In 2021, my friend Lucia decided to have cosmetic surgery to improve her appearance. She was very critical of her physical appearance, and after years of saving money, she finally took the big step. However, I was utterly amazed when I saw her after the surgery. She looked like a pillow instead of a face, and people looked at her in amazement. After several months and visits to the surgeon, her face looks “plumper, fuller.”
The point is that when a good friend, like Lucia, loses the naturalness and expressiveness of her features, we go from the “WOW! How beautiful you look!” to “OH! What have you done to yourself?”
The latest beauty trend on red carpets is soft, round faces. For example, Nicole Kidman (56) has slender arms and legs but whose cheeks are puffed out. Madonna (64) also experiences the same phenomenon, looking unrecognizable with her new face. The male and female messages from celebrities are: “Gaunt faces are for old ladies and old men; chubby cheeks are youthful.”
“Pillow Face” is a term coined for someone receiving dermal filler treatment in select facial areas, such as the cheeks, lips, or around the mouth.
Dermal fillers consist of injectable substances that can restore and increase volume and smooth wrinkles. However, used in excess, these fillers produce a puffy, unnatural, and disproportionate face.
It also happens when patients have multiple procedures without allowing enough time for the fillers to settle naturally.
Cosmetic touch-ups are the day’s order, not only for celebrities. Many anonymous people also declare themselves fans of aesthetic medicine and its treatments.
Cosmetic surgery is a common requirement in Hollywood as elsewhere – the race for youth and beauty is mandatory. Occasionally, some come out of the surgeon with a youthful look, but others have lost their gesture and the balance of shapes.
