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July 23, 2010
How young is too young?
The world is not safe for young girls anymore. Every day is a test in selfrestraint; thwarting off the temptation to succumb to the latest lure becomes harder and harder. It is a constant battle to simply say no when it comes to living up to people’s expectations.
Girls as young as junior high don’t think twice about asking for a boob job and it’s not unheard of for high school girls to want same fake boobies as their graduation gift.
Nose job, face-lift, tummy tuck, cheek enhancement, lip augmentation, butt implants…the list keeps getting bigger! Name it, there’s a procedure to be had and a cosmetic doctor that’s oh so willing to do it. Then there’s Botox. And the story of the hottest breakout young artist, Charice. But we’ll talk about Charice later. For now, it’s Botox party time! These parties are a dime a dozen. They’ve become so common that Hallmark should create an invitation card just for it. There’s a thought. Hmmm…I might have just given away my moneymaker idea! They’re the in thing to do and people jump at the chance to rid themselves of unsightly wrinkles, laugh lines and crow’s-feet. If it were not for the darn injection, I’d probably jump faster than the doctor can say, ready?
But Botox injection, in its purest of intention, is not bad. It is used to treat headaches, backaches, eye muscle problems, muscle spasms and excessive sweating. Yikes, excessive sweating sounds slimy. There again, I’d probably not give it a second thought if I have the problem. I’ll be like, “Doc, kill those sweat glands now, stiffen them up!” Think about the money people will save from buying deodorant.
With all these health benefits, you would think it’ll get a better rap than what it’s getting now. No surprise there. Look at Joan Rivers. Or Jocelyn Wildenstein, aka The Cat Lady. Google Jocelyn and see for yourself. It will make you cringe to see the extent of damage that’s been done to her face. There’s so many of them out there. Giving in to the pressures of always looking good is almost a losing battle for many. In Hollywood where your face means mega bucks, Botox is the shortest way to the bank.
Charice is no different. She caved to the pressure of Hollywood. Scoring a muchawaited debut on the hit show, Glee, the pressure was tremendous that getting the injection became necessary. But was it really? The Glee folks have seen how she looked and for sure it wasn’t her face that got her the part. Her talent – her power-packed voice – was what landed her the coveted gig. But in the meantime, the real reason why she got the part got lost in the shuffle. Everyone around her got too excited to even consider the repercussions, the backlash and the unnecessary negative publicity that the Glee prep work created. I find it hard to believe that the procedure was not cosmetic, that it was done to treat the muscle pain in her jaw. Assuming that it was indeed for an achy jaw, how do you then reconcile what her rep said against what the doctor who did the procedure actually said?
The doc is quoted as saying, “You chew gum and it turns out to be a favorite super-exercise for these muscles, your chewing muscles. So we will show you, this muscle here it’s a bit protruding,” she said as she touched Charice’s face. “It’s like a ball, so we are going to Botox that in order to get it flat so she will have a cuter face …
we want to give you the apple cheek look because it’s cute, right?” Straight from the horse’s mouth, Charice reportedly said that the makeover was part of her big preparations for Glee. “All people will be anticipating how will Charice look? Is she good enough to pit against Rachel Berry? So of course there is tremendous pressure,” she said.
There you have it. That’s two points for cosmetic reasons – cuter face according to the doc, tremendous pressure according to Charice, vs. one point for health reasons – achy jaw said her rep. Here’s my biggest thing in all these though. Why was it done in front of the cameras? For what?
Her handlers must have been sleeping or jetlagged to even allow it to happen. What were they thinking? She’s 18 for crying out loud. She has no wrinkles. She does not need it, much more do it in front of the camera! I’ll tell you who benefitted from all the publicity. The doctor! Her name is plastered all over – the Internet, TV, newspapers, magazines, name it. She got free publicity out of all these. Bad publicity maybe but it’s still free publicity and I bet you she’s loving the fact that for a few days, the mainstream media in this country showed clips of her sticking that needle right on Charice’s jaw. She’s got a round face and there’s nothing you can do about it. You can take a stack of sand paper and ream it on her face; it’ll still give you the same result – a round face. Geez. She is so talented that changing the shape of her face should be the last thing on her mind. Her handlers need to regroup and think this through. Thank goodness there’s nothing they can do about her height. Just imagine if…nah! For now, let’s just hope that she has learned her lesson. Lay off the gum, sweetheart! It’ll save you a lot of money in the future.