To be glad that people are realising the effects of filler!

No, it's not. I don't really have any insecurities if I'm honest, and maybe that's what it comes down to. I can't for the life of me understand why somebody wants to change their face like that when it doesn't even look good. It really does look odd.
And they do need constant topping up. I have two friends who have lip fillers and they go for regular top ups to keep them that way. A friend of a friend who I have on FB has cheek filler and her photos remind me of the thing from SAW.
I genuinely don't understand it.

Not people who don't use them. People who care if anyone else does. I know some people think it's unfair because real 45 looks very different from "tweaked" 45.

Don’t get me wrong, I struggle to make peace with my aging face. As many women do. And I am not even 40 yet! But I believe a key part of reaching that acceptance is not constantly trying to get back to what I had before. If I view every change as something I could potentially “fix”, where will it end? How will I feel when I’m in my 60s and things are getting less and less “fixable”? It’s a bleak outlook.

As for very young women who are getting fillers. Their future is even bleaker.

Well yes and if Nicole Kidman can’t afford natural-looking fillers, I’m sure as hell not taking the risk with the dodgy practitioners my budget would stretch to.

Obviously a divisive topic because those who’ve had them feel attacked. Understandable. I’m sure it is true there will be some who have it done well and it’s not noticeable.

But those people with the “good” fillers are still suffering all the known issues with migration, even if it’s not yet visible; plus quite possibly other issues that haven’t been proven yet.

Calling people irrational because they think the risk-reward ratio is off there is bonkers.

Surely it's obvious that people in the glamour biz- Katie Price, Abbey Clancey, Michelle Keegan, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Aniston etc etc- have all had work. They were all beautiful before. Which begs the question: when is beautiful enough? I suspect the answer is never. Ever.

Your argument that people who don't use fillers are insecure is laughable, from where I am sitting.

You don't know who is having work done, though.

Oddly the only people I see posting on S and B asking if they need filler are stunningly gorgeous, as are the ones on Insta and in the media who have had filler. The "ugly" ones appear to be happy as they are.

Personally I think it's great that ugly girls (comme moi!) can improve ourselves a bit if we like. Looks make a difference to how people treat you and how easily you get on in life. Depressing but true.

They don't need constant topping up. Let's be honest this is about your own insecurity.

I think enough people have stated their own opinion here on that fillers make people look disfigured, unnatural, and ultimately "alien-like". It's not 'odd' to disagree with the mindset of somebody choosing to do that to themselves. That's aside from the issues mentioned re blocking the lymphatic system.

One of the issues with fillers is that you don't just have them them once. They need constant topping up, which ultimately do make the face look disfigured and imbalanced, and create further insecurity issues.

I do struggle with understanding why you want to push this on society. I struggle with the fact that it's so accepted, and I worry about the future of my daughter when young girls are being made to feel ugly if they don't conform to this odd standard of 'beauty'.

@PepaWepa
No. We can concur that YOU think I am the one being odd

Yet again another example of you not realising that what you think is not the same as fact or indeed what everyone thinks.

You really struggle with understanding this

Thank you ❤️

I'm really sorry that you suffered like that. I genuinely hope things are better for you now.

Badly done Fillers along with huge lips and BBLs will be the mullets and mod cuts of the 20s. Looking back in 15 years will be like when you look back on your FB profile to 2008 when you used to upload 87 pictures of a WKD fuelled piss up on a random Wednesday night.

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Badly done fillers look awful, people seem to confused fillers with botox, it's mostly the fillers that make people look like aliens. Too much botox in forehead makes eyelids droop, a good practitioner would do it in stages to avoid this.

My friend had tear trough fillers and small amount of botox in forehead. I have seen plenty of people with it but I honestly didn't realise what it was but she looked great and really refreshed, not tired and lovely glowing skin. She had clearly been to a very good person.

Too many of my friends who were stunning before look a bit disfigured TBH, its definitely the fillers that cause this. I'd happily have a little bit of botox but would stay clear of fillers due to how they look most of the time, not sure that video would be what stopped me really.

Some of the comments are this thread are fucking awful. Congrats on being superior to the "easily influenced sheep" and all the other names people who have filler have been called on this post.

As I mentioned upthread I had very small amounts of filler after a bulimia relapse because my face looked terrible due to the weight loss. Not saying no one can tell but I asked for subtle and I think that's what I got. I still think I look my age, just less shit.

And yeah no shit I'm insecure. I don't give a fuck if people don't like the look of filler or don't want it because of potential risks but you're not superior because you chose not to get it. I decided against getting breast implants largely due to the health risks but I don't think I'm better than those who chose differently.

Yes I have an opinion on fillers. They look fucking horrific and age people by 20 years. 20 year old girls look older than me and I'm 35.
That's my opinion.

I have strong opinions on transgenders, but that's a whole other thread.

I think we can largely concur here that you're the one being odd.

I've had filler for years. You wouldn't know because I don't look "the type". It takes about five years off, I'd say. I'm sure as everything ages more the benefit will decrease but for now I'm very pleased. I think some people want to believe horror stories because ageing stops being fair at 40+ if you're willing to spend some cash.

Obviously it's what's inside that counts.

@PepaWepa
I have opinions on many things I have no direct connection to. Don't you?
Transgender
Israel
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Skinny jeans

I amazed the only things you hold strong opinions on are things you are involved in personally. Bit odd.

Username checks out

Oh well, play stupid games then you win stupid prizes!

as many have already said, people that have this work done end up looking older trying to look young rather than just looking young

Actually you seem very invested for somebody who claims to have had no filler and is not involved in the industry.

@Gummybear23
Why would my bank account be affected?
I work in financial services 🫤