You can, like, so get spa treatment at the mall

Ah, holiday shopping: a few laps around the mall, a swing by the food court for some grease, and, uh, a quick stop for some wrinkle injections? Turns out shopping malls are the newest, all-the-rage sites for medicinal spas, according to WWD. (Why worry about that sweater for Dad when you can get fine-lines erased? Ha.) Now, we said cosmetics were going medicinal, but we definitely didn’t see this one coming. In the last few months, though, these “mall spas” have experienced a sort of retail takeover. There were just 50 in the U.S. in 2002. Now: over 2,500. But before you flock to the mall, remember there are risks. A lot of these spas employ plastic surgeons and dermatologists to oversee mall procedures, but it isn’t required, meaning others don’t. So attention impulse shoppers: misapplied injections can forever paralyze muscles in your face. Want a frozen, saggy eyelid for life? Didn’t think so. Just do your research before you commit to that kiosk. And hey, if it’s still for you – and if you don’t mind that not-so-pretty price tag – then have at it. That grungy mall-rat look? Oh, so very last season.

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