"This is what I call the 'Kardashian-ization' of our young people."
More and more young people are getting cosmetic surgery to look like their favorite social media filters or celebrities ... And regretting it. Here's why.
Dr. Anthony Youn
More and more young people are getting cosmetic surgery to look like their favorite social media filters or celebrities ... And regretting it. Here's why.
Dr. Anthony Youn
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00:00Do I regret the FOXXR procedure? Yes, I do.
00:12We often get people who bring photos of themselves that are filtered and they ask to look like that filtered image.
00:22With the amount of actual surgeries being shown on social media, we're seeing people come in and asking for surgery at ages that we had really never seen before.
00:31All right, guys. Here goes nothing. I'm really nervous. Please don't make fun of me if they look really stupid.
00:38See after. I feel like a dog.
00:41This is what I call the Kardashian-ization of our young people. So many people are trying to look like a Kardashian or a Jenner sister.
00:50So I just got my lips done. But dude, but the thing is, is that whenever you get your lips done, they swell up and not going to cap.
00:58I look like one of those Beverly Hills moms.
01:00Operations like liposuction of a double chin, operations like lifting of the eyebrows, nose jobs, even facelifts in people who are younger.
01:10These operations that were that they're requesting just aren't necessary.
01:15I turn away probably one out of every five or six people that come to see me.
01:18And the main reason why I turn so many people away is because of unrealistic expectations.
01:24Patients who come in thinking that a surgery is going to do something for them, that it just won't.
01:36These procedures are meant to, let's say, make the eyes larger.
01:40So there is a procedure called the Fox I lift where the eye is lifted and it's actually tilted upward.
01:46It's often done with sutures and quite often the results really only last maybe about six to 12 months.
01:52But it still is a surgical procedure.
01:59I will definitely admit I was a bit naive at the beginning.
02:02I was told in eight weeks time it's going to lift itself even more.
02:06And then over time, like as it healed, I realized like I just believed it.
02:13But it like it was kind of bull.
02:16Lips are being made bigger every day by injections of filler.
02:19And Kylie Jenner at one point admitted that she had had filler injected into her lips.
02:24I have temporary lip fillers.
02:26It's just an insecurity of mine and it's what I wanted to do.
02:37It's the same thing. You can feel these different balls of silicone.
02:41And silicone never goes away.
02:43The problem with injecting filler in the lips is that that can create scar tissue.
02:48Scar tissue that can last a very, very long time.
02:51And sometimes filler can be injected inappropriately causing lumps and bumps.
02:56And can even cause dead tissue in the lips which can scar.
03:00I'm a bad baby. Oh no. Oh no.
03:04So even though it's done with a needle and not a knife, there are still considerable potential risks associated with it.
03:10It is so bad, I want to give you a zero.
03:14But that's not possible. So I give you a one.
03:18The law is quite lenient in who can perform these procedures even if they're not qualified to do it.
03:25Worst case scenario, you can have these procedures done in hotel rooms, in private homes, by people who are not, not, not qualified to inject it.
03:33And on top of that, there are people injecting black market products that can potentially be deadly.
03:39The problem with social media nowadays is that most plastic surgeons and dermatologists and other cosmetic doctors use social media basically as an ad platform.
03:57It's a way for them to market their services. Not necessarily a way for them to educate their followers.
04:03Most plastic surgeons only share with you the great stuff that happens to their patients.
04:06I'm going to share with you something horribly scary that happened to one of mine.
04:09I became nauseated at the thought that I may have caused this.
04:12All you're seeing are these great before and afters, and they're not telling you about the potential risks.
04:17And even about some of the bad things that can happen to their patients, then you've really got to make sure that you do your research.