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

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Just that really. It's been advertised by the media, plastic surgeons and the beauty industry for years as a safe, temporary procedure, however evidence is now finding that that is not the case at all!
I'm glad the truth is coming out now although it's still so new I expect we won't know the full damage for years too come.

I also found this video particularly interesting if anyone else is interested:

Can’t help about cost, and plastic surgeon retired about a decade ago. Google might help.

Google “fat used as filler”. I think friend had it done about fifteen years ago, and is thinking of a revision as it is getting a bit flat now in her forties.

She had it in her 30s?
Was this necessary.

But Cher is stilll alive?!

Tear trough procedures are among the most risky. I hope your friends procedure remains good. A health influencer I follow had had her tear trough filled and then years later had to travel to a special clinic in Pakistan to have the filler removed and the under eye lifted in a way that didn't remove all her own natural hyaluronic acid and natural under eye fat. It might even have been that they were replacing the 'loose space' resulting from the filler with her own eye fat. I can't remember all the details just that I was surprised she had to go that far. The skin around the eye and under it isn't as strong as, say, the cheeks and so if over filled or simply time itself the filler can migrate and cause sagging.

That said, I do think there's a bit of overreacting in the thread! The key is go subtle. A little bit. Lots of people have had lip filler and look awful and plenty have had it and look nicely enhanced. Likewise boob jobs. I think Mariah Carey's boob job which she had decades ago is excellent. She restrained herself. Demi Moore'son the other hand? Nope, terrible. She didn't consider her shape.

Do good research on the aesthetician. Contact people on facebook or social media who have used that person/clinic beforehand. Most of all don't follow online influencers with more money (and a different face) than you. I see drop dead gorgeous, model material women having constant top ups. It even made me start to feel insecure and I was previously a go-outside-without-make-up girl! The problem is they're already beautiful, but it gets you somehow thinking you will be more beautiful afterwards, when actually, you may not be, just slightly vetter average!

What's funny is I follow some Victoria secret models and I notice they aren't having the filler. Only botox. They get the best advice so it's interesting.

All depends on genetics. As they say
"Black don't crack" and "Asians don't raisin" so i guess certain skin types seem to age better.

I've seen some of the most beautiful black women getting regular filler top ups. There's one influencer I follow for funny content and I cannot fathom why she feels the need, as she is gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous and as you say, is likely to retain a more youthful appearance for longer already! It all makes you feel insecure as it seems every influencer of all ethnicities is doing it to excess.

Yes to lnfluencers but your average person of colour is less likely to have wrinkles than there white counterpart.
Therefore less likely to resort to these treatments.

The lymphatic system is definitely affected by fillers, completely blocked in some cases - they had scans showing this in that rather screechy video OP linked.

What time will tell is does this - the lymphatic being part of the immune system suggests it may - increase risk of cancer.

Both Botox and fillers impair the natural circulation systems of the body, blood and lymph, resulting in that slightly corpse-like waxy look to the face, which is hardly the epitome of youth.

The MRI studies showing that filler does not, as previously claimed, just break down - but instead sticks around and migrates around the face - is also chilling from a health perspective, but also part of why very rich celebrities end up looking so deformed, as their 'topups' end up on top of migrated filler.

It's a shitshow. I feel very sad for the young women caught up in this trend.

It's really not - it's a nice way to stay looking fresh for most people who do it (and loads of all ages do it).

Yawn

Having now watched this right through to the end, I completely amend my previous comments (I don't have edit capability) I'm shocked that the filler can migrate not just to the immediate surrounding area of tissue, but down into the neck, chest etc and actually attract excess fluid from elsewhere in the body. I wouldn't recommend anyone do it even a little bit.