How much do you end up spending on Botox and fillers per year

[Jodiewa]

I am 45 and beginning to look like hell. I know the price of Botox per thing but don’t know how much it ends up costing per year. How much do you end up sending year in year out? I am a Londoner. Thanks.

£300 twice a year - I'm in London. I go to a doctor rather than a beautician, she does a v subtle job and I love it. DH doesn't know 😁.
No fillers yet as my face hasn't 'collapsed' (yet) - I'm 45.

59. Zero.

I do wonder of a couple of the more nasty comments on here are sour grapes because secretly they would like it but can't afford it I don't go regularly but when I do I spend 120 for botox to treat two areas. I go to a cosmetic dentist for mine. Like others I'm not that fussed about my appearance otherwise and know I'm winning no beauty prizes but at the age of thirty hate having a craggy forehead like Gordon Ramsey - thanks stress/genetics!

£0.

The large majority of people don't feel the need OP.

I do wonder of a couple of the more nasty comments on here are sour grapes because secretly they would like it but can't afford it hmm

I can certainly afford it 10 times over (if the costs info in this thread is accurate; I'd hitherto no idea). I prefer to spend the money on my kids, or give it to charity.

Nothing.

@Keaveny

It’s only helpful to answer ‘0’ to a question like this if it’s some sort of survey, not if someone actually wants to know the cost of something!

But it is kind of survey. Surely it’s interesting to know what proportion of MNers are doing botox

Maybe, but it’s not what the OP asked. I was interested to know how much it cost because I have literally no clue (hence clicking on the thread) but I’m not really interested in how many people are having Botox done.

I suppose it would have been helpful if the thread title was “If you have Botox or fillers how much do you spend per year” but reading the post it was obvious what she meant.

Around £500 I tend to go twice, I'm 43 and have been having it since I turned 40. I have terribly deep crows feet and I think it looks bloody brilliant. I've booked in for tomorrow having not had it done since last November and can't wait!

I spend about £170 a year on lip fillers.

Would happily get botox if required and wouldn’t care what anyone thinks. Concentrate on your own face

OP wants to know how much Botox costs as an ongoing treatment and so the £0 replies are indeed utterly pointless and unhelpful. No idea why you’d need to respond with your superior tones how you are above such things.
I paid £180 for three areas in the sw London area and get a free top up today so ensure it’s all looking as it should. Then I guess it’ll be £180 every six months or so but not sure yet. I’ve only had the one treatment but it’s great.

@Nikhedonia

A lot of judgemental comments here!

Standard comments from Mumsnet on anything related to what women choose to do to their bodies. Body hair removal is another one which brings out the vipers.

But don't you think it's worth saying that these things are not compulsory or even that common?

I'm sure the OP doesn't 'look like hell' just a normal 45 year old woman, and if you asked the question to a group of men, almost none of them would have it.

So it's doing women a disservice to not remind them that this is something that they don't 'have' to do.

@LunaNorth

About 750 quid a year.

It’s fucking fantastic. I don’t look like a Barbie doll, I’m not chasing youth, nor do I worry about my hands ‘giving me away’ - I’ll happily tell anyone my age.

It sorta out my droopy left eyelid (thank you, mother, for that genetic gem), makes me able to smile without my eyes totally disappearing, and actually, makes me look like me before the ravages of divorce, bereavement, work stress and other general shittiness sucked up my joy.

Some judgemental buggers on here. We all do what makes us feel better. Some turn to gin, some to fags, some to Botox.

100% agree with you, I don't drink alcohol, smoke or spend a fortune on expensive clothes but Botox makes me feel amazing. Why claw each other over personal choices?

Holy shit I had no idea this was so common. Especially amongst women my age (30s).

I think this is pretty bad in the sense that it pushes the "average" normal in terms of ageing up. By which I mean a normal 50 year old in pretty good nick could actually look a little haggard if we get to the stage where a high minority are getting work done.

0 and I'm 47. I want to look like me, not some stretched, plastic version of me, why would I want to look like every other plastic, shiny, over pumped identikit person on the street. It starts with botox but where does it end, does anyone think the likes of Rachel Weisz, Kylie Minogue, Madonna and the z listers like Chloe Ferry, Charlotte Crosby look better now?

^ut don't you think it's worth saying that these things are not compulsory or even that common?

I'm sure the OP doesn't 'look like hell' just a normal 45 year old woman, and if you asked the question to a group of men, almost none of them would have it.

So it's doing women a disservice to not remind them that this is something that they don't 'have' to do.^

This. Absolutely bang on.

@thedancingbear lots of us have enough money that we can afford to treat our children and still have Botox at the same time . Our kids don’t run around in rags so we can smooth out our lines.

OP - I get it twice a year at £230 a go for 2 areas. Bristol area.

Some people on here are getting it reallyyy cheap! Where do you live ? I think someone said £99!

I'm 35 and started fillers this year. I am £175 every 6 months. I get a very small amount as that's all I need right now. It really does make a difference. I can see the change instantly.

I will do botox but I don't need it quite yet.

About £220 three times a year. I don’t have a lot, I don’t have a shiny forehead, It really subtle and people are often amazed when I tell them I have it. I look like a less knackered version of myself

This. It's too easy for people to get trapped into thinking they have to get it done because everyone else is.

Those of you who do have it - is this now a financial commitment for life? Have you been advised what will happen if you stop? Do you think you will stop at any point?

Our kids don’t run around in rags so we can smooth out our lines.

I'm sure yours don't. I'm sure lots of other people's kids miss out because their parents choose to spend family money on beauty treatments.

Also comparing a few fillers to the likes of Chloe Ferry is ridiculous 😂

I get 1ml around my lip area, not in the lip though.

My husband can't even tell. But I can.

If the only people allowed to respond to this thread were those who have had botox and fillers, it would give the entirely false impression that everyone routinely has injections into their face to combat ageing. Which, in turn, might make someone anxious about their looks feel pressurised into doing something they're actually not comfortable with.

It's perfectly fine to have cosmetic procedures if that's what you want to do with your body. It's also perfectly fine for others to point out that they don't feel the need to.

£120 in 2 areas every 6-9 months. I feel a lot better and it's not breaking the bank for 1 ml spread over the areas. I'm 37 and have been going 3 years. No other wrinkles.
I'd book a consultation OP, they won't sell you something that won't make a difference due to the heavy regulation of the industry.

@Morgan12 I am genuinely curious. I asked upthread about people
In their thirties and their motivations. Honestly in my thirties I don't think I saw wrinkles when I looked in the mirror (I'm 54 now so do - though they are ok and proportionate with my age imo). Is it that beauty standards in general have changed? By which I mean you get women see other women in the media with unrealistically smooth faces? And therefore that pressures have changed?

I'm 54 and only recently started. It'll cost me about 400 a year for 2 areas. I notice, no one else has. I don't look tired but I do look like me with all the lines I have but as I say not such tired looking, hooded eyes.