title: Older women's negative psychological and physical experiences with injectable cosmetic treatments to the face.
abstract: Seven women (43 to 64 years old) who had negative or mixed emotions about having Botox and/or facial filler injections to the face to reduce signs of aging were interviewed about the impact of the procedures. Impacts ranged from disappointment to all-encompassing, lingering physical and psychological effects, and some women felt abandoned by the medical industrial complex when they turned to it for help with their symptoms. A feminist phenomenological analysis focused on corporeal, temporal, and relational existential modes of being. We describe their bodily experiences as (a) commodified, (b) fractured,
authors.affiliation: a Capital District Health Authority , Nova Scotia , Canada.
authors.forename: Sandi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berwick
authors.affiliation: b Department of Family Studies and Gerontology , Mount Saint Vincent University , Halifax , Nova Scotia , Canada.
authors.forename: Áine
authors.initials: Á
authors.lastname: Humble
mesh_terms: D065087:Acetylcholine Release Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003357:Cosmetic Techniques / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology*; D000067548:Dermal Fillers / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D004644:Emotions; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D057227:Femininity; D066297:Hermeneutics; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009465:Neuromuscular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D036301:Qualitative Research; D016079:Refusal to Treat
chemical_list: D065087:Acetylcholine Release Inhibitors; D000067548:Dermal Fillers; D009465:Neuromuscular Agents; D019274:Botulinum Toxins, Type A
keywords: Aging; beauty work; body; body image; gender; older women; phenomenology; qualitative