Teenage Pop Singer Charise Preps for Role on Glee with Botox

Hollywood is a youth focused town – big surprise. As such most actresses go to great lengths to stave off anything resembling a wrinkle or crows-feet. It’s no surprise when a 40+ aged actress or maybe even a 30 something actress starts scheduling Botox sessions to keep getting work, but you know the competition’s getting fierce when teen actresses start getting Botox injections.

18 year old singer Charice, who was recently cast in the hit TV show Glee, underwent Botox and Thermage treatments. These procedures are commonly used to reduce winkles.

Mixed messages have been given regarding the purpose of the Botox injections. The dermatologist that gave the injections said it was to narrow the appearance of her round face, which had gotten wider due to excessive gum chewing. Her representative (Hollywood speak for PR person?) said the injections were given to reduce jaw pain resulting from excessive gum chewing. Of course if the injections really were for jaw pain, perhaps Charise should simply tell her to lay off the gum chewing.

While the reasons for the Botox injections are debatable, the Thermage procedure isn’t. This is a skin-tightening procedure – something no teenager needs. Some older women would kill to get the smooth unwrinkled skin of an 18 year old.

These procedures could be an example of a teenage girl with body image issues or a talented teen on the rise getting bad advice. It could also be a part of the growing popularity of cosmetic procedures amongst Asians. Typically people think of eye lid surgery as being a popular procedure among Asians, but procedures that change the jaw line to create a narrower oval shaped face are also common.

Regarding the use of Botox, it's part of a growing trend of teens with the means to use cosmetic procedures to enhance their looks. 

According to data collected by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Botox procedures for people 18 and under increased from 8194 (2008) to 12,110 (2009). In 2009, teens accounted for 0.5% of the total Botox injection procedures done. Hopefully most of these injections were not for purely aesthetic reasons. The FDA’s medication guide for Botox discourages the use of Botox on kids under 18.

Teens, especially teenage girls have a hard enough time with image issues and dealing with adhering to preconceptions of what’s pretty or beautiful. The last thing they need to see is a talented teenage pop singer getting Botox injections and skin-tightening procedures just fit in on a fictitious high school.

Proactiv Spokesperson Katy Perry’s Acne Flare Up

Sometimes celebs want to be “seen,” other times, not so much. Singer Katy Perry was definitely not ready for her photo-op, when a photographer recently took an extreme close up of her, while she happened to be having an acne flare up.

Not good for Katy, especially sense she’s a spokesperson for Proactiv’s skin care line - and let’s assume that she’s actually using the products.

Katy’s an example of an adult that appears to have an ongoing acne problem. She attributes her flare ups to stress.

Generally speaking when a person on an acne program has a flare up it’s either because they haven’t been following the program consistently or the program isn’t a good fit for that person’s skin.

It doesn’t matter how good the product is, if you don’t use it consistently be ready for the occasional flare up. This is something I try to reinforce with my clients. Acne programs are meant to clear up current breakouts and prevent future flare ups. This means, don’t stop using your products just because your acne "goes away." Also, if you do follow a program religiously and still have breakouts, it’s time to try something else. 

Fortunately most people with acne aren’t being stalked by photographers with high-powered lenses when this happens. Nevertheless, it’s always nice to be ready for your close up.

Vaseline Releases Skin Lightening Facebook Application

Do you have concerns about skin lightening and would like to see how you’d look with a little bleaching? If you’re a Facebook user, you’re in luck. Vaseline skin care has released an application that lets you upload a photo and wipe out dark sports or lighten you skin in general. Of course, this is only useful for those who don’t have Photoshop or some similar software which could do the same thing but better.

This application was developed to promote Vaseline’s skin lighteners and was specifically targeted to males in India with darker skin tones where fairer skin is seen as more attractive and beneficial when it comes to dating.