‘Bachelor in Paradise’’s Ashley Iaconetti, 27, Now Endorsing Botox
The recent fallout over Kim Kardashian’s not-so-FDA approved morning sickness drug hasn’t stopped other celebs from renting out their social media accounts to medical companies—including her biggest fans.
Wednesday, Bachelor In Paradise castmember Ashley Iaconetti, who actually runs a blog named after Kardashian and (unsuccessfully) attempted to meet her idol at the DASH store in L.A. last week, is now promoting the use of Botox across all her social channels. What makes her endorsement all the more interesting? The fact that new Jersey-native Iaconetti is only 27, and apparently started getting the injections when she was 26.
“You all know I’m a very expressive person! 26-years-old seems like a young age to start Botoxing, but that’s what I did. (It’s a preventative!),” she wrote on Instagram, Facebook, and her blog. (She reserved a shorter, 140-character friendly caption for Twitter.)
Iaconetti—who’s become somewhat of a regular blogger for Cosmopolitan—included a photo showing her forehead pre- and post-treatment, below. “I would get deep wrinkles in my foreh@thedermcenter in Bethesda, MD has helped transform my face in a dramatic way thanks to Botox. She’s also helped me deal with the acne you see in the “before” photo. (Brow threading has also helped my look.)”
Photo: @ashleyiaco/Twitter
In classic endorsement style, the reality TV star finished off her monologue with a can’t miss call-to-action. “Be sure to mention Ashley I. and you’ll receive a free cleanser with your Botox treatment! Visit http://www.dermskin.com or email info@dermskin.com for more information.”
While Iaconetti (who, can I be honest? Is 100% my favorite lady on this season of BIP) has made no secret of her love for makeup and all things glam/girly, it’s surprising to see someone so openly discuss getting Botox at such an early age, purely for cosmetic reasons.
There is evidence that starting Botox when you’re young can help prevent deeper wrinkles from forming as you get older, with some doctors, like Boston-based dermatologist Dr. Kenneth Arndt, supporting early Botox usage. “If you slow down the use of these muscles beginning early in adult life, the lines never develop,” he told Today in 2013. “Rather than going backward and fixing something that’s there, you can inhibit it from starting in the first place.”
But others, including Dr. Arthur Perry, a board certified plastic surgeon in New York and New Jersey, don’t think the treatment—which can easily run $1,500 per treatment, is worth it. “For the average person to start using Botox in their twenties is overkill,” he explains. “There’s a variability in the wrinkles and thinning of the skin, so to do it before the late thirties is probably unnecessary in the vast majority of people.”
Obviously, Iaconetti (or, as she’s known on BIP, “Ashley I”) is an adult woman who is free to make her own choices about herself and her body. She’s also stunning—which she seems to, now, be partially attributing to certain medical professionals.
It seems safe to say, too, that this endorsement deal will allow her to afford more Botox and treatments than she ever thought possible. Our one request? Please don’t go overboard, girl! Your “expressiveness” is what keeps me canceling all my plans to hang out with you two nights in a row every single week.
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