Katie’s right, girls.. there’ll be a price to pay for those boob, butt and Botox jobs
I NEVER thought I’d see the day that Katie Price, formerly known as glamour model Jordan, would speak out against plastic surgery – but if anyone knows a thing or two about cosmetic procedures, it’s her.
The 45-year-old mum of five – who has had 16 boob jobs, a Brazilian butt lift, liposuction, filler, Botox and a recent nose job – said there was “nothing worse” than young women getting fillers, lips and their boobs done and warned they they are damaging their bodies.
Katie’s brand is kind of synonymous with all the above but her honesty indicates she perhaps regrets a few of her choices regarding “enhancements” and if anyone should speak out about the dangers – it’s her.
The reality star has called for an age limit on facial fillers and wants young women to “embrace what they have”.
It may be rich and hugely hypocritical but she’s right. I’m stunned by how normal lip fillers and face-freezing injections have become. Women now nip out during their lunchbreak to have them done.
I remember the days when a pal would turn up looking mysteriously smooth around the forehead and put it down to a great new face cream rather than admitting the truth.
Plastic surgery was something that happened in Beverly Hills and was only for the super-rich and famous. But now it seems everyone’s doing it. I’m all for women wanting to look and
feel their best – it’s the age at which “the work” is now being done that bothers me.
The UK demand for cosmetic surgery is booming – up 50 per cent since lockdown – and it’s a worrying trend.
I’ve dabbled over the years in fat sculpting and facial tattooing and I’ve had veneers but my innate fear of needles stops me doing anything more invasive, and I’m glad because I think those types of procedures can be harmful and addictive.
I’m now in my 40s and I’m old enough to decide whether to nip, tuck and plump but it is worrying to see young girls with Turkey teeth, stretched faces and sausage-sized lips.
It’s part of trying to achieve “Instagram face”, which has been described as a youthful look with poreless skin, plump high cheekbones, cat-like eyes, long lashes and full lips. It kills me that the younger generation think they have to look like a social media filter, an image that is computer-generated and isn’t real.
It’s unattainable and damaging to self-esteem but alluring in a world where pouting and posing gets likes and followers and women can make whole careers from platforms such as Only Fans.
As Katie says, we should educate girls and encourage more open conversations about these procedures and hopefully make them safer and force more rigid regulations.
I’ve heard horror stories of people paying a couple of hundred quid to do a one-day training course then leave with a certificate stating they are a qualified practitioner.
Last year the president of the
British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons admitted regulating cosmetic surgery is a nightmare and criticised the growing number of organisations that sound credible but don’t meet regulations.
As ideals of female beauty grow even more outrageous and unachievable, younger women really should stop and listen to what the self-proclaimed Queen of Plastic Surgery has to say.
There’s nothing worse than young women getting fillers, lips and boobs done KATIE PRICE ON COSMETIC
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