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To think that BBLs, massive boob jobs and overdone face filler in your 20s and 30s do not age well?

34 replies

VelvetRealism · 09/01/2026 14:23

Honestly, I don’t say this to be rude but I’ve seen so many people go heavy on cosmetic procedures way too early, and by the time they hit their 40s or 50s, it’s not aging gracefully at all. Some tweaks can be subtle and well-done, sure. But the overfilled cheeks, the stiff lips, the extreme proportions, it rarely holds up long term.

AIBU to think a lot of people are setting themselves up for regret?

OP posts:
Ablondiebutagoody · 09/01/2026 16:05

I agree. When we are young, pretty much anything looks good. Same with tattoos

X123x321X · 09/01/2026 16:07

Usernamenotfound1 · 09/01/2026 15:54

Like I said, I lip read.

i notice because your face moves differently, even with “subtle” fillers or Botox.

first time about 15 years ago I met someone with fillers I couldn’t work out why I couldn’t “hear” them for a couple of minutes. Now it’s like an accent, the top lip is not used to form the words in the same way.

Of course. Even as someone who isn't attuned to the intricacies of facial movement, sometimes people can look off they speak, even if they otherwise look fine.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 09/01/2026 16:10

IndigoIsMyFavouriteColour · 09/01/2026 14:53

What is BBL?

Brazilian Bum Lift

Thewonderfuleveryday · 09/01/2026 16:16

"Glistening fish lips". That's so true. There's some young women at the gym and office who have them.

I saw a woman jogging recently who had had everything done, including her bottom. She didn't look like she could move properly. It was pretty sad.

ginasevern · 09/01/2026 16:21

Well it's difficult not to agree OP. I think most of the procedures look awful now, let alone how they'll hold up in 20 years time. Apart from the obvious artificiality of them, looks and styles are constantly changing. So an enormous bum or boobs could be completely out of vogue in a decade and look positively cartoonish.

nopiesleftinthisvehicle · 09/01/2026 16:25

Not just aesthetically ruinous, but also the Turkey Teeth lisp 😬
Judy Finnigan, Boy George, the cast of Cheshire Housewifes etc..

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 09/01/2026 16:25

5128gap · 09/01/2026 14:33

I'm in my 50s and we'd never heard of BBLs in our 20s. I googled and they didn't really hit the UK until 2010 or so. I don't know anyone who had fillers back then either. A few boob jobs, certainly. But not on anyone close enough for me to be looking at their breasts to see how they're doing 30 years on.
Who are all these 50 somethings you know who somehow accessed all these procedures at a time when they were very niche?

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What are BBLs?

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 09/01/2026 16:26

ByQuaintAzureWasp · 09/01/2026 16:25

What are BBLs?

Ah, Brazilian Bum Lift, not performed in UK as way too dangerous

FlatErica · 09/01/2026 16:27

They don’t even look good when they’re new.

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