The Problem with Kids Getting Botox

Mom Kerry Campbell and her 8 year-old daughter Britney appeared on Good Morning America (May 12, 2011) to talk about giving her daughter Botox injections for aesthetic reasons. The mom was unapologetic about doing this procedure on her child. Britney participates in the kiddy pageant world. In order to get a heads up on the other contestants, mom decided that she could eliminate facial "wrinkles" by injecting Botox in her daughter's face.  The "wrinkles" appear to be the smile lines of her face. And mom claimed that she is not the only mother doing this to her pageant daughter.

How does her 8-old-daughter react? In the GMA interview, Britney said, "It hurts", but "I get used to it". Apparently this is a small price to pay to score a win in the pageant world.

According to newjerseynewsroom.com, it was the 8 year old's idea to try the Botox treatments after discussing it with her mom! Her mom, a part-time aesthetician, usually gave her five Botox shots in three different locations on her face. And Botox is not the only treatment this 8 year-old has tried. Little Britney had her legs waxed as well. But because it hurt so much and she gave her mom such a hard time about it, mom decided to drop the waxing.