I tried microtox: Unlike Botox, the antiaging treatment smoothes lines without freezing the face. I looked younger — but it wasn't right for me.

Mike Blackett for BI

• Microtox is a treatment little-known in the West, which promises to smooth fine lines without freezing the face.
• Originating from South Korea, microtox is diluted Botox injected into the facial fibers, not muscles.
• I tried it, and while my skin glowed, the result was more subtle than I'd hoped for.

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