EXCLUSIVE I got Botox on half my face to show others how it really affects your looks... here are the results
Brittany Krautheim, 41, from Queenstown, Maryland, has spent the last 21 years working as an aesthetic nurse practitioner.
And over the course of her two decades in the beauty industry, she has learned a lot of tips and tricks to ensuring your skin stays healthy.
Over the last few years, she has become a viral social media star by sharing advice to maintaining a youthful appearance as you age to TikTok and Instagram.
She explained during an exclusive chat with the Daily Mail that she's been told time and time again by her patients that she's 'great at explaining medical information in real world terms.'
'So it felt natural to turn my social media platforms into a place where people can get real and honest information,' she explained.
'Many people are hesitant to make a consultation with an aesthetics provider, but most have questions that they are too afraid to ask.
'I wanted to bridge that gap. I wanted my platform to be the place to go for honest real life educational content. No BS.'
In recent months, she decided to conduct an experiment in which she received Botox on half her face and documented the outcome online in the hopes of enlightening others about the pros and cons of the injectables.
'I injected the entire left side of my face (upper and lower). Areas included the 11s, forehead, crows feet, downturned smile, and platysmal sheath/bands,' she shared.
'I stayed true to FDA on label dosing (but half since it was only half my face). Between my brows, I did 10 units, my forehead 10 units, my left eye 12 units, left downturned smile five units, left platysmal bands/sheath 18 units.'
And while some may think that the results would be dramatic, they're actually more subtle.
She said strangers often tell her they would not have noticed that she had Botox in half her face if she hadn't pointed it out.
And according to the expert, that's a good thing.
'I think the biggest misnomer about Botox is that it's going to change how you look,' she explained.
'However, that's not really the goal. Good Botox allows you to keep your normal appearance while subtly reducing facial muscle contractions that cause wrinkles due to repetition.
'I think the biggest misnomer about Botox is that it's going to change how you look,' she explained. 'However, that's not really the goal.' She's seen after getting the Botox
'I think the results speak for themselves. I think both sides of my face look "natural."'
While the differences aren't that noticeable yet, she said she believed that if she continued on with the project, the changes to her face would become more pronounced over time.
'Overtime if I continued this project, let's say over the course of a year, one side of my face would have significantly more set in fine lines and wrinkles because the facial muscles are constantly contracting in the same place,' she dished.
According to Brittany, there have been some negative side effects.
'It is strange to only have half of your face injected and I will say that around the third week I was getting headaches and having trouble focusing my vision because of the imbalance,' she admitted.
Brittany has been documenting the endeavor on TikTok, where her videos have racked in millions of views.
It has sparked a fierce debate about Botox, with some claiming in the comment section that they prefer the 'natural' side and that it made them not want to get the injectables, while others writing that it has inspired them to go get some.
In the end, the nurse practitioner said she hopes people can use her experiment to make 'informed and educated' decisions when it comes to cosmetic enhancements.
Brittany has been documenting the endeavor on TikTok, where her videos have racked in millions of views. She's seen left before and right after the injections
And she slammed any beliefs that she did this to gain more customers.
'It's frustrating when people comment on these types of posts that I'm just trying to promote something or sell something,' she said.
'My goal is to educate and to develop a relationship with each person that I encounter.
'If at the end of that conversation, they feel like an aesthetic treatment is in their best interest, then great.
'If that's not the case, that's okay too! The "right" choice, much like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.'
She also shared some advice to women who may feel insecure about their decision to get Botox.
She stressed, 'It is just so much more common than everyone thinks.
'So many people get Botox and don't talk about it in their social groups and like I said earlier, good Botox isn't highly detectable.
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