A friend recently told me about a new book by Sofia Din MD, Do We Really Need Botox? Handbook of Anti-Aging.

I read the book, and I am flummoxed about what to tell you. The book offers overviews of various “anti-aging” options, including eating right and exercising. But the premise itself is questionable to me. Why should we be “anti-aging”? That’s like being anti-life, because aging is a natural part of life, and to reject it is problematic. However, it’s true that in our culture, women have more power if they look a certain way, and older women are often dismissed and written off due to the appearance of age. I would never tell a woman not to do something that makes her feel more beautiful or powerful if she wants to.

But when I hear 20-somethings saying their dermatologist tells them to get “preventative” Botox now, I know that something rotten is going on. Young women DO NOT need Botox. It is a lie to say that if they don’t start now they will have no chance of fighting wrinkles later if they choose to.

Full disclosure, I started using Botox in my later forties. Today, I have zero lines between my brows. But I did ten years ago.

So you can start whenever you choose, and the miracle of Botox will get rid of the “elevens” between your brows now or at 40 or 50 or maybe even 60. Don’t be fooled by unscrupulous doctors who tell you that you have to start now. I have provided photographic evidence that Botox can actually make crease-marks disappear. Even if they have been engrained for many years!

If you do decide to use Botox, read all of the information carefully, and go to someone you trust. Not the Groupon or new storefront with the cheapest price!