Overdone aesthetic practitioner- avoid?

[JeminaTheGiantBear]

I recently went to see an aesthetic practitioner to discuss various tweakments with her- Botox, filler, micro needling etc. (I’ve had these in the past but have had a break & am now thinking about starting again.)

This lady is I think probably about the same age group as me (50s), maybe a bit older & has been practicing for at least a decade. (Difficult to tell her exact age for reasons given below.)

When I turned up I was aghast. I have never seen in real life someone who has done to their face what she has done to hers. It was distressing. Her face was so overfilled that even speech and normal facial movements seemed constrained. Her eyes were scrunched up because the volume of her cheeks was so great. I hated to see it - it was so jarring & unnatural & an outward manifestation of such inner turmoil.

I mean, it was glaringly apparent. Everyone who meets her will be shocked by it.

Obviously I appreciate this almost certainly reflects significant issues with dysmorphia etc. But in a practitioner it seems to me also to reflect a terrible failure in judgment & perception.

I knew immediately there was no way I would ever let her give me filler. But since she had taken time to see me I did make an appointment for Botox (forehead crease only) in a couple of weeks. I am now wondering though if I should cancel it. I hate to do that- lettting someone down etc- but am wondering if the damage she has done to her own face (whether she did it herself or got someone else to do it) indicates even Botox with her is risky.

What do people think? Would it be overreacting to cancel?

Definitely cancel!!

100% cancel

Absolutely cancel. You need to be able to trust your practitioner. One of the things that persuaded me to use the clinic I use is that the practitioners, who are all doctors or nurses, do each other's Botox and all of it is tasteful and subtle; I wouldn't know if they hadn't told me. They are clear they won't let anyone get the spoon with hair look.

I would cancel !!

To be honest if the practitioner has gone overboard on herself, then it doesn't say much for her judgement regarding clients. If a client, who came to see her, and who clearly shouldn't have more procedures, asked for more, would she say no???!!! Ethically and morally, she should but poor judgement may cloud her decision. I'd be cancelling.

I would defo cancel. You need to be able to trust your practitioner and at the very least she sounds a bit too trigger happy with a needle. Find a practitioner more in keeping with your own philosophy re what looks natural.

100% cancel this is not a time to feel bad ! You will feel terrible if she messes up your face your gut instinct is there for a reason ! And it’s screaming at u right now !

How would you even consider being injected by someone like that?
I bet she's just someone who did a day course with no medical training, I doubt she's a nurse, doctor or dentist, who are the only people you should even think of letting near your face.

I always stalk Facebook and instagram and search back through years of their photos to make sure the end results are what I’m after. I’ve had micro needling, Botox, cheek, lip and nose filler, polyneucleotides and skin boosters but unless I tell people they’ve no clue. It’s very discreet and just enhancing what is already there.

I would definitely cancel!

I would cancel. I also would not let anyone near me unless they were a fully qualified medical doctor with years experience of aesthetic injections. I wouldn’t let anyone near my eyes unless they were an occuplastic surgeon.

Thank you - I will take this unanimous advice & cancel!

The sad thing is that I think this lady has a lot of experience. Something has obviously gone wrong. And I cannot believe I am the only prospective client to back off in horror.

@Scalessayeek may I ask- did you find the polynucleotides had a positive effect? I have been considering them but a bit put off by the whole salmon thing!

@JeminaTheGiantBear I found it didn’t do much at all (mine were under eye). In fact I feel like they look worse now then they did a year ago 🥴 Had similar feedback from others too.

I LOVE polynucleotides! In my mid 50s and it worked so well that I didn’t need as much Botox as previously. Did eyes and face.

I would steer clear of any practitioner who was overdone themselves.

Good grief- yes! Avoid.

I'd also never recommend going to a 'practitioner'. I've had a few tweaks in the past but went to qualified doctors (two of whom were also highly qualified dentists who know the facial structure and where the policy was always to look 'underdone' so no one can tell.)

This was mainly in Harley St and yes, it cost, which is partly why I stopped but I was pleased with the results.

I would never, ever go to a 'beautician' or someone who was not medically qualified. You should also look at before and after photos of their clients, untouched of course.

i think body dysmorphia is incredibly obvious on social media adverts from practitioners who post before and after pics of their clients.i’ve reported so many to the ASA as they commonly don’t understand the regulations about promoting Botox, even when I’ve pointed out that using needle emojis is the same as using the word injection.i dont trust nurses who don’t understand basic regs as i just think they may not understand other aspects of their work.

The drs who've done mine do not post on social media.

Defo cancel.

My aesthetician's line is 'the best injectables are undetectable' and if she looked like she didnt know when to stop on herself then I doubt she would be the best person to give me that advice for myself.

Cancel.
Her approach doesn't seem right for what you want.

well exactly, steer clear of the fb & insta advertisers...hence why we have such cases as the person dying after a liquid brazilian bum lift or those in the NE putting their clients in hospital with botulism through dodgy fake botox!

https://drmotox.com/blogs/news/understanding-filler-blindness-and-pillow-face-why-balance-matters-in-aesthetic-treatments?srsltid=AfmBOoodUS74kD8f42o5LfKxk8Y7zOYQtGSDZPtwELr2aMeyc80axeF-
I wonder if she has filler blindness. I would agree that you should cancel because she has probably lost awareness of what’s normal

appreciate this almost certainly reflects significant issues with dysmorphia etc. But in a practitioner

im not seeing any difference here between a practitioner and a client. I would certainly cancel any appointment

Definitely cancel. I think when it comes to aesthetic practitioners, the phrase don’t get high from your own supply should apply really.

I see someone who is as you described but she does a wonderful job on me for Botox. She even told me I didn’t need a second area when I’d asked about it. I was cautious at first but have been going for years and had very positive experiences. I think you can have a lack of insight on yourself and ease of accessibility that practitioners have can result in them overdoing it on themselves. I think you can be more objective about clients. Obviously not always the case but wanted to share my experience

I would cancel. My GP has done similar to her face and it put me straight off.

I understand why everyone would be put off by it but my lady is the same but she is SO conservative with my face it’s actually a joke now! She never ever puts as much of anything in as I want 😂