Give Me My Crow’s Feet Back! Botox Made My Eye Bags and Wrinkles Worse

I can’t believe I spent $250 to look ten years older.

Elle Silver
In Vain Asylum

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Thanks to what I call “bargain Botox,” poor olds like me can actually afford a cosmetic treatment that was once only accessible to rich people. I’ve purchased discounted Botox through Groupon and also saved by going to cheap medspas far removed from Beverly Hills. But chasing nominally invasive cosmetic procedures at bargain rates is not without its problems. One such discounted Botox treatment gave me new wrinkles where I never had them before and created huge bags under my eyes.

I can’t believe I paid my hard-earned money to look ten years older. $250 to be exact!

Bargain medspas

I first started getting Botox at a deeply discounted rate by way of Groupon. The platform allows businesses to offer services to first-time customers at a much lower price. The idea is that if satisfied with your discounted service the first time, you’ll buy another at full price. Yeah, right. People like me just hop from business to business, taking advantage of each Groupon. But once you use one at a particular establishment, you can’t buy another. You have to pay full price. So soon, I’d blown through all the medspas offering Groupons in my area. And so began my search…

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Elle Silver
In Vain Asylum

"Skinny fat,” L.A.-based writer, trying to get her health back after years of abuse. Self-proclaimed relationship expert. Please, don't take my advice.