The weeks between the Golden Globe awards and the Oscars are the busiest for cosmetic surgeons. This is the time when celebrities flock to doctors for laser treatments, Botox and other non-invasive procedures.

This increased attention to the smallest details of the skin might be called red-carpet dermatology. Red-carpet dermatology involves scalpel-free procedures that create temporary and potentially less – detectable changes. These non-invasive cosmetic procedures include Botox injections to paralyze the muscles underlying wrinkles, filler injections and lasers for blemishes. The idea behind this is that celebrities want to look ‘naturally beautiful’ and don’t want to look like they have had some drastic cosmetic surgery.

The increasing popularity among celebrities to get less invasive cosmetic procedures has turned the idea of cosmetic treatments into a kind of guessing game played with equal gusto by commentators and viewers.

A celebrity may begin the grooming process a month before an awards ceremony with Botox injections to the hands and armpits – designed to reduce sweating. Botox for reducing perspiration is a must-have for actresses who don’t want to stain their gorgeous gowns and actors who don’t want clammy handshakes.

Celebrities also undergo ‘Botox neck lifts’ – a Botox injection in the jaw line and neck to relax muscles under the skin. It results in a sharper jaw line. Some of the other popular cosmetic treatments include fillers like Restylane, a gel to pad lips and invert crow’s feet.