Filipina singer and Glee cast member Charice Pempengco is just 18 years old, but that didn’t stop her from getting Botox treatments. Rumor has it Charice was looking to have the treatments make her face less round and more narrow. Sounds like Charice is trying to change her Asian features to me. As you can see in the pictures the results seem to have been moderately achieved. As you can imagine there has been some negative feedback directed towards Charice, but she is an adult and can make her own decisions. Charice’s publicist released a statement saying “The Botox was “absolutely not cosmetic” but instead was a treatment for muscle pain in her jaw” ummmm yeah ok, we buy that one. It wasn’t that long ago Charice was an unknown but thanks to appearances on The Ellen DeGeneres and Oprah shows she is now having her chance to shine. We’ll keep an eye out for Charice on Glee and report any new cosmetic procedures she might decide to get.
Charice Gets Botox: Is 18-Year-Old "Glee" Star Too Young for Antiaging Treatments?
Botox for babies?
Not quite, but 18-year-old singer Charice says she prepared for her debut on the hit Fox TV show "Glee" by getting Botox injections and an anti-aging procedure "to look fresh on camera."
The Filipino singer with a booming voice saw her career skyrocket after appearing on Ellen DeGeneres' and Oprah Winfrey's talk shows.
She underwent the injections and the procedure to make her "naturally round face" more narrow, celebrity cosmetic surgeon Vicki Belo told ABS-CBN television.
But Charice's publicist, Liz Rosenberg, said in an e-mail that the Botox was "absolutely not cosmetic," adding that the treatment was to relieve jaw pain.
Belo did the Botox procedure in front of the cameras.
"You chew gum and it turns out to be a favorite super-exercise for these muscles, your chewing muscles. So we will show you, this muscle here it's a bit protruding," Belo said as she touched Charice's face. "It's like a ball, so we are going to Botox that in order to get it flat so she will have a cuter face ... we want to give you the apple cheek look because it's cute, right?"
Charice, in the same interview, said her face makeover was part of her big preparations for her appearance on the hit show's second season. She starts filming at the end of this month.
"All people will be anticipating how will Charice look? Is she good enough to pit against Rachel Berry? So of course there is tremendous pressure," Charice said. Berry is portrayed by Lea Michele, who is 23.
Dr. Malcolm Roth, president of New York's Society of Plastic Surgeons and director of plastic surgery at Maimonides Medical Center in New York, said he wasn't sure how someone so young could benefit from Botox.
"You would think that the makeup people could take care of (any wrinkles she might have) or that they could take care of it in post-production," he said.
But Roth said there might be some benefits for on-camera teens in Hollywood. "Some people do have hyperactive muscles and muscles are what create the wrinkles in certain types of expressions. ... It may be of some benefit for the camera, but I would be reticent to consider Botox for a normal 18-year-old."
Baby-faced teen singer Charice says she prepared for her debut on the hit Fox TV show "Glee" by getting Botox and an anti-aging procedure "to look fresh on camera," but her publicist said the Botox was for muscle pain, not for cosmetic reasons.
The 18-year-old Filipino singer with a booming voice, who recently released her self-titled debut album, saw her career skyrocket after appearing on Ellen DeGeneres' and Oprah Winfrey's talk shows. She underwent a 30-minute Thermage skin-tightening procedure and Botox injections to make her "naturally round face" more narrow, celebrity cosmetic surgeon Vicki Belo told ABS-CBN television.
However, Charice's publicist, Liz Rosenberg, said in an e-mail Monday the Botox was "absolutely not cosmetic," and added said the treatment was for muscle pain in her jaw.
Belo did the Botox procedure in front of the cameras.
"You chew gum and it turns out to be a favorite super-exercise for these muscles, your chewing muscles. So we will show you, this muscle here it's a bit protruding," Belo said as she touched Charice's face. "It's like a ball, so we are going to Botox that in order to get it flat so she will have a cuter face ... we want to give you the apple cheek look because it's cute, right?"
Charice, in the same interview, said last week's face makeover was part of her big preparations for her appearance on the hit show's second season. She starts filming at the end of this month.
"All people will be anticipating how will Charice look? Is she good enough to pit against Rachel Berry? So of course there is tremendous pressure," Charice said. Berry is portrayed by Lea Michele, who is 23.
In an earlier TV interview, Charice said she auditioned for "Glee" in mid-June in Los Angeles and was thankful to have been accepted.
Singing sensation Charice, 18, seems to have succeeded in narrowing her face slightly by means of Botox injections.
Her latest photos, taken in advance of Tuesday night’s launch of the fall season of the show “Glee,” show what appears to be a modestly changed jaw line.
The photos show her with different facial expressions, which also might account for the change.
In the summer, cosmetic doctors gave Charice mixed reviews for her decision to get Botox injections and Thermage skin-tightening treatments in preparation for her new role in “Glee.”
Her cosmetic surgeon, Vicki Belo, said the Filipina’s 30-minute Thermage procedure and Botox shots were aimed at making her “naturally round face” more narrow, according to a translation of her comments in a Philippines television station’s video of the treatments.
Belo said the Botox would flatten a protruding area of the face caused by excessive gum-chewing:
You chew gum and it turns out to be a favorite super-exercise for these muscles, your chewing muscles. So we will show you, this muscle here it’s a bit protruding. … “It’s like a ball, so we are going to Botox that in order to get it flat so she will have a cuter face. … We want to give you the apple cheek look because it’s cute, right?”
Charice’s publicist put a different spin on the procedures. The Botox was “absolutely not cosmetic” but instead was a treatment for muscle pain in her jaw, she said.
Thermage devices bathe the skin in radio-frequency waves that may tighten the skin.
Many, but not all, cosmetic doctors said Botox injections are inappropriate for 18-year-olds.
Plastic surgeon Dr. Milind Ambe of Newport Beach called the treatments “absolutely ridiculous.”
But plastic surgeon Dr. Val Lambros of Newport Beach endorsed the way Belo used Botox on Charice.
“This is not a wrinkle or antiaging treatment, but a sophisticated and appropriate use of Botox or [Botox rival] Dysport,” he said. “I would support it.”
“I have been doing Botox or Dysport in the big chewing muscle of the posterior jaw for about 14 years,” he said. “Not only is it great for people who grind their teeth. Some people who will wear through mouthguards on a regular basis are cured (at least temporarily) of their grinding almost immediately, but the outsize jaw muscle atrophies a little and the shape of the face changes. It can be a dramatic effect. People have no trouble chewing after this treatment either.”
He added, “You can spot the people who grind their teeth and chew gum continuously a mile away. They have big jaws. This is a desirable look in Anglos but to Asians and rounder-faced people it is considered a negative culturally.”
