Female life expectancy in developed continues has risen into the 80s. A white woman aged 65 will likely live another 20 years. Advances in medical technology are largely responsible. It's getting to the point where the latter half of one's life is spent looking old. Many women grow into old age smoothly. They accept their deteriorating bodies -- graying hair, extra weight, sagging breasts, loss of muscle tone, and wrinkled skin.
As a late transitioning woman, I struggle with the inevitability of becoming an old woman before my time. I missed the years of being a young woman. It's my greatest lament. I want to recoup as many of those lost years as I can. Keeping fit, losing weight, and battling wrinkles and sags is important to me, for a few more years anyway. Face lifts, laser skin resurfacing, moisturizers, fillers, AND Botox are all in my arsenal to fight off the ravages of old age. Do they work? They sure do. Botox will even help get rid of existing forehead wrinkles, frown lines, and crows feet. I have injections once a year. I never experienced any ill effects. It's worth it.
