Oh Come on Now Dr. Sharma .....Get Real!

Robert Herbstman, MD answers: Botox a fraud that increases the need for a facelift?

A doctor in India, Dr. Vijay Sharma states in a news story that Botox is a fraud.

He is quoted as saying “In the case of frequent use, the damage to the muscles may force a patient to undergo a face-lift at an early age. This scam allows for doctors and dermatologists to set themselves up for a steady income from their patients.”

We would like your response to Dr. Sharma which will be used in RealSelf.com news section.  Thank you.


Robert Herbstman, MD
10 months ago
By Robert Herbstman, MD - Red Bank Plastic Surgeon

As you can see by the multitude of responses this assertion is silly.  The plastic surgery community as well as dermatologists, etc... have been injecting Botox for years.   The statistics indicate millions of treatments.  dont you think that an untoward effect potentiating the aging process would have been well documented by now???  Those of us who are legitimate plastic surgeons base our recommendations on peer reviewed scientific observation and not conjecture

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