Can You Be a Feminist and Have Filler?
Dr Sabba
21st February 2017
Years ago when I was first thinking about going into aesthetics this was a concern of mine and something I put a lot of thought into. I do believe that women in particular are put under immense pressure from society to look good. There is so much more to a person than how they look and I felt by focussing just on the external I would be contributing to women feeling as though they were never good enough and maybe making others feel under pressure to have certain aesthetic treatments.
Allergen (the makers of Botox and JUVÈDERM facial fillers) recently commissioned research among 1,500 women which revealed:
• 88% of women agree you should be free to express your beauty any way you choose
• 13% of women think you should strive to look youthful at all costs
• 25% of women say they’ve had or would consider facial injectables – and of those women, 38% say they have/would keep it a secret
• 45% of women believed you could be a feminist AND love fillers.
What I quickly realised during my training, after encountering women of a variety of ages and backgrounds, is that it is actually normal to want to look good and this is not a bad thing. This is not a new concept. It is in fact a very human trait, to want to look good and feel good about one-self, we just have different tools in which to achieve this now and it doesn’t mean you can’t consider yourself a feminist.
The women who were choosing to have treatment were doing it for themselves and no one else. They wanted to be able to look in the mirror and feel confident. Feeling confident allowed them to get on with leading a happier and more contented life.
Men are also not immune to the pressures of wanting to look and feel their best and I am seeing an increasing number of men who also wish to have non -surgical treatments.
Seeing the psychological impact an aesthetic procedure has provides a deep sense of satisfaction and is what drives me to continually improve and hone my skills.
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