Cosmetic surgery / fillers

If I could afford cosmetic surgery it would be to have some dental implants. Because of health conditions I have had alot of problems with my teeth.

It really annoys me as I've always looked after my teeth. I suppose I would have full dentures though, now if I hadn't looked after my teeth, my dentist says.

I have a good skin routine, use all the right creams etc, I have a facial and microderbrasion quarterly.

I do daily facial yoga, coupled with my late parents who looked younger than there age I don't look my age. I'm taken for mid to late 40s. I'm 59 + 1 (Sniff yes I know - I just can't say it)

I also use Dermatica which is a skin treatment you put on later at night after you have done your usual routine.

I have not and will not have cosmetic work done. I do think it is up to the individual though. I also dont always think it is vanity, and if it makes people feel good and better for it, I say my go for it.
Some posts are very judgemental, live and let live.

Sipti1983

Secretsquirrel1

Can I ask if any of you have had cosmetic surgery or fillers in an attempt to make them selves look younger?
Would those who haven’t, consider it if they could afford it?The reason I’m asking is that, a friend of mine has had a face lift and it honestly looks amazing! You’d never know she’d had it done. So natural. She just looks 45 instead of 60! I never knew they Couid look so natural. It’s made me think about if I’d be brave enough if I had the funds.

I am 67 this year and started having botox and fillers around 4 years ago. I am very happy with the treatments I get but I did a lot of research before I took the plunge. I have a Dr do mine - he is actually an orthopaedic surgeon at our local hospital and does this sort of treatment several times a month in a local beautician. However, he and his wife (also a surgeon) have just opened their own beautician which will, offer a greater choice of treatments. I no longer have mannequin lines (I think that's what they are called) crows feet or a droopy jaw line. I no longer have a dip in my chin under my lips. As he said, all I am doing is putting back the volume that age has taken away. I would love to have a lower face lift because of my ever-drooping turkey neck and am seriously thinking of having this done next year (hubby totally against this though). I have never regretted mine and he won't ever give me any treatment that he believes will make me look as though I have had treatment, if you see what I mean. Do your homework and, if you still want it, then I would say go for it if it is within your budget. Good luck but do it for yourself, not for anyone else.

Well done Siptil983. I am all for anything that makes you feel better about yourself and it's a shame that many on here are so judgemental. I have had a few treatments before covid including botox, fillers etc but I can't afford much else. If I win the lottery I will have everything lifted!!

I have always had thin lips and as I age they are getting even thinner but there’s no way I would have lip filler…

I think the problem is that people have work done and look great but don't know when to stop.
A friend had fillers and looked really good but gradually had more and more until she looked like a doll, very exaggerated cheekbones and lips. Somehow she doesn't look real, and also not so attractive.

My face and body reflect a woman who has lived, laughed, cried and eaten, produced two gorgeous children and enjoyed the sun, wind and rain. I’m thrilled that I’m still here however I look.

Secretsquirrel1

Can I ask if any of you have had cosmetic surgery or fillers in an attempt to make them selves look younger?
Would those who haven’t, consider it if they could afford it?The reason I’m asking is that, a friend of mine has had a face lift and it honestly looks amazing! You’d never know she’d had it done. So natural. She just looks 45 instead of 60! I never knew they Couid look so natural. It’s made me think about if I’d be brave enough if I had the funds.

I am 67 this year and started having botox and fillers around 4 years ago. I am very happy with the treatments I get but I did a lot of research before I took the plunge. I have a Dr do mine - he is actually an orthopaedic surgeon at our local hospital and does this sort of treatment several times a month in a local beautician. However, he and his wife (also a surgeon) have just opened their own beautician which will, offer a greater choice of treatments. I no longer have mannequin lines (I think that's what they are called) crows feet or a droopy jaw line. I no longer have a dip in my chin under my lips. As he said, all I am doing is putting back the volume that age has taken away. I would love to have a lower face lift because of my ever-drooping turkey neck and am seriously thinking of having this done next year (hubby totally against this though). I have never regretted mine and he won't ever give me any treatment that he believes will make me look as though I have had treatment, if you see what I mean. Do your homework and, if you still want it, then I would say go for it if it is within your budget. Good luck but do it for yourself, not for anyone else.

One very young (40 s) very pretty young lady I knew had her lips done She was such a pretty lady but the lips went one sided and try as I might I could not keep my eyes of it while I was talking to her Another lady in the opticians has huge lips and people who don’t know her name always say the lady with those lips and you know just who they are talking about I think people are very very silly and very vain to even consider it
Have you seen Dolly Parton face lately ?

No I haven't and no I wouldn't as have seen too many end up with fat lips way out of proportion - only use is to help lipstick manufacturers!
Someone I was at school with had a face lift that did look quite good - her face slowed down with ageing but it was a shame that her neck didn't!
She had to spend all year either wearing polo/turtle necks or scarves even in summer !

I had a facelift when I was about 48. It was great. The surgeon said I'd look just like myself "but tidier" and he was right. I've never regretted it, though I slightly wish I'd waited another 10 years! I can't stand all the prim judgement about this subject. People are perfectly Ok with having teeth straightened (I've had that too, full-on braces in my mid 30s) yet apparently it's some kind of sin to enhance your face. Though having said that, I don't fancy fillers etc. I'm not keen on pain.

I once met Sylvester Stallone’s mum years ago - that put me off for life …

It's not a road I'd be willing to go down but it's a personal choice and who knows what drives that choice in people.

I'm just keeping my face the same age as I am. You start on your face, then there's your neck and it carries on and on. My hands the worst, so I would have a smooth face and old lady hands unless I wear gloves all the time... My friend gets fillers and Botox every 6 months, but wouldn't get Covid jabs because of the toxins being put in her body. Loon!
I say go on fab holidays, have great days out and don't worry about looking older, enjoy yourself and use your money in other ways.

I've had Botox a couple of times to my forehead and around my eyes, and also fillers in my cheeks and the lines around my mouth. I think it was money well spent as I always looked better after a treatment. I went to a clinic in Exeter which specialised in facial treatments. Botox does not last long, but the fillers do. You hardly feel any pain when the products are injected. Due to covid I have not had anything done and all I see when I look in a mirror is a haggard old lady...

No, I would never have any work done! Think Ann Robinson - she looks absolutely horrific. Growing old gracefully and with style is far better.

Grandma14 yes, doesn’t make vital organs last any longer. I have enough trouble keeping up with dental and optician’s bills.

GR206

Very similar to the Endymed Intensif mentioned, in UK it's called a Micro Dermapen treatment. Usually takes 3 treatments for full effect. It cost about £600 for the 3, it was a little uncomfortable during the 45 mins and I went a little 'red' for 3 days but otherthan that no one new why my skin was much brighter, it doesn't eradicate lines but somehow made them appear less deep. I made sure it was a nurse who treated me.

I had the Endymed treatment in United Kingdom… if I had had all three treatments it would’ve cost me £750

If cosmetic surgery, fillers or botox make you feel better about your ageing face, then I'm all for it. Like others on this thread I would have a lower facelift but the thought that something might go wrong and also the pain afterwards puts me off a bit. I think famous people indulge too much in cosmetic procedures and that's why they end up looking plastic. I think a one-off facelift might be ok if done by a reputable surgeon after having done lots of research.

I watched some news footage of Dolly Parton.......she's obviously had work done, her cheeks don't move and her mouth moves like she's a ventriloquist dummy.

I don't think I was particularly attractive when I was younger but I seem to have improved compared to my age cohort as I've got older. So whilst I have certainly spent time in front of the mirror pushing and pulling at my lines and wrinkles, I've never had any real temptation to deal with them. My resting expression isn't good though, so I have trained myself to keep a smile on my face at all appropriate times.

Very similar to the Endymed Intensif mentioned, in UK it's called a Micro Dermapen treatment. Usually takes 3 treatments for full effect. It cost about £600 for the 3, it was a little uncomfortable during the 45 mins and I went a little 'red' for 3 days but otherthan that no one new why my skin was much brighter, it doesn't eradicate lines but somehow made them appear less deep. I made sure it was a nurse who treated me.

Okay so a facelift can probably make you look younger but what about the rest of your body? It'll still have all the signs of aging.

No to all cosmetic surgery. I hate pumped up lips in particular.

The best thing I have done is get my dentist to make some plastic teeth guards and twice a year I put in peroxide and have whitened my teeth about 3 shades it has made such a difference.

Why would we want to look young? - we aren't

I don't think it's about wanting to look young in all cases though. For many it's just about getting rid of something that doesn't make you feel good about yourself. If I had the money I might consider it just to get rid of the marionette lines that make me look sad and bad tempered any time I'm not actively smiling. I don't want to look younger, just to look more like I feel inside. Then perhaps people would stop asking me why I'm unhappy, just because I'm not laughing.

I would look a bit odd with these treatments alongside my husband. People would think I was a gold digging floozie!