Though the brand new Barbie film emphasizes physique positivity by that includes a various solid and chipping away at unrealistic Barbie doll magnificence requirements, it has nonetheless sparked an increase in beauty procedures amongst these wanting to realize a “Barbie look.”

#BarbieBotox is the newest beauty pattern sweeping social media following the discharge of the movie, with the hashtag garnering over 4.4 thousands and thousands views. Customers on TikTok have been documenting themselves getting injections in an effort to “slim down” the neck and shoulders.

Dr. Amy Wechsler, New York Metropolis dermatologist and psychiatrist, spoke to PEOPLE about #BarbieBotox — a brand new nickname referring to trapezius Botox — and why following the pattern might not be one of the best concept.

Trapezius Botox is a process that entails injecting botulinum toxin, or Botox, in between the neck and shoulder to partially calm down the trapezius muscle mass and relieve ache, Wechsler explains. 

“The trapezius muscle is a muscle that is very simply overused in our society for quite a lot of causes,” she tells PEOPLE. “One, when individuals are actually stressed — which numerous us are — they hunch their shoulders and that is overusing the lure muscle. Two, when individuals are on their laptop screens or in the event that they work with their fingers the place you are sort of flexing these muscle mass and hunched over working in entrance of you, you are overusing the muscle.”

“So an overused muscle will get larger than it often is and it might make the highest of the shoulder, on the base of the neck look a little bit bit overworked and larger, bulked up sort of,” Wechsler continues. “It additionally hurts. Traps which are overused are painful, they’re tender, they’re sore. Individuals really feel uncomfortable from it.” 

Though trapezius Botox is often achieved in an effort to relieve that again and shoulder ache, some sufferers get it achieved in an effort to create the phantasm of an extended and slimmer neck. Following the premiere of Barbie, content material creators have documented themselves getting #BarbieBotox injections in an try to mimic the neck and shoulders of the dolls.

Wechsler warns that this isn’t a pattern individuals ought to comply with except medically essential, noting that Barbie options are unrealistic and the beauty process received’t have a lot of a noticeable impact on the looks of most individuals.

“Somebody years in the past defined that in the event you take a Barbie doll and make it into an grownup lady, the measurements are usually not actually reasonable. So I do not love leaping on social media developments as a result of they typically haven’t any foundation in science,” she explains. “I feel that is human nature to attempt to wanna copy a pattern, however often what occurs — which is nice — is that the pattern will fizzle out if it isn’t a good suggestion or if it isn’t wholesome.”

“The #BarbieBotox pattern is extra about slimming,” Wechsler provides. “In the event you calm down these muscle mass it might make a giant enchancment within the really feel and the look. But when somebody does not overuse that muscle, I do not assume it does that a lot.” 

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Outcomes of trapezius Botox are sometimes seen two weeks after injections and final for about three to 4 months. 

Though Wechsler says bruising on the injection website is the one frequent facet impact, she admits that in her personal apply, she’s going to solely inject Botox into the trapezius muscle mass after they’re truly being overused or inflicting well being issues, as a result of it might in any other case be unsafe in the long run. 

“I do not assume they need to be injected after they’re not being overused as a result of individuals do this in an try to kind of slim the muscle out, however we want the trapezius muscle,” she stresses. “We want it for the power of the higher again and the bottom of the neck and for posture, et cetera. So it isn’t a good suggestion to fully knock this muscle out or make it too weak. That’s not secure.”

“I at all times say to go speak to an skilled injector. Take heed to what that individual has to say. Allow them to look at you and inform you all of the pluses and minuses. And in the event you’re candidate they usually’re an skilled injector, be happy to strive it,” Wechsler notes.