"My natural resting face shows deep forehead wrinkles. I also address the crow's feet at the corner of my eyes, and sometimes I'll do a little 'lip flip,' which makes the top lip seem fuller. I've done my jawline-they call it the 'Nefertiti Lift'-but I didn't get the results I wanted so I don't think I'll do that next time."
"I first got it done at a medical spa when I was twenty-five. I've had it done professionally a couple of times. The last time was last year, after I had my second baby. Life is expensive. Babies are expensive. And then I was like, 'I wonder if people do this themselves.'"
Ashlee Gallop, a thirty-two-year-old mother of two and beauty influencer, self-injects Botox despite having no medical training. Botox is a prescription drug and controlled substance that should only be administered by licensed professionals, yet Gallop regularly documents her self-injection process on TikTok for her followers. She initially received professional Botox treatments starting at age twenty-five, spending $468 per session with a three-to-four-month refresh cycle. After her second professional treatment following childbirth, she decided the cost was unsustainable given her expenses as a mother. This prompted her to research self-injection methods online, leading her to begin administering Botox to her forehead, crow's feet, and other facial areas independently.
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