Before-after transformations that accumulate millions of views on TikTok or Instagram, and cute, punchy
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American-sounding: this winning combination has everything to arouse the interest of millennials and generation Z. These intriguing practices renamed in Hollywood fashion are far from being revolutions in terms of cosmetic surgery.
Doctor Jonathan Fernandez, plastic surgeon in Nice and member of the French Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (Sofcep), calls for remaining vigilant vis-à-vis these new marketing concepts in vogue: "On the one hand, it's a good thing, because it democratizes practices and makes them more glamorous, but we must also be wary of the information that circulates.
This virality is not free of danger, and can push young people to excessive consumption of acts that are not always necessary, not always successful, often expensive, and which,
above all, risk going out of fashion.
And since you don't “remove make-up” from an aesthetic operation with a simple wipe of the sponge, we decided to put the most popular “scalpel fads” of the moment to the scalpel.
Baby Botox
It is thanks to its “baby” prefix, which seems to minimize the act and soften its effects, that the phenomenon is so rampant.
However, “far from being a discovery, it is neither more nor less than a very commercial term to designate the microdosed use of botulinum toxin on young patients”, explains Doctor Fernandez.
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The benefit of this technique: “Rather than smoothing out wrinkles that are already apparent, it's about giving the face a more rested appearance and a more 'positive' expression.
Interesting for people in their early thirties who have slightly relaxed facial muscles and who look tired,” suggests the doctor, who recommends this treatment for the prevention of first furrows.
“We are not going to stop aging, but to slow it down by stabilizing the facial muscles.
We see very effective results decades later.”
Bichectomy
From Mary-Kate Olsen to Bella Hadid, passing by Zoë Kravitz, the stars have all succumbed to this new fad which consists in removing the Bichat balls, these small fatty masses located on the external part of each nasolabial fold, slightly above above the corner of the lips.
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“Under local anesthesia, the inside of the mouth is infiltrated by making a small incision and the excess fat is removed.
This makes it possible to refine the inner lower part of the cheek a little", explains Doctor Catherine Bergeret-Galley, plastic surgeon in Paris and president of Sofcep, who specifies that "the technique was developed more than thirty years already to meet the needs of extremely square and overfilled faces”.
An aesthetic all the more highlighted on social networks since the emergence of videoconferencing that it would have the reputation of making more photogenic.
Foxy eyes
Almond eyes?
Too many seen!
Today, it is the look stretched on the sides and raised towards the temples, also called
cat eye,
which is furious.
The operation that allows you to obtain this feline look has, in fact, a less sympathetic name: canthopexy.
It consists of “injecting a combination of botulinum toxin and hyaluronic acid into this area to treat the loss of volume and support”, explains Doctor Alexandre Marchac, cosmetic surgeon in Paris.
“We then use the tensor threads to lift the tail of the eyebrow and stretch the outer corner of the eye to a higher level than the inner corner.
This is what gives a more dynamic, deeper and less tired look.
While this look is particularly on the rise among twenties and thirties, other patients may also find it of interest: "There are real indications in women who have the 'sad' eye, which droops downwards, little regardless of their age,
jawline contouring
It's a kind of contouring without makeup.
“More and more women are moving towards these techniques to improve their oval, synonymous with youth and grace.
They use injections to structure the jaw and bring volume along the mandibular bone, which makes it more prominent, "confirms Dr. Christelle Santini, surgeon and aesthetic doctor in Paris, who observes an increase in demand for firm.
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Doctor Alexandre Marchac explains this recent enthusiasm by scientific progress: “New injection techniques have emerged to beautify the lower third of the face, particularly from Brazil.
Many doctors have developed a method called "facial harmonization", revealing spectacular before-after photos of
jawlines
(jaws, therefore) created only with hyaluronic acid.
Since then, the clean, straight and well-shaped mandibular line has become a criterion of beauty.”
ponytail lift
As its name suggests, this facelift consists of reproducing the "pulled" face effect that a taut ponytail naturally creates.
"It's a technique renamed by one of our colleagues in Hollywood, which honors endoscopic facial surgery," explains Dr. Catherine Bergeret-Galley "The incisions are shorter than during a traditional facelift .
We still practice skin detachment, but in a more moderate way”, describes the doctor, adding that this specific vertical facelift “does not involve the removal of excess skin.
This is why the best candidates are those who show minimal signs of skin aging, and who want small improvements rather than a complete treatment”.
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russian lips
This method, which is all the rage, involves shaping the lips into a heart shape, like those of a matryoshka doll, lifting them upwards rather than plumping them forward.
"Instead of filling them evenly to increase their volume, as the traditional technique suggests, we inject hyaluronic acid at the level of the commissures and Cupid's bow in order to create this ultra-designed and enhanced side", explains doctor James Schinazi, aesthetic doctor in Paris.
From the front, the natural contours are redefined, accentuated and hemmed in order to give a fuller overall appearance... and thus avoid the dreaded "duck's mouth" effect in profile.
