Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest (and weirdest) beauty treatment
Guys, Gwyneth is at it again and this time the beauty treatment she’s endorsing isn’t even legal in the US. We all know to take everything Gwyneth says with a pinch of (very expensive) salt (remember that time she said the sun wasn’t bad for you?) and we know her skin care routines are ah … questionable, but the latest post on her blog, Goop has our stomachs turning.
It’s called ‘Facial Threading’ and Gwyneth describes it in her blog as, “inserting a tiny – sometimes barbed – thread into the face (or knees, or neck, or…) and carefully pulling up the skin to create a natural-looking lift that’s not at all Botox-y.” Yep, you read correctly – sometimes barbed thread.
The thread used in the treatment is sugar thread that dissolves in the skin and stimulates collagen production. The treatment is said to last for two years and improve the skin’s appearance by 50 per cent with (apparently) no side effects. If you want to try it out you’ll have to jump on a plane to London or Paris because the treatment is yet to be FDA approved in the US. Speaking to Allure, plastic surgeon James Stuzin warned against the procedure after treating patients who needed repairs after undergoing facial threading. He explained that the barbed thread can cause the skin to sag after a few months.
So, while we’re big fans of Gwyneth’s fave beauty buys and her stunning make-up looks, the jury’s still out on facial threading!
Would you try facial threading? What other non-Botox-y treatments have you tried?
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I think it's clear and simple- she's nuts
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No way would I ever try this.
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Hell NO! I still say that to botox too. I do not want the botulism toxin introduced into my body anywhere, anyway.
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Sure. I'd try something that people are already having corrective surgery for. Not!
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No way !!! What drastic measures some women take and all in the name of looking beautiful :(.
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Sounds intense. I think there are better treatments that I would pick over this.
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omg that sounds so gross and scary
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Wow sounds painful. I cringed through this whole article. Yuck.
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I can't believe someone thought of doing threading in the first place. Horrible thought.
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Something that is not fully backed up by Medical Boards is something that you wouldnt want to do. Its something new untried
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I remember reading ages ago that Madonna used this on her jaw line to stop it from sagging. Gwynnie's a bit behind the times!
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Youchies!! I have heard of this before but the name associated was A Jolie - so sounds like it's really 'catching on' amongst those movie stars!! (eww, sorry about the weird pun there!!)
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That's way too traumatic for me :(
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eeewww... no thanks - i am for doing things to enhance what you naturally have but really !!! no thank you
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eeewww... no thanks - i am for doing things to enhance what you naturally have but really !!! no thank you
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The extreme ways people go for beauty. Each to their though. Although it sounds absurd and crazy and i would not try it, good luck to those that do and have the guts to do so.
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This does not sound like a good idea.
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Ive heard of this before but will be giving it a miss!
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Oh No. The only facial threading ive ever heard about until now is used to remove hair and that really hurts. I dont want to imagine what level of pain this would inflict.
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It just doesn't sound like something I'd try.
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