This popular cosmetic injection is linked to 12 reports of blindness | 7.30
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- čas přidán 29. 08. 2024
- Cosmetic injections, like dermal filler and botox, were once the domain of the rich and famous. Now they're mainstream medical procedures. But missing in the glamorous advertising are the rare but real risks, as Emily Baker and Emily Jane Smith report.
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tear trough filler is so dangerous, please just let your dark circles show ladies. let the world know you are tired of its nonsense
Hha I love that
Brilliant comment! 😼
That last line LMAO
Love this comment ❤
Lmaooooo I love that x❤
People need to get off their screens and away from mirrors and just live a real bloody life!
No matter what you do, you cannot fight time. You will get old and look it. The more you fight it, the more you'll suffer.
Botox is a gateway drug
Yeah- I was seriously considering it- I would still get it potentially for migraines(completely different) if that is going to be possible but it is so expensive & might not be helpful anyway. However I was very seriously considering it for cosmetics & may have even accidentally convinced some of my friends through my musings 🙄. BUT now I've realized that actually it is throwing money & time & effort into a fire because it won't actually make me feel prettier or anything & that aging is okay with me actually. It is the pressure from the outside that makes me want it, but yeah, I get horrible chronic migraines & if it actually made it worse... I would absolutely unalive myself- so why take such risks? And exactly- I won't think that I look perfect & amazing if it works as it is supposed to- I will think I should get something else done. No. I'm not going down that path.
You’re not wrong.
In a year and half I went from Botox to filler in my under eyes, cheeks, chin, lips, full face PDO thread lift and Kybella fat dissolving under my chin lol
@@punkybrewstar83 i get it for migraines and honestly it's been a game changer for me. before i was taking several pills every day and i was still severely impaired. now i only need pain meds occasionally
Depends who you are...I wouldnt dream of getting filler, I like to look as natural as possible, I've had botox 4 times but not for a few years, takes away wrinkles in a few areas and adds them in others! Pointless, I do face exercise now instead.
Fr hit the nail on the head
Imagine if they worked on the inside character as much as they do the outside? 🙄
You couldn't pay me to risk blindness for any kind of beauty procedure. Are they nuts?
Yes they are that’s why they are willing to risk it. Their health tho if they get the consequences can’t say they weren’t warned
I’ll just continue to spend far too much money on skincare products.. frustration seems like a better alternative to BLINDNESS 😮..
The real issue is why do woman feel the need to do this. Why do young girls feel they need fillers and botox to feel pretty... social media is partly to blame but look at celebs... nothing natural. In the US we have celeb women who have ruined their face trying to look young.
Women especially who are in their early 20’s…. WHY?? So much natural beauty turned deformed and plastic looking
Women have always done dangerous things to themselves for sake of beauty. It's not just a modern day illness bc of social media. Blame our biology. In China they bound baby girls' feet to stop them from growing: In Elizabethan era women used mercury (poisonous substance) to whiten their skin; then there was a long era of women wearing tight corsets that made them pass out from lack of air, and the list goes on and on. Women have always taken risks for beauty and nothing will stop them. If you want to get to the root of problem you'll need to fix female biology. Good luck with that!
My daughter is a highly trained nurse and she has refused to give some clients unnecessary treatment …her advert is the clients face so she refuses to do anything that looks unnatural.
Wait a few years when your face starts falling off.
Mine started falling off 10 years ago and I completely accept it cos it's mine. I still think wrinkles look better than the fake that with age becomes more and more fake till they end up looking like aliens.
@@liannebenn2097 you're forced to accept it or else you won't be commenting here.
@@CadyCadwell Was dead bored and CZcams brought me here. Where it leads I follow. Of course I am forced ti get old or die.
Wait did I heard that wrong? Only 12 in a decade had blindness? I'm assuming there are thousands done in that 10 years. Isn't that practically and statistically safe?
Honestly if there is ANY chance of blindness it's too much for an elective cosmetic injectable. For those poor 12 people it's 100%.
Yes, I think the same
If it was a treatment that had more benefit, yes, since it isn't medically necessary, no. Its about the risk/benefit ratio.
probably millions! not thousands
3 people in 12 years did not fully recover their sight.
"I started getting Botox when I was 18"... WHY???
If you want to stop wrinkles to develope early, botox can make the progress slower. The women and men who starts to use botox in an early age and continue doing so wont have as much wrinkles when they get older. We live in a society where wrinkles are considered ugly.
That is not true nonni. Fillers will make make your muscles atrofe and they will eventualy stop working. Also fillers don't stay in one place, they will shift around you face and last after 10 years, can also harden up like the woman had in the video.
@nonni139 yes, but by the time they are 50 or 60 their faces will look like aliens. To start getting botox when you are in your late 30s when the first lines appear us one thing, buy to do it so young, to pretend some kind of beauty is kind of sad. Young poeple should be working on their personalities, having a few degrees and be smart instead of just trying to look "pretty". I blame it all in social media and it's fake beauty (people full of filters) who set those high stupid expectations. Regards
@nonni139 I don't think you can prove that. You can get Botox and look younger, however you don't know if it was because your genetics already were in your favor to begin with and it wasn't the Botox.
My sister is almost 38....they think she's in her early 20s. She didn't even start using moisturizer until she was 35.💀 Had she had Botox earlier, we'd think it was the Botox keeping her looking young, but nope.
Besides, I've found that most people look older with fillers and Botox. Defeats its purpose.
@@nonni139 that has not been proven so many people have said that and I still have yet to see the scientific studies that show that
100% social media. I worked in a hair salon once and a young girl, 16 was angry that we couldn't get her hair like Kim kardashian in one sitting 😂
Because she doesn't know Kim K probably wears some hair extensions LOL.
Wow, really? Teenagers can be ridiculous. Those Kardashians have everything fake. I bet even their hair is full of extensions
Kim wears wigs and extensions
Sounds like a first world problem.....
Tell me you're dead inside ...
Without telling me you’re dead inside.
Maybe you all need filler in your head ! To fill the emptiness. 😮
Lol
People can decide to do whatever they want with their money. Besides not all of them end up being blind. It's statistically safe. The problem is when they start getting botox when they are very young and get it very often, bc by the time they are in their 60s they'll look like aliens
😊
The scary thing is these young ladies are getting all this work done so so so early! When you are young fresh and beautiful you need to embrace and enjoy it I understand older women that want to freshen up a little but definitely not teens and you women doing too much too soon. The scary part is that nobody knows how these women will age and what will happen to their faces as they enter their 40’s 50’s and beyond you cannot reverse this! Embrace natural beauty by looking after your body and health and learn to love what God gave you 😊
It aged Kylie tremendously. She’s looking 45-50
Is mitch trans or smoke too much?
Some women have deep voices. I have a deep voice. I don't smoke. I was born a woman with a vagina and have given birth twice. But yes some natural women have deep voices.
Ridiculous, for people so young to do
It's so sad to think we are not good enough
Those statistics are pretty good considering the amount of filler people get. Be smart about who you go to.
Except that the side effects are drastically under reported.
yeah the stats are grossly underreported as mentioned. You cannot rely on stats to make the decision.
It’s seems to be addictive for some.
Unfortunately they have BDD
I must say Mitch looks really good because her works are tastefully done. And praise her for being so honest about it.
you mean HIS works.
@@maryannlindberg8994absolutely a his
Isn't Mitch a guy? In a way his procedures are different because he needed them to look feminine in a first place. They are more a part of facial feminisation than beautifying.
That's a guy.
@@maryannlindberg8994 Ahhh I didn’t realise it’s a him though I did realise Mitch is male name 😂 and the voice in the program said “her”. Plus to be honest can’t tell much that it’s a him. He looks better than most girls 😢😂
Maybe I don't notice when it looks good because anytime I've seen work it looked crap.
My daughter is an RN..she has helped a woman who was kicked in her face by a cow years ago and her one eyes constantly cried…it was fixed with injectables…I’ve seen other really natural improvements in many of her clients especially older women like me. It depends if you go to unscrupulous practices that just take your money. She has refused treatment of some clients who want ridiculous treatments
We all have a choice. We can choose to focus on the superficial and be vain or choose to put our time and energy into achieving goals that serves to contribute to society.
I know of many wonderful women who put little effort in their looks, but still look presentable, and are always busy helping others, and in turn, live very fulfilling lives. Loved by many where warm hugs are exchanged, in contrast to those insecure influences, who have a large following (in numbers only) but are lonely, sad and have no one around to hug. The mirror and camera is lifeless and cold.
How very sad. They are actually losing their beauty 😢
At age of 18-25?!?! Why for God’s sake…
Fake insta world. Sorry for these people.
No thankyou, ill just be happy to age gracefully. No matter what you do, eventually procedures won't help and not worth the risk.
We need to step back to see the bigger picture. Why are women doing this to themselves? We know why, but that should be the topic of discussion. It's so b.s the expectations women have.
The reason why is because women are competitive creatures with other women. And it doesn't even necessarily have to involve competition to snag a man/men.
Some also like being on trend. They see women on social media doing it, they want to keep up, get attention in general like they do, and so they do it too. They might see it as a status symbol too. Like the whole bbl trend with the Kardashians. It exploded when the Kardashians came into the picture.
It's women vs other women and themselves. In the end, it's what they chose to do. They're grown women, not children, not victims.
I did surgery and i think it’s deep body dysmorphia. Or really it’s something which is deep inside.
Poor lost girls
And boys
i'd never considered spending a truck load of money on pointless cosmetic surgery to make me look like i've been used for training practice in the UFC but this clip makes me curious. how much did you pay?
I really hate the word "influencer". Admit it, all your do is sell advertising. You promote goods and get paid to do so. That's a paid advertisement. Your opinion is worthless when your being paid by the company that your promoting.
I called them 'influwan**rs'
I suppose when they can earn £150,000+ per month?
Just don't buy? I am susceptible to advertisement by KFC and McD but I don't get triggered just because they win by making me fatter. If you are not susceptible by whatever influencers selling then good for you but no need to be smug about it.
How about wes stop altering ourselves...thats a thought.
They said this about the covid vaxines, "its very safe, risks are rare"
Mitch is full of it 😅 I’ve had the exact same procedures done and not everyone can look as beautiful as her with only filler and Botox. I wish haha
I do always get mistaken for being in my early 20s (a decade younger) but never mistaken for being beautiful haha
Yeah usually when people look really good after Botox and fillers they were beautiful to start with
Beautiful? That's a laugh.
Just convince yourself without cosmetic surgery that you are beautiful and accept who you are and you will start loving yourself
You are beautiful without surgery love x
I must say Mitch Greer looks amazing. I can Always see when people have botox around their eyes or lip filler.
Very few practitioners get the eyes to match the lower half of the face. The eyes always look younger than the mouth.
And as for lip fillers...Mitch's look so natural. She's probably had her naso-labial folds dine and perhaps around her chin as well? It looks so natural it's difficult to tell.
Usually I can spot lip filler a mile away. I'd say the ghastly Kardashians are the only ones who've kept their lip fillers natural looking although I know nothing about them is natural.
It's important to get a very good doctor for these procedures is all i can say.
Some of these surgeons and dermatologists should seriously be ashamed of themselves! I had Botox a few times and I swear I had eye lid droop in one eye. Not sure how rare side effects are.
All of this just reinforces, to me at least, that the real problem is one that resides behind the eyes. Beauty isn't flawless. Seeking to achieve flawlessness just screams of insecurity and a huge level of self obsession. I'd hate to find myself in a relationship with someone like this, because they only have room for themselves.
What could convince a healthy and beautiful 18yr old to do this? People who need mental health run to medical or cosmetics first.
The problem is the societal expectation of who/what a beautiful woman should look like..the latter has exposed women to disastrous and disapointing scenarios and diseases. Women should feel free with their bodies and let go off the sexist and misoginistic standards. Body shaming of women should stop.
Sexism and misogyny? Lol Girl, men have nothing to do with this. It's women vs other women and women vs themselves.
Don't use men as a scapegoat for what grown women are choosing to do with their bodies & faces We're not children. We're not victims. We're not the property of one gender.
It's about time people realize women are responsible for their own actions. No one else is.
Maybe stop blaming everyone else and start finding self worth in your own accomplishments and contributions to society instead.
Imagine putting one of these women next to a woman who'd lost a limb or a child to war. These women aren't a victory for feminism, but consumerism.
Well said
I want to get fillers and thread lift but my heart keeps reminding me of the people in 3rd world countries who can't even afford to feed their dying babies.
you must not understand what feminism is if you think cosmetic procedures are in any way linked with female liberation
Vanessa...it's the very opposite of genuine feminism. It's trying to look perfect, despite what most say..probably for men. In turn, men then expect real women to be more and more perfect for them..thence a horrid cycle that begets self doubt, less confidence..on and on. Not to mention the time it takes up and of course health risks. It hurts guys in the end too because they aren't looking for a deeper connection etc etc
Do they ever say they are feminist? How does that even connected? Just because a woman does anything doesn't mean it's anything to do with feminism. A man shooting up steroids doesn't make him a meninist isn't it?
Mitch was young and beautiful to start with 😊
I think it has to be done by medical professionals.
Even then accidents happen.
It's so hard to divide our purchase costs & our esteem Prestige from our inner person we feel but cannot reconcile the unexpectedly unrecognisable stranger we see looking at us in the mirror, sometimes.. learn to reflect more. 🤗 Love yourself more. You got this far.
I can understand getting cosmetic fillers and that kind of thing, when a lady has cancer scarring but just to plump your lips; nah!
Stuff that. I got IPL laser for rosacea. Bruised, blistered and scarred my skin. I asked the Practitioner to stop as she was going to do my whole face even after it bruised immediately. Still had to pay 😂 these procedures terrify me.
IPL never bruised me. I do it for Rosacea too. It works
@@anastasiakoroleva3424 you're lucky. I think it was on a higher setting. I had it done years ago with no issue but the new machines must be stronger.
They look as a bad socia media filter. Getting older makes us interesting, these procedures make women look the same, scary smile.
And yet she CONTINUES to use injectable’s…unbelievable how so many individuals worry more about superficial appearance and “being what the shallow society expects” than with being AUTHENTIC and taking care of their bodies. What a MESS.
Stop glorifying your flesh. No flesh will glorify itself in the eyes of the most high God of all creation.
Of course those in their 20s looking 45 and up. Cookie cutter looks. It's mind-blowing. The worst is tear trough. So dangerous.
Sorry they don't even look like a 45 year old I'm 43 and definitely do not look like that! They are some sort of new alien category there are 45 year old women that look fresher and better and more natural than this
I don’t understand, what’s a cosmetic injector means ? Nurse ? ? In Singapore , for what I understand only actual doctors are able to do Botox / fillers. Nv heard of e cosmetic injector here, always a real doctor.
Nurses can do it here in US, and I believe even estheticians if they are trained to a certain level. I can be wrong about last part. They can do some things, like lasers , not sure about fillers, etc.
It is sad that these women feel they need enhancements, look at the history of medical treatments / pharmaceuticals prescribed to women ‘ to feel better ‘ - Premarin hormone replacement ( prevented wrinkles, but gave Women Ovarian Cancer and Breast Cancer. ) And sentenced more than 80,000.00 horses to have lesions in their bladders from the urine catchment mechanisms, these pregnant mares, unable to take a few steps, unable to even turn around in their tiny stalls. Pregnant again and again for 12 years, until they were worn out. ( All their foals sent to slaughter houses, then the worn out mares sent to slaughter houses too. ) Big drug companies now using facilities in China to take urine from horses. Because it is cheaper, how do these drug company executives sleep at night ??
I am convinced that Premarin killed my mother. 😡
Like the doctor said "This is not getting your nails done." It's closer to snakebite or sepsis. Many survive without issue but some don't.
Yes, but, is she a woman, or trans woman?
Definitely seems trans. Deep voice.
These kids are starting treatments way too young...😮 I started fillers at age 27 about 15 years ago and I've had botox for 8 years. I've never had any issues, maybe its because I only get it done by very experienced nurses or doctors..😊
To avoid blocking blood vessels, some nurses/doctors will use a cannula, which is blunt and can't really puncture them.
I hate the fake look that takes away faces character. Lady at beginning still looked good.
If you know the movie "face off"...
Is that a bloke?
Indeed
Mitch?
@@gbaca07 yeah just thought it was a nickname/short for something else 🤣🤦♂️🤦♂️
Lisa’s appearance is perfect there is no need for injections.
💭 🤔 what happened that must sign the agreement form, before any procedures are done. Can still sues the cosmetic centres?
My daughter has had to correct the mess some doctors have done ….she is a highly trained RN . Due to tga advertising restrictions she will probably lose her business. She has gone to many courses to update her skills and is highly professional. The changes made are shutting down nurses in favour of having doctors take over imho…giving medical practitioners a monopoly in a competitive industry
What’s the point of being beautiful if you can’t even see yourself 😢girls love yourselves!!! I regret every doing anything, i was too young and insecure. If you feel insecure, please work on the inside first
Dude Mitch looks kind of like Victoria Beckham
My ex has fake boobs for the second time (the only procedure i liked), fake lips, chin, cheekbone, and forehead injectibles and she now has no choice but to continue this as her face is falling off. A friend up north got an abcess in her cheek and now needs it drained every few weeks, as the bones in her face rotted due to this "awesome" idea and ger face fills up with puss and gunk that looks like earwax mixed with birdshit.
When will people wake up? Own what youve got because the real you, is the real you. They made it work in the 70s and 80s so why not now?
Amen!
"earwax and birdshit" haha classic
Ok so the boob procedure is ok just because you like it. Good on you for being honest. It’s disgusting men like you that make women feel so bad about themselves they have to resort to such things.
@@Dandelion_flight real.
The 2nd time?
Gives me a dude vibe somehow.
@@Dangit_Bobby ah so my radar isn't broken.😂😂😂
Mitch? Tou need to put in the time stamp.
3:10 LISTEN CAREFULLY WHAT THIS DOCTOR IS SAYING. MANY TIMES IS NOT ACCIDENT IS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE/TRAINING/...NEVER EVER DO ANY PROCEDURE WITH SOMEONE THAT IS NOT A "CERTIFIED DOCTOR/PLASTIC SURGEON/ASK QUESTIONS/DONT TRUST/DO YOUR RESEARCH ITS YOUR LIFE!!!
The old “social media made me do it” is a flimsy excuse for these people’s unadulterated vanity. I’m personally not going to lose any sleep if someone goes blind because they got backyard botox.
OHHHH....What is the good reason to be blind. 😢😢😢
If these people have cancer in 20 years you’ll know why🤦🏼♀️
I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting to improve your appearance if you're unhappy with something, especially if you're aware that there are always risks. Why do we continue to shame these girls? Just because these risks became a reality doesn't mean they deserved it.
Time to regulate the industry. Tertiary education must be mandatory
What about PRF fillers? They are from your own blood.
How do people afford all this stuff
I dont think these women want to look like a duck. That she reason for this show. They intend to look prettier but are not informed of all possible outcomes.
Blindness eh? At least you'll be gorge
Gross….glad I don’t do stupid stuff like that….yuk…omg! 😢 I’d rather be who I am then suffer like that…
Why doesn't the ABC Report on Australia anymore ??
That was Australia, they mentioned Sydney.
Vanity
She’s from u.s.a. travel to Australia is better , I still prefer u.s.a. in case something went wrong it’s easier to sue for damages.
Well, if you're going to go have people stick needles in your face ... you get what you get ... and you don't pitch a fit.
I've always had an issue with the "everybody is doing it" to justify à choixe without assuming that you want to simply keep it with the joneses
Dead skin? Awful. Blindness? Definitely not worth the risk.
That’s one hundred percent a man
Mitch looks great for a trans male ….! The only give away was the voice .. looking great
And the name?
@@DiamondsRexpensive of who
The transgender
Pfffft
I can’t imagine trying to chat up a woman who has fake facial features
Aku mah, Alhamdulillah "sempurna", yg penting kita bisa bergaul dengan kepribadian yg baik, orang lain akan menilai kita charming, manis ... Aku ga cantik, tapi Alhamdulillah sehat "perfect" untuk ukuran manusia, keluarga sayang aku sahabat2 juga sayang aku orang lain respek ke aku yg just the way I am.
Hopefully the tide will turn and people will get tired of this because it is literally becoming boring. Real faces rock!!
Hollywood smoke and mirrors , swollen lips
Nope nope 💉
Do you all know why Venezuelans win mostly the Miss Universe contest? It's true they have work done here there, minor ones, but all relies on SELF CONFIDENCE, and Venezuelan women know it so well....
“Anyone can look like this” lol. Utter BS. She is genetically blessed.
good-looking people take pride in there appearance so they do prob do it's ageing gracefully anyone can look hot at 20 but can u last the test of time?!
The donkey lips epidemic... It's not a good look... And it looks worse in person...
Silly vain people.
They don't look good.
Vanity!!! Then cries when it goes wrong. Personally people who have a lot of plastic surgery all look the same and in my opinion it isn’t nice. Again in my opinion they should be using that money on therapy 🤨
I ld never fo it any of it .. why cant you just be.. plus any guy who likes done for looks ss priority isnt worth it... I m 62 look 40 so happy with that
Ur gorgeous. I agree natural is best
Undergoing cosmetic procedure is by choice, yes, but my goodness, their faces look fake!
Vanity, thy name is woman.
It'll take more than death to put women off their beauty treatments
Ya want to be fake. Take your chances. No pity.
Cosmetic = Everyone are looking SAME. Over do look like JOKER.
I don't care , if you choose to have this and that injected in your face, accept the risks and jog on .
I don't want to hear about it
As long as people are makimg informed choices then up to them (worth pointing out that not all injectables have involved informed choice ... just saying !!!)
At least stories like this one warn people considering it. It might change someone's mind. I'm not interested but others clearly are.
None of these women look beautiful… plastic look is not pretty