Though there are some drawbacks to injecting facial putty, like the inability to smile or show any emotion, like horror when you get the doctor's bill. Still, even the most negative side effects can become positives in the workplace. Consider the advantage of not being able to smile. If we're going to reward the blunders of a chucklehead as CEO with a bushel of taxpayer cash, we want him to look serious. In the same spirit, a manager who shows emotion can be seen as weak, loopy or female. Getting a face freeze is definitely a plus in any workplace situation, especially when confronted with the thousands of employees you will have to lay off.
Of course, Botox treatments can be expensive. Even with special, two-for-one offers, the average cost per visit can range from $500 to $2,000 dollars. No wonder the children of marginally employed and unemployed workers are forced to give up visits to the pediatrician to finance Mommy and Daddy's trips to the plastic surgeon. Until Wal-Mart gets into the game, we all will have to make sacrifices.
On the other hand, one can look at serial Botoxers as thrifty shoppers. As the Journal article points out: "Patients like the idea that with aesthetic treatments they can pay as they go," says Dr. Malcolm Z. Roth, a New York City plastic surgeon. Botoxing is also a whole lot cheaper than a facelift to make you look young, or a tummy tuck to make you look thin.
Personally, I think if you truly care about your appearance, you really don't want to skimp. Get that face-lift! Charge that eye job! Hey, it cost me a fortune for a plastic surgeon to make me look smart by crafting these Spock ears, but on me, I think they look good.
