A new wellness trend is borrowing Barbie's name for an unlikely reason. Influencers have started calling melanotan I and melanotan II the Barbie peptide, touting the injections and nasal sprays for their ability to deepen skin tone while also suppressing appetite and boosting libido, a combination some say fits the doll's image. But dermatologists say…
Scroll through any feed and the message arrives fast. Smoother skin, fuller curves and a certain look get rewarded with likes, modeling contracts and magazine covers. What rarely makes it into that frame is what happens after the procedure, the cream or the injection, and how that ripple reaches the people closest to the person…

