'I bought my daughter Botox jabs for her 18th birthday'... says mother who has spent £45,000 on plastic surgery | Mail Online
I bought my daughter Botox jabs for her 18th birthday'... says mother who has spent £45,000 on plastic surgery
By
Tamara Cohen
Last updated at 12:15 AM on 26th May 2009
Most mothers would aspire to pass on something of themselves to a teenage daughter.
But for Margaret King, that didn't mean offering young Jodie advice on the opposite sex or even guiding her on her wardrobe choices.
For her 18th birthday, she bought her Botox injections to get rid of the 'wrinkles' on the teenager's forehead.
Mrs King, who has spent £45,000 on cosmetic surgery procedures for herself, said: 'Jodie's forehead is like mine - she gets pronounced lines when she makes a facial expression. I knew Botox would solve the problem.'
Many surgeons do not recommend using Botox under the age of 30 because the skin has not sufficiently wrinkled and it could lead to an unnecessary loss of facial expression.
But Jodie, who had been worried about her complexion, is now addicted to the jabs and has spent £1,000 on them.
Her mother, a 49-year-old housewife who has had regular Botox injections for 11 years, has no qualms about her daughter inheriting her habit.
In fact, she is planning to buy Jodie a nose job for her 21st and has taken her for a consultation about breast enlargement.
Jodie, now nearly 20, earns £800 a month as a model, using the money to pay for Botox jabs.
She first became concerned about her wrinkly forehead as a 17-year-old schoolgirl. She grew a fringe and bought expensive anti-ageing creams but still felt uncomfortable with the way she looked.
So for her 18th birthday in May 2007 her mother bought her £160 Botox injections. Jodie said: 'Nothing else seemed to work.
'My friends' faces all looked much smoother. Although when I said "my forehead is wrinkly" they told me it was OK.'
The teenager admits her mother is her role model when it comes to looks.
Mrs King, who is separated from Jodie's father, has been under the knife for a nose job, two breast enlargements, a tummy tuck and a mini-facelift.
Jodie said: 'My mum's always looked so glamorous and she uses cosmetic surgery and Botox to keep her looking young. I plan to follow in her footsteps.
'So what if I'm a teenage Botox addict? I can't think of anything worse than looking old. I'll always find a way to pay for Botox. Now I've started I can't stop.'
Six months after the first session, her smooth frozen look started to wear off, and Jodie feared her natural lines would come back. So she made the next appointment herself, and she and her mother now regularly go for jabs together at the private Anti-Ageing Clinic in South Woodford, North-East London. Each time, the dose is higher.
Jodie said the doctors expressed no concerns about her age. One of the clinic's doctors said there is no legal age limit for Botox, adding: 'The decision is based on each individual patient.'
But another cosmetic surgeon sounded a note of caution. Alex Karidis said: 'It sounds like this young lady is on a dangerous spiral. She's obviously getting encouragement from her mother who sounds like she might be addicted to Botox as well.
'It is very very unusual to have Botox at that age and 18-year-olds should only have it if there is a real facial deformity, not just normal lines when they frown.
'There is a real psychological danger. This is setting a precedent for using anti-ageing procedures for many years to come. The mother needs to be taking responsibility if she is encouraging her daughter to have injections into her face.'
And if her mother has spent £45,000 on PS I think she needs to ask for a refund...
Mother paid for botox for 18 year old daughter!
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