'Prick me, I'm in love'

Women go in for botox jabs, laser treatments to put their best face forward on Karwa Chauth

Dresses, expensive jewellery and long beauty parlour sessions are passe.Women in Delhi are goingu00a0 to great lengths to prove to their spouse that their love is 'ageless'. Apart from the usual Karwa Chauth paraphernalia, this year Botox and Laser skin treatments are in high demand for that 'wrinkle-free' look.


Needle effect: Niky Gupta who underwent botox treatment. pic/ Arjun Panwar

"As cosmetic procedures have become popular, safer and acceptable, more and more women are eager to fix those little flaws that have plagued their beauty. Other than Botox and fillers, Rejuvenation laser, Complexion laser, Affirm fractional laser and Hair removal laser are hot picks by women of all age groups," said Dr Chiranjiv Chhabra, dermatologist and cosmetic laser surgeon, Skin Alive clinic.

According to doctors, wrinkle removal botox jabs, facial contouring, lip augmentation and nose correction are the most popular treatments sought by all age groups."While older women generally opt for anti-ageing treatments, the younger lot prefer lip and nose correction and skin rejuvenation by laser," added Dr Chhabra.
With their wives opting to put their best face forward the husbands are gifting treatment packages to them on Karwa Chauth, which would be celebrated on Tuesday.

Hindu women observe fast on this day for the long life of their husbands."I had developed very prominent wrinkles on my face. Though, I have been trying lot of anti-ageing creams for quite some time but all in vain. My husband has been a witness to my struggle and he surprised me pleasantly by gifting me a Botox treatment on Karwa Chauth.

I feel five years younger now," said Sheetal Arora, a 28-year-old housewife in Geeta Colony."This time I have decided to surprise my husband with a younger and more beautiful look. I had hollowed cheeks and my lips had also started drying up. After consultation with a cosmetologist, I went for Juvederm filler procedure and these signsu00a0 of ageing, which were eclipsing my beauty, are gone," said Nikky Gupta, a 27-year-old housewife in Malviya Nagar.

Psychologists feel that housewives usually save their best in wardrobe and fashion for festivals and marriage functions. "They look up to their idols on screen. These occasions provide them the motivation to take up beauty enhancing treatments," said Dr Ajay Pal Singh, Psychologist, Max Healthcare.