Why do so many woman under 30 have so much excess fillers and Botox when it completely ages them and looks awful?

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Whilst watching bits of this year's Love Island I have begun to wonder ‘Why is having so much Botox and fillers in your early 20s considered attractive?’ personally, I feel that it looks horrendous, as it completely ages most who have it done. One of the girls (won’t name her, as I for one don’t agree with slagging off someone individually on their appearance) looks like they are in their 40s-50s, yet turns out to be younger than me: and I am only 24!
I used to agree that it was pressure put on by society; reed men; but I have yet to hear a single person (either male or female) that thinks this ‘40s in their 20s’ look is pretty or attractive. So what is it actually about?

There are only two things I can think of:

1. It’s the elephant in the room, IE we all know it looks terrible, as do the young people who have it. But because it’s what is suspected of those considered conventionally attracted many young woman feel pressured to go along with it until it becomes conventionally unattractive (hopefully that day will come soon).
2. It’s a way to flaunt wealth, Fillers/Botox are in no way cheap and can easily top up to £100s annually. Young women chose to have this done to make a statement that have money as they think it makes them look successful, which they think makes them more attractive.

Anyway would love to hear more takes on the reasons for people choosing to do this.

I think this is a really good response. I've never thought about it like this before, but it's probably the most accurate way of thinking about it - it's a visual way to signpost something about who you are, what you're interested in, and what kind of people you want to meet, just like most fashion trends (many of which look objectively bad to most people outside of that subculture).

OP, think some people are getting a bit judgy of you for asking this but it's a fair topic of discussion.

Either you do and are thus supremely ill-mannered or you don't and are just hyperbolising.

Back to the OP. It is a lewk.

I've noticed a lot of young women having those hideous lip fillers. All look ridiculous and are completely unnecessary.

I just think they all look like computer generated characters. A real shame because these lovely women are disguising their own uniqueness.
I work with a few who have had these’treatments’ and I genuinely get them muddled up because they all look the same.
The one thing I really noticed with the pics of Olivia who married DofW and no not a fan of the aristocracy was how naturally pretty she was . A few lines but natural looking.

I can understand why someone of your age would consider Botox, I just don't get it when it's a 20something.
Again, I never claimed that they wanted to look younger. I agree with you about thinking they will look better. I imagine that they see an older middle-aged woman having it done and think they look much better (which in fairness they likely may). This leads to younger and younger people having it, but because their skin hasn't matured enough, the techniques just end up making them look like someone who has had enhancements but without the actual benefits.

You also touched on a major problem, that is many ‘Practices’ are unqualified/unregulated.

But that's just it: THEY DONT LOOK GOOD.
hardly anyone thinks it does.

It looks totally shite in real life, but it's done to look "good" on instagram. As long as the static photos look snatched that's all some people care about.

I am 31 and have botox on my head. The reason is because I have god-awful lines that are, unfortunately, genetics!! All my sisters have them. I've had them since my teens. I have always hated them. I had botox last month, and I wish I got it in my 20s. It's not because I wanted to look younger or to fit in with whatever. I did it because I bloody hated those lines. I wasted 100s of pounds on creams over the years.

I don't know why people have fillers as that isn't for me, but Idon'tjudge people who do. I was dead set against botox in my 20s but when I hit my 30s, I just thought fuck it. It's nobody's business. If you don't like it, then that's cool. I couldn't care less what others think.

Women are constantly shamed for whatever they do. It's usually other women who are doing the shaming too! Women are other women's worst enemies. Just leave people do what makes them happy. It's not affecting your life in any way.

It's not affecting your life in any way.

Unfortunately the perfect photos affect us all

I don’t know why they get them but I want to know how they afford it, my dentist offer Botox at £325 a go and apparently it only lasts 3-4 months, I don’t have a spare £1,000 to be injecting into my face every year, and that’s only one area!