Why do people get massive amounts of lip filler?

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And AIBU to say it shouldn’t be allowed?

I would love to hear from someone who thinks it looks good on them and why?

Is it an addictive thing? Once you start you keep going bigger and bigger?

I have NO ISSUE with nips and tucks and women doing whatever makes them feel good but I do not understand lip filler it’s the one thing looks universally awful.

I agree. I honestly don't believe many do like it.

I've only ever heard disparaging comments made about trout lips - obviously not in earshot of the person, to be clear.

They do look better, yes. But they aren't ridiculously over-exaggerated. Just enhancing, in a good way.

I have never seen one person it looks good on. The worst view is from the side, it really looks like a duck's bill. It also makes the person look really gormless and unintelligent..can't say why, it's just honestly how I feel when I look at someone with those over filled lips

This is one of the most ridiculous things I've read 😅😅😅.

They look awful! Like they've had a nasty incident with a vacuum cleaner.

A male friend said he quite liked them, but upon further questioning as he was smirking, turns out he likes them because he thinks it would add to the BJ sensation. 🤣🤣🤣. Basically some he would sleep with but never date.

In my job as work with young women. One set I work with all have the lips, fluttery eyelashes & dyed black hair. The other lot wear no make-up, are fresh-faced & have natural shiny hair. They look much better! I was fresh-faced at that age. And I had big lips anyway, lucky me! They’re still holding up some-what.

Women my age (48) & older who have lip fillers… And the rest. I think the heavy Botox brow is the worst look. Especially when the rest of your face is jowly! It all looks terrible…

Really? Me too.

I don't get it at all, the women I know, including friends and family, that have it done all end up looking the bloody same! Massive lips and like weirdly stretched faces that look too shiny cos they can't seem to stop at just lips

Yes I know, there's a particular sort of homogenous face that a certain type of woman has now and they all look identical. It's really very unsettling.

I'm terrified of mannequins and they really remind me of them, that uncanny valley thing!

I think it's a combination of the 'turkish' or 'barbie' nose i.e. small and slightly upturned, lip and cheek fillers, botox and jaw augmentation. Kylie Jenner is a good example.

Your husband sounds awful.

I’ve had it.
can really see how it gets addictive

YABU to say it shouldn't be allowed. Everyone is entitled to do what they want with their own bodies, just like you're entitled to do what you want with your own. I've never had any cosmetic surgery, fillers or anything like that but if other women (or even men) want to because it makes them feel more confident then that's completely up to them! :)

This.

Low self esteem issues maybe. I imagine with lip filler they all think it looks great that's why they have it I suppose?

As long as it doesn't hurt others, let them get on with it.

I'm a single parent too...I'm not saying single parents get lip filler, I'm saying the women I know with lip filler tend to be younger, single mothers, anecdotally

Each to their own!

But I don't get it and the huge eyebrows. I would never say anything to someone, but I just don't see how anyone thinks it looks good.

Here are mine right after. Before top obv

straight after they’re swollen then reduce over days . I liked them as they made me look less “pinched”

@Coalplay they don't look awful after, but your lips were absolutely lovely before, you've traded a natural look where you've been blessed with lovely lips to lips that people will know are fake?

But I don't get it and the huge eyebrows.

This look is dying out now, just need the brushed up eyebrows to have their day and maybe we'll get some semblance of normality...

Low self esteem/mental illness

Surely it’s more to do with social media/ societal pressure.
The more normalised, the more women do it.
Same as fashion. I’ve seen some things and thought hmmm that’s an odd choice. Then see other people wearing the same thing. Then even more people. Then it kind of becomes acceptable and before you know it the majority of people are wearing those items.

This is rude. Badly done or over done lips can look terrible but tweakments you wouldn't even notice so perhaps this is what the pp had done?

Just watching the Outnumbered special, look how skinny Karen's eyebrows are!

My colleague had a very small amount done in her top lip to balance her mouth as she had a much thicker bottom lip and it actually looks quite natural as it’s such a small amount. I see a young girl every day on the train who had ridiculous over the top puffed lips. I feel sad seeing her as she is actually very pretty but the daft lips ruin it.