Annie Tomlin turns to the needle to swap her ever-present scowl for an effortless smile.
WHAT IT IS
At 40, I look young for my age, but I come across as seriously uptight. Or so everyone keeps saying as they ask me what’s wrong. A lifetime of squinting while reading has left me with a furrow between my brows, and gravity is tugging the corners of my lips into the slightest frown. In reality, I’m happy, so why can’t my face look that way, too? Dermatologist Ava Shamban, MD, promises she can turn my frown upside down with a combination of an injectable neuromodulator (e.g., Botox) and hyaluronic acid filler (e.g., Restylane).
COST
Prices vary depending on your location and the number of areas treated. Ava MD in Beverly Hills averages $600 for Botox and $850 for Restylane. My treatments total about $1,300.
WHAT I EXPECTED
Like many an injectables virgin, I feared the frozen forehead and over stuffed cheeks that shout “Groupon Deal.” Plus, the whole needles in-the-face thing sounded painful.
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