him - he's a guy :rofl:;))

Blimey if it were up to MrMMC he'd tell you that stuff was the magic elixir of life if he meant he..... um ............... well you get the drift :rofl:

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I just can't imagine that you would find enough people willing to swallow Buckleys frequently enough to have a large enough sample for a survey.

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Ask Novo. That is how confident I am.

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brlliant :rofl:

oh that would be a brilliant conversation in a pub eh - for those that have met our esteemed academic - does he embarrass easily????? :rofl:

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Eh? What was the question again?

<assuming that wasn't sarcasm?>

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I would refer you to earlier in the thread and Floggers positivity that the ingestion of a certain substance has been scientifically proven to be good for colds. Apparently.

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Yes - I have 2 deepening tramlines in my brow that make me look permanently angry (just cos I feel it, doesn't mean I want to look it ;)). So, when driving down the road last year, the steering wheel turned of its own accord and the car took me into the parking lot outside one of the local places that does it. totally unplanned moment in life.

Took about 5 minutes in total, wee bit stingy as it's happening but otherwise fine and I loved the results! No more glaring at people! It does wear off after a few months, but I have noticed the frown hasn't fully returned to pre-injection extent.
Will I do it again? Absolutely! In fact, will head off to have it done again a few weeks before the wedding.
Will I go on to have other procedures done? Absolutely not. I'm a chicken when it comes to pain and the tramlines were the only thing that bothered me. Kinda like myself the way I am :)

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Has anyone done any liposuction? There's not the same stigma these days.

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I do wish we could go back in time, when women could grow old gracefully, mums looked like mums and your nan was all warm and cuddly! The pressure's too much for gals nowadays. I wonder too, although I have no evidence to back my theory, whether botox acts in the same way a plaster cast does when you have it removed after months with a broken limb and your muscles have all withered to nothing because you weren't using them? Say you fell on hard times and couldn't afford to keep up with the top ups, would you end up looking saggy because your muscles had been out of use for months? Just wondered...

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I look at pics of all the girls that I grewup / went to school with and the majority of them look schmoking hawt still, tbh I don't seem to remember when I was a kid, any of the mums looking half as nice as the middle aged ladies of today.

I don't think thats a bad thing - I don't want to wear flowery skirts and wear my hair in a bun just because i'm a certain age!

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You mean like this?

http://www.independent.co.uk/multime...-g_512697s.jpg

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<vows to close curtains to avoid sneaky photographs being taken at 7am>

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When I'm old I shall wear purple ..............

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when i'm old I shall smell of parma violets and wee

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Hmmmm , don't recall that line :rofl:

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Oh I hear you, I really do. I don't mean you have to let yourself go or wear stuffy old clothes and forget about looking great but gaining a few wrinkles is natural, it's part of growing older. I'm 46 soon and do find myself looking in the mirror and feeling disappointed when another wrinkle shows up but I never forget that I'm lucky to be healthy and happy and smiley. Smiling is great and crows feet are the official stamp of a smiler. Life's too damn short to overly worry about things like wrinkles....I've got plenty else on my plate to fill the worry part of my brain!

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but do you have the red hat to go (or not) with it?

I knew I knew the line, but had to google for the reference. What an excellent poem

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Does a toque count?

And butter is very expensive here !!

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So will I! I think it would be great fun to be a red hat lady.

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So ladies since valentines day I've been using my wonderful gift (wrinkle cream for those that don't know!) - apparently you see results in 4 weeks, so we'll see how it goes - just going through that "change of skincare routine spots" phase at the mo :frown:

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nice !!

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Yeah and I can't just leave a spot I have to squeeze it - so now it looks like i've got herpes in between my eyes :(