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Botox was first approved for medical use 25 years ago. It's famous as a quickie cosmetic fix but new uses pop up all the time.
Today on the show we'll examine these uses and talk about the culture of Botox. Some clinicians believe it can alter mood through the mind-body connection. A Botox smile they say creates a fake it till you make it feedback loop. But, you have to wonder about that if our brain reads our facial expressions and alters its moods correspondingly. Why is that always a good thing? Also, some clinicians worry that small children have less opportunity to understand their parents facial expressions.
Lastly, we'll talk about how a deadly poison became a drug.
GUESTS:
- Dr Robert Krug is a physiatrist and medical director at Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital and Chief of Rehabilitation Medicine at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center
- Dr. Aditya Tadinada is an oral/maxillofacial radiologist in the UConn School of Dental Medicine
- Eric Finzi is a dermasurgeon, artist, and author of "The Face of Emotion: How Botox Affects Our Moods and Relationships"
- Peter Macinnis is a science writer, social historian, nature lover and author of several books including, “Poisons: From Hemlock to Botox to the Killer Bean of Calabar ”
SONGS:
- “Botox” by Yasodara
- “Make Me Feel Better” by Michael Henderson
- "Botox Tango" by Cosy Sheridan
