During her appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience, comedian Whitney Cummings opened up about her experiences with Botox and why she ultimately decided to stop using it.
Cummings explained how she first started getting Botox treatments at a surprisingly young age. “I was like 27,” she recalled. The decision wasn’t entirely her own, it came from external pressure in the entertainment industry. “I was making a TV show, a couple TV shows, and they were like, ‘Well, she looks tired.’ I’m like, ‘Yeah, cuz I’m tired. Cuz you keep sending me notes at two in the morning to take out all the good jokes. Like, of course I’m tired.'”
The comedian described how the beauty industry markets the procedure to younger women. “The way they sell you on Botox is they say it’s preventative,” Cummings said. This marketing angle convinced her to start treatments in her twenties, with the promise that it would prevent wrinkles from forming later in life. She said, ”
However, as the years went on, Cummings began questioning the logic. “They say to do it so that you don’t get wrinkles later. And then you’re like, okay, well, now I’m 35. Like, why am I still getting it? Like, shouldn’t I enjoy the prevention now? Like, it just sort of becomes a do this forever. And I was like, I don’t even know who I’m doing this for at this point, you know?”
Now that she’s stopped, Cummings is exploring alternative treatments. She said, “You know what? I don’t do it anymore.”
Rogan then jokes about her mobile eyebrows and forehead, “Ah, congratulations on your eyebrows. Your forehead moves. Your eyebrows have been freed.”
Cummings agrees and says, “It really is. My hairline went back.”
Cummings then talked about using red light therapy, noting improvements in her appearance and even her vision.
For Cummings, stepping away from Botox represents reclaiming control over her appearance and career choices, particularly now that she’s focused on stand-up comedy rather than traditional Hollywood roles.
