Considering restylane for frown lines? OMG!! Better read this first!

[reprinted by request]

I am not a doctor. I'm never going to be a doctor. I did visit a doctor recently, excited and a little scared about getting a medical treatment to diminish my growing frown lines.

It only makes sense. I'm in my fifties. I'm eating strictly healthy, highly nutritious foods, I'm riding my bicycle 7 days a week. It's great to get healthier, but I wanted to look refreshed too. Besides Restylane is temporary. Even if the job is botched, I'll get over it. Sounds like a good plan.

I meet the doctor. He's gorgeous. He looks too young to be a doctor. I think later, "Maybe not. Who knows, maybe he's a patient too." He's kind. Friendly. He shares some scary news.

"You need to be aware, this is a pretty painful treatment. Some women can't take it."

Even though I've never had a tattoo, I said, "Well... is it about the same as a tattoo?"

"No, for some it might be worse. And I say that because I've had girls come in who've had tattoos before and they screamed with the restylane."

(SCREAMED??? wow.)

"You see, with a tattoo you're pushing liquid under the skin. With restylane you're pushing liquid that expands a little bit under the skin. It pushes the cells apart a little. It can be painful."

I live in Oklahoma, not California. I don't normally bring my cards out around town. But with no shyness whatsoever I whipped my cards out and went to shuffling. And I was so relieved when I saw what they said.

"Oh yeah, I'm in. Let's do it today."

"Really? Are you sure?"

"Doc, it says failure of good news, but that it is absolutely doable. Or basically, it's not a fun ride, but it's not a nightmare either. I can do this. Let's go." I didn't mention the cards also said I'd be thrilled with the result.

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Except for three little lines that ran into my upper lip that took the needle entering right on my lip line .... it was very similar to someone getting a splinter out of your finger. Those three little sticks in my lip felt like little sweat bee stings.

At no point did I feel the urge to scream. I did hum. I guess it calms me.

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NOW FOR THE WARNING......

Folks, I was a teen in the sixties, in college in the seventies. I have tried more than a few addictive drugs in my life. The doctor would show me in the mirror a little feathery line he was going to erase, then he'd erase it, then he'd show me again.... AND WATCHING MYSELF GET YOUNGER IS THE MOST ADDICTIVE DRUG I'VE EVER DONE!!

I was high as a cell phone tower all day. I've never done a drug in my life that made me feel that good and THAT FEELING.... my friends, is the essence of addiction.

Will I ever do restylane again? Yes, yes, hell yes, right up until they tie me down in a nursing home to keep me from escaping and accosting Doctors trying to force them to "do me again. Come on Doc, do me just one more time!!!"

All I can say is thank God I never got addicted to expensive coffee or gambling, because I'd be giving up something to support this new habit.

DO NOT get restylane until you're ready to be a junkie too. It might not effect you the same way. But based on my personal experience, I'mmmm guessssing it probably will.
One last note: Actually the most addictive thing about getting your frown lines removed is that the brain believes the body before it believes anything else, and when you take a frown off of your face it's so much easier to be happy, you can't even imagine it. I've never taken an antidepressant or a recreational drug that felt that good. If a tragic life event has put a frown on your face, seriously, it's okay to pro actively let it go. I did and I have never once regretted it.

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