To ask what age you started cosmetic procedures?

[Ihavebingowings1]

If you have botox, fillers, have had surgical procedures, threads etc.
I'm 35 and have been having crows' feet Botox once or twice a year for a few years, and I've had nasolabial fold filler twice. This seems to be ok for now, I'm trying to hold off on anything else for as long as possible due to cost and not wanting too much maintenance and upkeep with it all.
Eventually I'm sure I'll start to need more though, I know I'm still young and I'm using spf 50 and retinol currently.

So just wondered what sort of age you noticed the biggest changes and started anti ageing treatments? Please no judgement, I know it isn't for everyone.

Cheese helps

Never.
I grew up when breast enlargements were just becoming a thing.
And then quickly changed into a disaster as they realised they were leaking and not behaving as they imagined or hoped.
Put me off for ever.

What's that famous saying " there's no wrinkles on a balloon" 🤷‍♀️

I’m 52, never had anything done, BUT I’m very lucky and un-wrinkled (I think) and maybe it would be different if I was, but the idea of injecting a toxin into my body just for appearances sake seems just a bit daft to me.

It's not an insult, it's sympathy. I don't know what the answer is but we have to find a way to improve women's confidence without cosmetic surgery.

Never,I'm mid 50s. Botox etc doesn't make you look younger, it makes your face look fake

My neighbour is in her 50s (younger than me I might add!)) and it's really obvious she has botox. She's never mentioned it to me and I wonder if she doesn't realise that there's a certain look which gives it away. Maybe only to people who know you well though.

That's a good outcome.

Haha! No, there’s absolutely no difference in the toxins I have injected - whether it’s needed (my jaw) or wanted (my forehead)! There is no difference - it’s no more toxic in the top half of my head than it is the bottom!

You see, you claimed the following earlier:

“Injecting toxins into your body will cause damage especially if you do it long period.”

No, the NHS have been injecting it into my head now for over a decade, longer than I have been having injected into my forehead. What I’ll continue to do is take the advice from a highly experienced NHS maxillofacial consultant over the whimperings of a woman on Mumsnet!

You really believe this don't you ? 😂

I didn't say I had turned into a frumpy 70 year old, I have long hair that is still naturally mostly strawberry blonde, I wear gothic biker clothes, my OH and I go to live gigs, motorbike rallies and shows, ride round on a big cruiser bike, I said I hadn't had any work done on my face and friends my age don't seem to have either

I still have near full movement in my forehead

!!

I’m not sure that women who have Botox lack confidence. You could label me vain, but you definitely could not label me unconfident.

I don’t have Botox because I lack confidence. I have it because I don’t particularly like some aspects of ageing, and if I can soften them, I choose to.

Confidence and wanting to look your best have never been mutually exclusive. I’m an attractive, confident woman. Those things aren’t undone by choosing Botox. I’m just not ready to embrace the less attractive aspects of ageing if I have the option not to. Women on MN who say they love every line they see in the mirror are not telling the truth. It’s perfectly okay to be confident, happy, and still prefer fewer wrinkles.

I actually think we’re really lucky that women today have the option of Botox if they want it. It’s a choice, not an obligation.

Never!

Why do you think you need to tun to cosmetic procedures anyway?

I prioritise eating well, exercising and getting enough sleep and putting on SPF everyday to avoid sun damage.

I think people who use botox and plastic surgery to try to hide ageing just look weird and frozen and certainly not better or younger.

You've said the bad word though - frumpy ! Someone won't like that 😂 Funnily enough we do the same things .

In what way?

Cheese always helps.

I was out the other weekend and one of us in our 50’s has had cosmetic procedures and you could definitely tell the difference. I’m lucky because I don’t have any wrinkles but her skin was tighter and smoother compared to all of us.

I hasten to add she was American with the procedures and the rest were all Brits with no cosmetic procedures

😂

Hard disagree
But not for the reasons you may think 😉

Women who have all this crap injected, fillers etc dont look younger
They looked filled, it migrates and they look odd
Ditto botox, they cant frown or whatever but they develop lines elsewhere to compensate and the botoxed areas look flat -you are literally paralysing facial muscles

Instagram is not real, its all filters
No one looks like that
Kardashians, Influencers etc
Its not real
As always they are selling you something that doesnt exist

I hear you, and social media filters certainly play a role in portraying unrealistic faces, but I do think that it gives some women the appearance of being younger than they are. I went to my hairdresser who is 40 and she was looking particularly dewy and fresh-faced, I thought she’d had a facial at the salon so asked about it and she said ‘Oh it’s not a facial it’s Botox’. I could definitely tell a (subtle) difference to how she’d looked before as I guess she’d had a ‘good’ treatment, but it still didn’t make me want it because even though she looked great, I just don’t want to contribute to this toxic idea that we have to be wrinkle-free and youthful looking to be considered attractive. It’s not her fault we live in that world and I don’t judge her for succumbing to it, but the problem is that instead of seeing through it and working to dismantle these unrealistic beauty standards, too many are happy to go along with it.

I have a friend who started Botox in her early thirties.

I have never considered it, but might try it if my migraines persist. Can anyone verify if micro-needling is good for rosacea? I've red that it reduces hyperpigmentation, but I'm yet to meet anyone who has had it done!

But don't you see what you are saying? You're saying you 'don't look your best'. That's confidence! Nobody gives a shit what you look like (if they do, they're not people you should want to be with). They're interested in you -whether you're funny, kind, interesting - not how you look. Botox doesn't change who you are, you're still you. Have the confidence to be happy with you being you.

Whilst I'm against it for aesthetic reasons, I do agree with it for health reasons. A friend of mine swears by it for migraines.

@Ihavebingowings1

I am in my 50s. Started with a little filler/botox around your age. Took a break while having babies in late 30s - weight went up and down and was generally just too busy.
Continued with it in my 40s. With good skin care, SFP, maintenance botox - and keeping your weight under control - especially as peri starts in your later 40s - you should not need anything drastic for a long long time. I also find that women who go on HRT for menopause manage to maintain their skin quality for longer.
I mostly still just do Botox/occasional filler and am happy with results - friends do comment on my skin looking good. Sometimes I do PRP, tried dermapen, etc - but this is more facials for skin quality, not some dramatic face-lift sort of procedures. I try new things just because I am curious and in winter they bring a little life to the skin.

So - to summarise - you are doing well having started in mid 30s. Keep doing what you want to do - and don't listen to people who have an opinion on how YOU should age. It's your face, your choice.