Can Botox injections Crippling Emotion

Botox is often used to prevent signs of aging such as wrinkles on the face. But it turns out these treatments can cause paralysis of one's emotions.

Botox users should feel concerned, because the injection is given to paralyze facial muscles, thereby reducing a person's ability to show his emotions.

A recent study showed that people who were injected with Botox likely end up with a less powerful emotional content, especially in places where the injection was given.

Researchers from Barnard College in New York City found that facial expressions play a role in how emotions are developed, and not only serves to show something like the mood on someone else.

The results of this study indicate a person's facial expression can influence the emotional experience through means such as feedback. In short it can be concluded that Botox is a poison which not only weaken or paralyze the muscles, but also eliminates the real emotions of the person.

"In a larger sense, this could provide a common belief as 'fake it until you succeed'," says co-author Joshua Davis, a psychologist from Barnard College professor, as quoted from Health24, Monday (21/06/2010).

Professor Davis added with the advent of Botox, one can give a normal response to a peristuwa that should give you an emotional high, such a sad scene in the movie.

In addition, muscle paralysis is also associated with expression and motor commands to create expressions. The study is published in the June issue of the journal Emotion.

"Someone will have less movement in the facial muscles that have been injected, so that feedback to the brain about the facial expression is also reduced," said Professor Davis.