We knew this would happen. After Barbie came out, we knew "I'm Just Ken" wouldn't be the only thing people would become obsessed with.
Granted, women wanting to look like Barbie was a thing long before the film came out, but now doctors are growing concerned about a growing trend that women as young as 20 are undergoing to look just a little more like Margot Robbie's character: "Barbie Botox."
The procedure is also known as "Trap Tox," and involves injecting a class of drugs known as botulinum toxins, such as Botox, into the trapezius muscles of the upper back.
While this procedure is used to treat migraines and shoulder pain, demand has recently grown for Trap Tox as a cosmetic procedure, as it will supposedly "diminish the size of shoulders, elongating the neck."
Unfortunately, with any Botox procedure a pretty significant risk is involved.
"When Botox is injected into a muscle, it stops the connection to the nerve," Dr. Parisha Acharya, lead cosmetic doctor at renowned London medical aesthetics clinic Waterhouse Young told CNN. "Over time it leads to a weakening and paralysis of the muscle. Indirectly, the muscle shrinks away."
Dr. Acharya also warns that if administered improperly, or at the wrong dosage, the Botox could paralyze the muscle completely. The neurotoxin can also occasionally migrate from the original injection site, weakening the nerve connection of other surrounding muscles.
"And especially if it's around the neck, that can be quite significant because it can affect your ability to hold your head up properly."
