Botox: would you do it?_英文原版

there's been so much hype surrounding botox, it's hard to separate fact from fiction.

 going to the movies isn't what it used to be; many actors' emotional range seems to have been, well, frozen in time.

film director baz luhrmann says of actors who use botox too enthusiastically, "their faces really can't move properly", while british casting agent jeremy zimmerman has been reported as saying he "had to veto mickey rourke for a leading role because his face looked so frozen".

in hollywood, it seems, you're nobody if you haven't had botox - and a lot of it.

says nsw cosmetic physician dr frank vella: "the irony is that botox can be used for a softening effect without producing that expressionless, rather aggressive stare. but it seems the higher your socio-economic status, the more botox you tend to have, when a little moderation would produce a much more pleasing effect."

not that it's just the rich and famous who are having the treatment, says dr vella. "you may never own a bmw or a million-dollar apartment, but you can probably spend $300 to $400 on a botox treatment," he says.

to read more about botox see this week's body + soul in the sunday telegraph or you can ask your questions directly to dr vella in sunday's exclusive online blog between midday and 2pm (aest).