00:00We got Botox!
00:04Why did you decide to get Botox and fillers?
00:07I've always kind of been a little bothered by my upper lip.
00:11It needed a little bit more balancing and I thought, why the heck not give everything
00:16a shot?
00:17So, no pun intended.
00:19Literally, I wanted to do it because I have been noticing these crow's feet on my eyes
00:25and I just thought, you know, like you said, why not?
00:28So let's get to it.
00:29On our way to the doctor's office, I was feeling a little apprehensive, thinking to
00:33myself, why did I decide to do this?
00:35Was this really necessary?
00:37The things we do for beauty, you guys.
00:39The youngest age that we see people for Botox or fillers is in their 20s.
00:44And that's very early and it's not what I'm recommending, but if you have the feeling that you have wrinkles
00:51or you have an area that's not full, as full as you want it to be, and it's the right
00:57indication
00:58we'll do it.
00:59There were a couple times when I told him, you know, different spots in my face that I
01:02wanted to get some injections.
01:04I wanted to get my forehead done and he looked at my forehead and he just said, you don't need
01:09that.
01:09I'm not going to do that for you.
01:11You're young, so we're going to be very cautious and not overdo him.
01:16And he reminded me that that's what's so important about making a decision to get plastic surgery.
01:23Finding a doctor who is going to communicate with you about what you want versus what you
01:27need.
01:27That's key.
01:28When you smile, you get the crow's key.
01:31And those are only going to get deeper and deeper.
01:33We can put Botox here and soften that all up.
01:36Is it going to change my face in any way?
01:39It won't.
01:39You'll go back to sort of the way you are now.
01:41Think of it as getting a haircut.
01:43Well, if you like the way it looks, you maintain it by doing this every three, four months.
01:48Okay.
01:48So I'm going to start on this side.
01:50You can relax again.
01:51So what I'm going to do is relax.
01:53Relax.
01:53Relax.
01:58Oh, that's it?
01:59A little bit.
02:01Right in here.
02:02Oh, yeah.
02:03A little bit.
02:03So sometimes it hurts and sometimes it doesn't.
02:05Depends on where you get it.
02:07Ah.
02:07Oh, my God.
02:08Is it that bad?
02:09It's not that bad.
02:09That one hurt.
02:10Well, that one hurt a little bit.
02:11But it's not that bad.
02:12It's not that bad.
02:12No, it's not that bad.
02:13I've had worse.
02:14There's a little swelling from the injection.
02:16But we'll ice you out and rub those down.
02:18And that's it.
02:20And now you've got a more youthful face.
02:23It's supposed to take three to four days for this to heal and for the swelling to go away
02:27until I start actually seeing results.
02:29So I'm really excited.
02:31What's happening to you right now?
02:33Oh, you can't speak.
02:34We're just numbing her lips to help the injection process.
02:38I come from like a plastic surgery family.
02:40My mom and my sister have it.
02:42And my mom is like an OG Botox fan.
02:45So, you know, a lot of those horror stories I take with a grain of salt.
02:48Alicia, you wanted your lips a little fuller, not too caricature-ish.
02:54You wanted more in your upper lip than your lower lip.
02:56I think we'll just do your upper lip, see what it looks like.
02:59And maybe we'll put a little in your lower lip, not to overdo it.
03:03I was excited, but also kind of didn't feel like it was happening to me.
03:07Once you busted out the needles though, I was getting kind of...
03:11So I'm going to turn your head up like this.
03:14Good.
03:19Again, we're trying to be conservative.
03:22Your lips were instantaneous.
03:24Oh God.
03:25I watched you get those done.
03:26The needle went in and it was like a boom.
03:29How are you doing?
03:30Alright?
03:30Yeah, my eyes are watering.
03:31I know.
03:32I said it's sort of a weird thing that your eyes water, but it doesn't hurt so much.
03:36It doesn't feel good.
03:37It just doesn't feel bad.
03:39So, I like that.
03:40I think we should just leave it like this.
03:41Oh my God, I love it.
03:42Isn't that so cool?
03:43It literally looks like me, but just like...
03:47Like a little glam.
03:48A little glam add to that.
03:50I'm going to keep doing this.
03:52And we'll do a little Botox.
03:53So you can see what it's like in between the eyes.
03:55This area right here.
03:57That's literally all I want.
03:58So we want to soften this in you.
04:01So when you want to frown hard, frown hard, it's just not as possible to do that.
04:05So I'm going to get the blood out.
04:07We're going to go right here.
04:14Yeah, that really is not that bad at all.
04:16You weren't kidding.
04:17That's good.
04:17We'll ice you down and you're all set.
04:19Can I see the mirror again?
04:20You certainly can.
04:21I just want to see my lips.
04:22Okay, you're so happy with those lips, huh?
04:24Oh my God, they're so good.
04:26They're so...
04:27Oh God.
04:28You're a miracle worker.
04:30So the numbing cream has worn off almost entirely.
04:34And I don't know if you can see, but there's a significant amount of bruising in there especially.
04:42But hopefully we'll see how it is in the morning and maybe it's not as bad then.
04:47Beauty is pain.
04:49So it's been three days since I got Botox around my eyes.
04:52But as you can see, the skin around this area is not moving, but everything else is.
04:58I don't have those smile lines.
05:01See?
05:02A lot of the bruising has gotten worse.
05:07The majority of the swelling is gone and I'm actually starting to notice a lack of mobility in my forehead.
05:15Like this is as much as I can scowl.
05:18But yeah, I'm still really happy with the results and I can't wait to see how it heals.
05:25Well, you look gorgeous.
05:27So do you.
05:28You look like a well-rested baby.
05:29Oh, thank you.
05:30Like a baby at a spa.
05:32Oh, that's what I was going for.
05:33Perfect.
05:34I'm really happy with the result and I think this is something I definitely intend to do in the future.
05:40It wasn't even something I thought that I needed.
05:43Mm-hmm.
05:44But now that I have it...
05:46You like it.
05:47I love it.
05:48I'm really happy that I can't move my forehead.
05:52I mean, I like the outcome.
05:54I'm really happy.
05:55I like being able to smile and not see those crow's feet that I've only seen developing over the past
06:02like three or five years.
06:03Obviously, if you're under 18, don't even go there because the doctors will not even go near your face.
06:10That being said, I say if you think it's something for you that you're going to benefit from, go out
06:16and do it.
06:17And you know, you shouldn't feel shame because you want to get lip fillers or get a little Botox around
06:22your eyes.
06:23That's totally up to you.
06:24I'm just saying that you should do your research.
06:27Yeah.
06:27Go out there and get Botox if you want to get Botox.
06:30And tell everyone about it.
06:31Because we certainly did.
06:33If they're mad, they're just jealous.
06:34Because we look damn good.
06:36Yeah.
06:36Look at us.
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