Cosmetic procedures

I won't ever get dermal fillers of any sort. Unless for reconstructive purposes, I'm personally vehemently opposed to any sort of implants/additions inside my body. (That's not to say I don't have a few surgical screws & such from medically necessary repairs to significant injuries over the years.)

I'm GenX and have watched with shock & horror as friends & family have had various & sundry cosmetic procedures (including all those silicone breast implants from the 80s/90s that HAVE NOT aged well at all!) over the years. It seems that eventually every single one of them inevitably has some horribly serious and oftentimes utterly life altering 'complications/results.'

All for what? Just so they're acceptable for and attractive to the male gaze? Internalized pick-meism at its worst! Nah, thanks but no thanks; not for this Queen!

I don't consume 'reality television' at all but in my aimless interweb wanderings, I came across the story of Brandi Glanville (apparently one of those vapid 'Real Housewives' of some flavor 'reality stars') whose entire face is now literally melting off as a result of all the crap she's had injected into it over the years. It's a disgusting outcome/story (for those w/weak stomachs) and she looks like a special effects monster.

Here's a quote from but one of the myriad articles detailing this trainwreck:

"...Botched star Terry DuBrow took 'four tiny biopsies' from the Unfiltered podcaster's face and neck after steroids, antibiotics, and antiviral medication failed to help her.

When X user @caren_0809 asked about Brandi's biopsy report last Thursday, she replied: 'No cancer but the cultures take six weeks to grow so no news yet but [fingers crossed].'

On December 12, the 66-year-old plastic surgeon informed Glanville through TMZ that her disfigurement was not the result of a 'parasite' but a 'foreign-body reaction to something she had injected' and it would take five years to fully recover."

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-14486979/brandi-glanville-update-melting-face-condition.html

I'm scared of pillowface regarding that :/ I had been to a cosmetic clinic where women were filled with insecurities and manipulated into having lots of work done. They told me I need a 1k procedure for my acne, I was only 19 back then and the acne was minimal. I was walking outside the metro and they approached me to go to their clinic across the street by telling me "you have acne, you need to try our discounted treatments!". Now I buy a few natural products for very cheap and I have no acne (aloe vera and marine collagen). They told me I can be their regular customer and I can trust them. They said that later I can have botox and cheek injections. Stay away from those. This is why we see women who are very overdone. Crappy low quality "professionals" who are trying to instill insecurities in women cause it's the only way they'll gain finances. I am scared of injections cause I may come across a clinic like that who would overfill in order to gain money and not care whether or not the outcome is good. Also, I saw a documentary about women gaining rights but also regularly spending a big portion a salary to beauty procedures. Men buy stuff they like, they don't feel obligated by society to look good everyday at any age. I want to look into buying more things for my hobbies and for donating and doing the least possible.