These days we all want to look and feel our best, but at what expense are we willing to accomplish this? With anti-aging therapies such as Botox and Restylane becoming more and more common place, are we really thinking about the long term effects of such treatment or are we just focused on the quick fix?

In our search to look younger and more vibrant are there natural options? It all begins with genetics, lifestyle and diet. But for those of us that want to support our body naturally in the anti-aging realm..what are our options? Well, acupuncture may be an answer..who knew?

I have a friend who's had a facelift and also gets regular botox injections. But she's horrified at the thought of other people knowing. She'd never admit to people that she's had plastic surgery and botox. In fact once I was having lunch with her and her plastic surgeon happened to walk into the restaurant. She pretended that she didn't know him!

What do you all think about this? Shouldn't we be open about the work we've had done?

MONDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Botulinum toxin, known to many as Botox, is safe and effective to prevent excessive sweating of the armpits and hands and to treat many involuntary muscle disorders, newly published guidelines suggest.

By Julia Sommerfeld
Senior Health Editor
MSNBC

Wrinkles have become optional. So have age spots, forehead furrows and baggy eyelids.

Name a badge of aging and there’s a fix being peddled by your local dermatologist or plastic surgeon. Crow’s feet? Freeze them with Botox. Laugh lines? Inject them with Restylane. Saggy neck? Tighten and tuck with a scalpel.

But is all this really making us look younger? Or just weirder?

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