Given the popularity of things like Botox and filler along with other anti-ageing products and procedures do you think there is a significant advantage or benefit to being in your 40's and 50's and not having the typical lines, volume loss, sagging, crows feet that one might expect of a woman that age?
So for example if two women are both 47, go for the same job, have the same qualifications, experience and so on but one has a smooth, line free face will that give her an advantage over the other woman who has some signs of her age on her face?
What about in dating? If woman is 50, single and dating if she has no lines under her eyes on her forehead, round her mouth, or crows feet does that give her an advantage in dating, will men be more likely to be attracted to her or want to see her again because she has nice skin?
I am not necessarily talking about looking younger because that is about more then your skin and most people look their approximately age even if they have youthful skin. I am just more trying to work out if doing what you can to prevent or reverse the visible signs of ageing on your skin and face has any objective benefit or if it is more just a personal endeavour where you feel more confident?
AIBU?
Does fighting the signs of ageing actually have any objective benefits?
tinsatape · 17/04/2024 20:50
PollySolo · 17/04/2024 20:52
Doesn’t the job depend whether you’re a model or are being hired for your research?
TeenDivided · 17/04/2024 20:57
I wonder whether it actually helps your health in any way For example does keeping your skin soft mean it stays stronger too?
The radical new theory that wrinkles actually cause ageing
Forget vanity, there is a much better reason to care about your laughter lines – wrinkles may be driving ageing in your body and brain via zombie-like senescent cells
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2366093-the-radical-new-theory-that-wrinkles-actually-cause-ageing
Silkymum · 17/04/2024 20:59
I'm not sure, but according to the economist an obese woman gains as much in her career from losing weight as gaining a masters degree, so misogyny is alive and well in that area!
www.economist.com/films/2023/06/02/can-being-thinner-make-women-richer
PollySolo · 17/04/2024 20:52
Doesn’t the job depend whether you’re a model or are being hired for your research?
Neverpostagain · 17/04/2024 21:01
Well yes. It's called pretty privilege. All else being equal people recruit the better looking person. All else being equal people date the better looking person. That doesn't necessarily equate with the amount of Botox you have had though.
tinsatape · 17/04/2024 21:04
@Neverpostagain So are you saying you think having less wrinkles equates to being prettier? I am not saying I disagree with you but it is a bit sad that it's like that. I like old faces and find beauty in them but then I do what I can to stop mine looking old!
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IhateSPSS · 17/04/2024 21:09
There is research into people being given preferential treatment such as jobs, served first etc based on attractiveness. And in the study I am thinking of the measures of conventional, agreed upon attractiveness were off the top of my head: full lips, smooth, clear skin, shiny hair, symmetrical face, big eyes, white teeth, and blush on the cheeks (which are usually indicators of youth).
From a human psychology point of view humans are drawn to attractiveness, and it gives people an advantage. However I'm not sure these treatments always make the person look younger. I had Botox on my forehead and I lost the animation and enthusiasm in my face and felt unable to communicate in the way I do normally, it made me self conscious and the impact was I was a less able communicator. Plus people with lip filler tend to constantly fiddle and mess with their lips I've noticed too, so I'm not sure that self confidence people are seeking from these tweakments always carries through.
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