About this episode
Why do millions of people pay to have one of the world’s deadliest toxins injected into their faces? Zachary Crockett looks surprised. SOURCES: Dana Berkowitz , sociologist and author. Jean Carruthers , pioneer of cosmetic Botox, clinical professor of ophthalmology at the University of British Columbia, and owner of Carruthers Cosmetic. Steven Williams , president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and owner of Tri Valley Plastic Surgery. RESOURCES: " Botox Is More Affordable Than Ever. Is That A Good Thing? " by Krista Bennett DeMaio ( Women's Health, 2024). " Early Development History of Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) ," by Alan B. Scott, Dennis Honeychurch, and Mitchell F. Brin ( Medicine, 2023). " How Barely-There Botox Became the Norm ," by Jessica Schiffer ( The New York Times, 2021). Botox Nation: Changing the Face of America , by Dana Berkowitz (2017). " Billions and Billions for Botox ," by Vauhini Vara ( The New Yorker, 2014). " Botox is Destroying Hollywood Acting ," by Johann Hari ( HuffPost, 2011). " The Botox Boom ," by David Noonan ( Newsweek, 2002). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.