To ask what age you started cosmetic procedures?

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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.

I think I first had Botox at 38. I’m 53 now and have it every 9 months to a year.

I used to have it in my forehead but no longer need it there as the lines have just given up. I have it in my glabella, crow’s feet and one drop above each eyebrow to stop them raising.

I’d definitely be up for more invasive things now, but I don’t really need them on my face. A neck lift might be the next thing as mine is definitely showing signs of age.

I started in my early 50s, just baby Botox, but it's made such a difference to the frown line between my eyes. I also use Tret and SPF50 every day.

Blimey you are getting your knickers in a twist. People are entitled to say what they want about a thread if they think it relates. Too bad if you don't. 🤷‍♀️ Threads evolve.

I had my first treatment - Botox - last year age 51. I was always very anti and then in my late 40s my looks just nose dived and I suddenly looked really old and haggard. I tried to accept it & tried various beauty products but deep-set 11s and a slight droop in one eyebrow/eye really got me down - I’d avoid photos or looking at myself in the mirror but never really expressed this to anyone so I don’t think they’d realise it even bothered me. I’ve since had Botox about every 4 months since and really pleased with the results but it’s very subtle (so much so literally nobody including my husband or best friend have commented & I think would be shocked if I told them) but I feel so much better about myself. I don’t now look permanently cross, although there are obviously still lines as I started so late & my amazing aesthetician is also able to somehow ‘lift’ my eye droop. I also recently started with this amazing lash & brow lady who dyes & curls my eyelashes and does a natural brow lamination (not scary just like my lashes when I groom them) which makes me feel much more co didn’t without make-up.

i’ve no plans to have anything else but never say never other than filler or anything lip related as that’s a step too far for me.

No need to be personal and unpleasant. How rude.
I was just clarifying a point for you that you seemed to misunderstand.
I won't refer to your "knickers".
Not my thing. You do you, as they say..

But it is comparable. Getting grey haired dyed every few weeks is expensive and done purely for vanity. If people want to spend money on aesthetic procedures it's up to them. It's knowing when to stop that seems to be the problem for some.

I think you have a valid point, but I do think that covering grey is a lot less invasive than the procedures we're discussing on here. You're right about the expense, though. Going grey is quite a radical act!

No, I haven’t. I’m only now, well in the past 10 years, becoming aware that it’s such a big deal. In the 90s when I was in my 20s and living in Los Angeles, we might put on some suncream if we were going to the beach or a hike. No one slathered it on daily unless they were working outside.

Going grey is quite a radical act!

Not any more, it’s very common now.

Ok.
Let's hope it catches on.

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I'm 42 and I think I might get one of those mascara dye wands to cover a few greys but apart from that I'm natural. I do use spf50 and tret but it's low level. I'd never do anything injecting or surgery wise because I'm always the person these things would go wrong on. I'd end up giving myself a droopy face or dying under anaesthetic. A friend of mine died in a routine procedure. As if I want my dd to know she lost her mum because I had a few wrinkles!

Started age 37 with profhilo and tretinoin. Botox at 41. I only get my 11 lines done and only twice a year along with the profhilo. In the future I’m interested in trying Baby Glow. I also use micro current device and an LED mask.

It is less invasive but so expensive if done properly. Some do leave it grey but probably blow money on other things. I just think if people get aesthetic tweaks it's not that much different.

Unfortunately though you only have to look at celebs to see that some just go too far. I wonder why? Why do they from a tiny bit of filler to a balloon face .

I started Botox when I turned 40. I’m 45 and still have it twice a year. Yes, I’m insecure and think it improves my face. It has also stopped my migraines. I go to a doctor rather than a beautician to get it done and it doesn’t affect anyone else’s finances. I also get my hair dyed. Live and let live, I have to look at myself in the mirror so if these little things improve how I feel about myself and have no negative impact on anyone else, I will continue.

It’s already caught on. Far more women ditch the dye now.

conclude that these terms are fed to us and used to make us feel insecure about normal features of our faces

Yes! I learned about ‘pebble chin’ the other day!

I don't think anyone has criticised hair dying on here? I hope the Botox made a difference to your migraines. I know someone who was absolutely crippled by them and she says she definitely feels they've lessened.

Never, I’m early 50s… BUT I have been blessed with good genetics skin wise and have been obsessive about wearing SPF and sun hats since I was a teen. However, I could be swayed in the next couple of years for my crows feet and chin!

I heard a celebrity once say that she thought it was addictive. She got one small tweak, then she kept noticing other things weren't "right".
I did read about a casting director working on a 1940s series and struggling to cast with all the trout pouts and frozen faces they were presented with.

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That's really the best post, isn't it 😂!

My friends are all between 50 and 60. Only one has Botox. She also loves the false lashes and filler look. I am fine with people doing whatever they want to feel good, but she’s always preaching to us about how important it is to ‘look after ourselves’ as we get older.

The thing is, for me, looking after myself is being fit, slim and healthy. reducing UPFs, staying out of the sun, and minimising my cancer risk etc. And not injecting myself for cosmetic reasons comes under that. For her ‘looking after’ herself means injecting polynucleotides, buying LED masks, and having Botox and trying to look young. We are all different, and I think it’s better not to preach to your friends too much!

35 is very young to have nasolabial filler!