Teens turning to surgery in bid to look like Ariana Grande and social media filters
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One of the UK’s leading aesthetics doctors says he is facing “overwhelming” demands to look like social media filters and Wicked’s Ariana Grande. Dr Ed Robinson told how he is turning away self conscious 16 and 17 year olds, asking for treatment, which is illegal.
He told how he was backing The Mirror's fight to crack down on cosmetic cowboys after being faced with youngsters lying about their age in failed bids to get their features altered. Others, he said, take part in “treatment tourism” and travel elsewhere, such as Northern Ireland, Wales or Scotland, where you can be under 18 and get such procedures.
He says others visit his clinics asking to look like US singer and Wicked actress Ariana Grande. The Wicked star recently accepted the Rising Star Award at the Palm Springs Film Festival and joked: "I never thought at the age of 31 I would be hearing the words 'rising star' again, so I want to start by thanking my good friends Botox and Juvederm'. She later confirmed she was “four years clean” of having fillers and promised to say if she started having such treatment again.
Dr Ed said: “It’s very common for my patients to reference such celebrities in their consultations... “I would however caution patients in terms of the practitioners they seek out. Non-medic injectors will frequently advertise ‘celebrity packages’ like the ‘Kylie Jenner’ package. This doesn’t promote natural aesthetics, as each individual has different anatomy which needs to be assessed.
