14 DAY TRIAL // Despite common held assumptions that, by making people appear younger, Botox injections are likely to improve on their quality of life, it appears that said cosmetic procedure need in fact be held accountable for making individuals more prone to becoming depressed.
The specialists who took the time to investigate this issue explain that, apart from its tackling wrinkles in a fairly efficient way, Botox freezes a person's facial muscles.
Thus, it impairs their ability to smile as often and as wide as they would have had they not undergone the procedure.
Sources say that, apart from their reflecting emotions, an individual's facial expressions can also foster various states of mind.
As specialist Michael Lewis puts it, “The expressions we make on our face affect the emotions we feel. We smile because we are happy, but smiling also makes us happy.”
“Treatment with drugs such as Botox prevents patients from being able to make a particular expression. This interrupts the feedback they would normally get from their face, the smile is weaker and they feel less happy,” the researcher went on to argue.
Interestingly enough, it seems that those who have had Botox injected in their forehead actually feel happier most of the time, simply because the procedure has left them without their ability to frown.