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An extremely strange phenomenon Is happening amongst us young women. Many women are looking way older than a Real Housewife, but surprisingly, you’ll never a see a wrinkle on their faces. Skin as smooth as a baby’s’, cheeks as plump as a toddlers and a pout to make an entire ocean jealous.  I understand the intention is to look sexy or flawless, but the caricature-like proportions just look strange, and I’m sure some of you would agree too with this one!

And what is this phenomenon that’s hitting us women today? Dermal Fillers! Bit of science here, Dermal Fillers, or well known as cosmetic fillers, are injectable fillers injected into the skin to help fill in facial wrinkles, restoring a smoother appearance, plumping thin lips and smoothing out vertical lines around the edges of the lips, or even filling out ‘depressions’ (hollows) under the eye area. They are temporary fix solutions as eventually; the body absorbs them. Dermal fillers differ from Botox as they are only used to plump up an area to a point, while Botox stops muscle movements that result in the formation of wrinkles. Fillers have been available and used by women over 40 since the 1980s, but now, fillers have attracted a fan club to those who really don’t need them… women in their 20s.

According to statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the usage of fillers amongst people in their 20s have spiked by one third since 2009 to more than 64,000 procedures in 2014. Though Dermal fillers aren’t technically surgery, they can be painful, have risks if not done correctly, and they are extremely expensive. When majority of clients were asked what the appeal was to Dermal fillers, the response was, Celebrities.  ‘Girls in my office have repeatedly said, ‘I want lips like Kylie Jenner’s.’” Norman Rowe, M.D., a New York City Plastic Surgeon.

But why are needles no longer a big deal for young women? Well as surgeons have experienced firsthand the real reason young women are pursing dermal fillers are because of celebrities and with the help of the media painting famous people out as ‘flawless’, many women are wanting to aspire to look like they do as they see them and they’re features as ‘perfection’. Many women see the super glossy hair celebrities have, their body figures, hyper-smooth and sexualized features as aspirational, and now with advances in web and mobile communications, it’s become so simple for women to find locations where these procedures are performed and get ‘plumped up’. One of the biggest reasons as to why fillers have become popular is all due to social media celebrities. These celebrities are found on two media platforms, Instagram and Twitter. Young women are coming across these social media celebrities and envying their appearances. The impact these celebrities have is beyond unbelievable as young women will do anything that they think looks good or when they see a body feature being massively complimented, they’re consider altering their own bodies in hope of looking like they do and getting complimented. An example of what lengths young women will go to; to look like a social celebrity is ‘The Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge’.

Kylie Jenner has been followed through the media eye as she grew up on a TV show watched by many of us, Keeping Up with The Kardashians. She posts regularly on Instagram and three years ago (2014), many people realized that she had had work done on her lips as previous to what her lips currently look like, she had thin lips and then all of a sudden she had full lips. She eventually admitted to having cosmetic fillers and the internet went crazy! Many beauty gurus or life-hack YouTube channels found an inexpensive way of getting the Kylie Jenner lip, but the method was taken out of hand by many young people and also caused a few injuries. The ‘Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge’ consisted of getting a shot glass and put your lips in and sucking for a few minutes and when you take the glasses off, you’d have swollen big lips.

The risks of Dermal Fillers depend on whether the procedure was done correctly and the type of filler used. Permanent fillers have the highest risks of problems which practitioners feel should be best avoided due to the risks. These are the general risks of Dermal Fillers to give you heads up in case you are considering it!

  • Rashes, Swelling, Itching, and Bruising
  • Infection from the filler
  • Fillers are known to move away from the intended treatment area meaning you could end up with a plump cheek instead of lip!

Hope you enjoyed reading this post on Dermal Fillers!

 

Links

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/cosmetic-treatments-guide/Pages/dermal-fillers.aspx

http://cosmeticscop.com/2016/08/22/how-dermal-fillers-work/

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