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Today, Explained

The rise of baby Botox

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 December 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

More people are getting facial injections — and they're starting younger too. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King. Photo by Sam Tarling/Corbis via Getty Images. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Earlier this year, producer Amanda Llewellyn RIP was in Portland, Oregon on vacation.

0:05.1

I'm hanging out, feeling really good about myself, and I walk past this store where a guy is offering free skincare samples.

0:11.4

And I say, sure, I'll take one.

0:13.2

Then he literally grabs me by the hand and pulls me into his store.

0:17.7

And suddenly he's putting like this goop under my eyes. And I'm not a big

0:22.2

skincare girly, but I dabble. And I'm telling you that this stuff was magic. Like I have the

0:28.3

beginnings of crow's feet, but I'm looking in the mirror and they're gone. And he tells me,

0:34.0

this stuff costs $1,300, but it is so worth it because you won't need Botox for another three years.

0:45.3

How old are you, Amanda?

0:47.2

I'm 28 years old.

0:53.0

Coming up on today, explain?

0:55.1

The pressure to fix your face.

0:59.8

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1:40.7

Support for this show comes from Odu. Running a business is hard enough, so why make it harder with a dozen different apps that don't talk to each other?

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