“Why Do Influencers Opt for Lip Dissolving Procedure?”

A trivialization of cosmetic surgery

Could this be the beginning of the end of the trivialization of cosmetic surgery? Aesthetic procedures have multiplied considerably in recent years, especially among young people. 18-34 year olds use it more than 50-60 year olds, report journalists Ariane Riou and Elsa Mari in their survey Scalpel Generation. And the injection of hyaluronic acid is one of the most popular procedures. According to a survey by Save Face, 59% of GenZ respondents believe that this act is comparable to a haircut or a manicure. It has become so common that versions low cost proliferate. “Injectors” without any medical training charge less for injections in dubious sanitary conditions, and without any medical follow-up, sometimes causing irreversible damage to the face of patients.

The Feedan Instagram account of the agency WeAreSocial which identifies trends on social networks, sees in the popularity of the hashtag lipdissolving a backlash against cosmetic surgery, even the end of the “Instagram face”. A look marked by thick eyebrows, doe eyes, prominent cheekbones, a fine nose and extremely luscious lips. This almost inhuman canon of beauty has been popularized by Kim Kardashian or Kylie Jenner, but also by filters – the latest of which “Bold Glamour “ proposes to adopt this appearance in a very realistic way. However, getting rid of cosmetic surgery is not exactly the approach of influencers who resort to lipdissolving.

The end of the “Instagram face”? Not really

Having your lips deflated is often a way to make up for a failed surgery, to start again better afterwards. Over time, hyaluronic acid tends to migrate up and down the lips, giving a puffy appearance, and sometimes creating small lumps. Missed lips from too many injections for too long are sometimes called “trout pout” (or trout pout) in the flattering jargon of cosmetic surgery. Which gives you an idea of ​​the result. For some, therefore, it is recommended to go through a reduction phase – sometimes very badly experienced – before enlarging your lips again.

Evidenced by the series of TikTok videos of Ellie Scales. On one of them, we see this British influencer in tears, hiding her lips that have become natural again. “It’s not me, it’s just not me. (…) I can’t wait to have injections again. I lost my confidence,” she says in another video facing the camera.

The young woman, mocked by social networks because of her lips being abused by surgery, indicates that she has had injections since she was 18 years old. She is now in her thirties. With force, her lips became uneven, with growths in certain places. To the point that some give him the nickname of Botched Queen – botch is a term used to refer to failed surgery in English.

After the lip fillerthe lip tattoo

If many subscribers have welcomed his lip dissolving, this did not prevent his detractors from continuing to humiliate the young woman. “I’ve been on social media for 10 years. I had daily hate comments on my lips. I thought it was going to stop. (…) But it didn’t work. I would never win (…) but I’m doing this for me. Inflated or deflated, the lips of these women, like all other parts of their bodies, continue to be subject to comment.