The Truth Behind Instagram-Famous Plastic Surgeons | Shady | Refinery29
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- On this episode of Shady, we explore the rise of cosmetic procedures posted on social media and meet the women who undergo them to achieve the perfect selfie. For many young women, the path from using photo editing apps to getting lip filler injections is quick - but who is really profiting from this phenomenon? Press play on this week's episode of Shady to see which doctors are legitimate!
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What other aspects of the beauty world would you like to see explored on Shady? Comment below!
hair removal
Diet pills/product
Diet pills, that Kim k lollipops she promoted, etc
Body hair
Hi, i loved this video. I think it would be interesting to reflect about *teeth whitening* . Thank you
"she spends many hours a day looking at herself" girl you need a therapist not lip injections
Tea
"like many young women" lol. I don't even spend hours looking at myself in the mirror or taking selfies.
@@turtlepetal sometimes I forget to look in the mirror all day because I'm super lazy at doing make up or just to check up on my face. I always think that my face is still look the same as the day before so why bother checking it again? 😁
I mean, I like looking at myself in the mirror if I feel like it. but out of confidence or to try and accept the flaws my body inevitably comes with, just like every other body. and unless I am trying on clothes, it usually lasts a few minutes at best.
It seems like she kind of knows that but can't stop herself.
“In a society that profits on your self doubt, loving yourself is an act of rebellion”
M. S.K Brilliant!
Yassssss. God, Yasss!
❤❤❤❤❤
Who said it?i haven’t been paying attention
YESSSS
Be yourself, because everyone else is starting to look the same
Istg
Kardashians, Kardashians everywhere (/ 'o ')/ ( ' ').
exactly
For real. I saw someone with very different looking makeup on, and I was in awe because it wasn't like the usual makeup I was seeing. She was beautiful.
THIIIIISSSS
Looolll I mostly use Instagram for memes and hyping up my friends
and cute animals posts xD
I use it to follow my favourite bands and other people to check what they're up to or any updates lol
Also, to post my drawings when I feel like it
@@yeeboii8261 same here
I use mine for cosplay, social issues, and dank memes.
Shiina Omfg exactly
“My boyfriend says I’m obsessed”
>.> girl you are obsessed you’re literally talking while looking at your phone and not even looking where you’re going..
She needs to listen to her boyfriend he’s right she is obsessed!!
She bout to get hit by a car and won't know why
and she doesn't even have 1k followers? like how much interaction can there even be with such a low number? that's so weird.
And she's doing all this for only 841 followers? Definitely obsessed/addicted.
Sim Mckenzie your profile picture is amazing 😂
Ok but does anyone else hate needles ? This video was so interesting but so painful to watch 😭
OMFG NAMIIII ILYSM
These people don't hate needles - they hate their own natural face.
NamiiCho ILYSM
IT WAS SO PAINFUL OML I CRINGED SO HARD
I kept covering the screen!
I love that Dr.Patel says that fillers are becoming so common, like making a hair appointment. It’s so relevant and refreshing that a doctor acknowledges this.
@@sierracasady2234 literally exactly what the doctor said in the damn video, smart ass.
@@sierracasady2234 - Dr. Patel did say that. She mentioned that she was concerned that people were treating like that (no big deal/everyday thing)
It’s ok, let it go ..
No amount of surgery will fix that feeling Inside 💯
It's the soul that needs the surgery
Preach honey
@Jamar Grant wish there was a surgery to fix brain
Yes it does
Periodt
I came to realize that being confident in your own skin makes you definitely more attractive. No matter the looks, if you’re happy with yourself you truly glow differently.
Don very true! If you love yourself in your own skin that's all that matters ❤
lipstickngore ❤️
Agreed! I grew up with the normal beauty pressures at a young age, but thank God social media didn't exist at the time. I feel bad for these young girls nowadays. I make it my mission to speak to my younger sister about these kind of things and not let her fall victim to all the scam..
So true!!!
+don We agree!! :)
The downside to social media! Social media dysmorphia & addiction.
Is it really that different from when people would cover their faces on lead makeup?
Star Cherry The core insecurity hasn’t changed but I think social media and a general rise in living conditions (more free time/disposable income) have really worsened the problem.
+niab. Very true!
This is why I don't have social media
Jenny Babe UA-cam is social media too...
Let's take a moment to appreciate the hosts natural lips
SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!
@@sophii7906 yupppp😄
Yassss. Honestly, small lips are cute and makes you look like a doll. That’s why it’s sad everyone hates them now
@Heated Heat you're blind af
Heated Heat nah they look like a papercut but sausage lips are worse
I gave up Instagram and Facebook, keep UA-cam and Pinterest.
Sameeee
I hate instagram!!
Congrats. Im on my way
Same . I gave up on instagram and twitter . There are so many toxic beauty standards there and gives us pressure to look like THE TREND . But facebook ? Ive reducing my use of it because it makes me communicate with my friends :)
Get reddit
This video was so sad but eye-opening
Lauren Wilde sad?
Pigmented Hoe yeah social media is promoting an ideal of perfection that literally no one has, not even the person who appears in the photos. It's creating insecurities in young women who don't fully accept themselves and selling the idea that lip injections or Botox are going to solve their problems, but spoiler alert, they won't
+laurenwilde Thanks for checking it out!!
Lauren..yep....lets throw out our TV...Stop buying magazines and fuck off social media....before our kids/grandchildren become victims of Greed and Vanity....x
Lauren Wilde Black girls, do mostly have natural plump lips tho lmfao
"I didn't edit this photo... Other than smoothing my face on face tune." Uhh, that counts as editing, princess.
yeah the poor girl is delusional ;)
no it doesn't
she meant photoshop as to alter her jawline, eyes, cheekbones etc
@@theteaishotandserved2279 but that's not what she said
@@lilyo5248 it does count as editing, an unedited photo would be completely untouched
You should do a video on plastic surgery in Korea. It’s on a whole different level in Korea
YES!
Yup! shaving the jaw bone and such
@@RobloxGymnastics i thought they already did... oops, i've been watching a lot i guess. there are other good videos on the topic though.
South Korea has totally perfected it. When I see those patients, I’m in shock. Especially the ones on the makeover shows.
@카르멘Carmen girl... I must tell you this
Please DO NOT do more plastic surgery. It can be very dangerous and korea's beauty standards are way too high... And only values one kind of beauty.
Everyone can be beautiful if they take good care of themselves... You don't need to change your face to be truly beautiful.
The "beautiful" korean and western societies have created is around money making. They create your insecurities to then profit out of them... Think of it this way: When did you start disliking your facial features? Probably when someone told you they were ugly... It's all in the society. Not only monetarily but also in terms of power. Companies like that put their customers down if they don't get plastic surgery like "you need a nosejob to be pretty!" is what the ads tell us indirectly for example.
Let's all try to achieve natural, true beauty :) don't let your unique features and health be lost. Love ya
I wish people would spend more time on enlarging their character and moral instead of their lips.
hahahaha good one! wait, you were purposely trying to sound like a self righteous prick right?
Not everybody has self awareness.....
Bahahaha, this is painfully true.
Agreed.
Someone had to say that
They should do a segment on men and plastic surgery because it’s not being talked about but it’s been increasing so much in recent years
A Williams I think that there have also been procedures where men go to get surgery done on their pectorals to make them look larger/buffer, and end up with a botched surgery where unnaturally large breast implants have been used. I remember their was an actor that went through this and the doctor (who actually had lost his license) ended up going to jail. Also VenusAngelic, a culture UA-camr, had a gastric bypass to alter her physique in which was also botched. Although it’s not plastic surgery I thinks it important to mention since the black market surgeon actually stole two of her organs.
Yes I’m v curious! This guy I went to high school with started getting lip injections and it’s like he doesn’t know how to stop now, his lips are about to reach outer space 👽
females are more insecure than men
i agree i feel like the men who do get it done have really good doctors
A Williams i saw that dr phil warmed him and he didn't listen so guess who came back to dr phil crying
I don’t understand why everyone wants lip injections their lips always look oddly swollen and don’t even look nice 🙁 And that girl with 800 followers is she okay ?
Same thing i thought
ANNIHILATOR I don’t think it’s that people have forgotten how to cope with insecurities, i would say they never learned how in the first place. There’s now 2 generations that have become accustomed to instant gratification. I’m a bit older, and to be honest, the expectation to look perfect is even beginning to affect me as I begin to see early signs of aging. I’m in my 40’s but have good genetics as well as a history of taking really good care of my skin. I have also spent the last 10+ years of my life battling chronic illnesses and feel that I lost a huge portion of my youth, which creates added pressure to look even better and younger. I challenged myself yesterday morning by sending a selfie right after I had just woken up (no makeup or filters) to my long distance soulmate whom I’ve known for 22 years but haven’t seen in person for a really long time (its really complicated). However, I’m not sure I could have mustered up the courage if it were anyone else.
ANNIHILATOR That's a point! Its so sad because fixing one problem will then result in another problem and it will go on and on until you actually just stop and tell yourself its alright to look how i look and accept it. Instagram is addicting but we must always remember it's not real life people only show what they want you to see which is the best side of them ☺️
tbh it just looks swollen on 90% non black girls
Becuz some people like thicker lips.
Like how some people like tiny lips.
Take the phone away from her. She needs an intervention 🤔
Sadly, that is true. ;-;
When I thought about it, especially in children, when you take someone's phone away, they become crazy. Not gonna lie.
she needs braces not lip fillers if she does insist on getting some work done
What a gret idea! Take her phone away. It's like seeing an alcoholic and saying take their drink away. How come nobody thought of that?
Nope she needs invisalign. The lips are not the problem.
I don't think I have ever even spent 5 minutes thinking of my lips
Me either people are crazy lol
I thought about my lip color for 10 minutes maybe, on my wedding day 🤣🤣
The only time I thought about my lips were when they were bleeding after I accidentally bit down while eating. Smh.
@@nishitaiyengar ouch.
I spent a handful amount of time in the past to think about my lips because it was always been chapped
Do people actually spend that amount of time on their OWN instagram? Or am I the weird stalker for looking at other peoples accounts lol
Lotta John That's what I'm saying. After I post a picture I don't even care anymore.
I stare at myself on my phone at *LEAST* 22 hours a day!
😂😂 Jk that's just insanity.
Lotta John girl same! I barely go on it now and will post only if I feel like it lol this isnt real life and its so sad most people dont realize it :(
Lotta John sometimes i look through my own ig but thats more like once a week or once per two weeks lol
Lotta John Instagram is the best way to compare yourself to everyone else who is dedicated to beauty industry and then feel like shit because you are not that way. Or compare yourself to your friends because they have more followers and you don't. It is pretty sick.
Dear god I can’t stand all the needles and I don’t even have that big of a fear of them, i just feel so uncomfortable seeing them go into skin....
Jordan Ugo same i thought they would cut those parts out but they didnt
same!!!
same and im a diabetic
Then simply just don’t watch this vid? Wtfffff
right I literally can't look at the screen full on when they show it
This is why I'm off social media. It's addictive, and people behave very strange. The way the girl was talking at the end just creeped me out.🤦🏾♀️
LOL me too :) *High FIVe*
Same!!!
Ok instagram been gone for 3 years now i never check fb because idk my password, tf is a snapchat lol
I think she talked creepy because it's a West Coast thing whee they all sound high and airheaded, like omg, like so koool
Uhm UA-cam was is a social media sis
She said BLINDNESS is a risk! I had no idea, no thanks, i like my vision 👄
Yeah, if you inject it on your forehead
@@BiBi-mc9dj not true. Other high risk areas are the nasal bridge and nasolabial folds due to major vessels that also feed the eyes.
@@BiBi-mc9dj i prefer staying 👁-👁 than ⚫️👄⚫️
Side effect...possible blindness?!!!!! I would never take that kind of risk. Also, I don't understand why this isn't regulated or how someone can practice this without finishing his residency; I would never trust that person.
Same, that doctor scares me, and I wonder why would someone with tonnes of money not go to someone better, anyway? Also I get skeeved-out watching the needles go in the lips. >.
do you know what a residency is? He finished school....but you have to spend time working at a hospital under other doctors supervision....basically just practicing what you learned. Its not like hes performing major surgeries, hes doing injectables for pete sakes....and hes had a ton of practice.....hes a pro.
Athena Poe to be fair, possible blindness is super super super super rare
Ok, Dr. Anita Patel is gorgeous.
Eureka Mreum- Yesssssss
I thought the same thing!! And the main girl who was doing the whole video
Yasssss
and smart too :)
"There can be things like blindness" Ok bye, I'll stay ugly thank you
Ryan White
You're not ugly.
Exactly..I feel you!!!!
I'm already mostly blind, but I hate needles soo
@@lalayastill610 needles don't really hurt... That's not the problem. I have an irrational phobia of them
@@thatonedog819 me too
"This is just me. I didn't, like, edit this photo..."
Followed immediately by admitting she used face tune.
Serious time, guys?
_People are becoming absolutely delusional._
Right?! That girl needs some help lol
shes just desperately trying to convince herself that thats what she looks like in person haha.
if that were the case she wouldnt have said "i wish i looked like this in real life" lol
Wow I had no idea doctors weren't required to finish their residency! I'd definitely only go to a Board Certified cosmetic surgeon that finished their residency lol I would never pick a surgeon based on the Kardashians!
Loving the Shady series!
+victoriagrant Thanks for tuning in!
victoria grant you don’t even need to go to a cosmetic surgeon, a dentist can do that just as well
talent is inborn, skill is learned. Whether a surgeon has finished his residency or not, a really good surgeon will always be known and always stand out.
You mean a plastic surgeon. You don't want a cosmetic surgeon.
He started his residency at UCLA which is incredibly competitive and maybe he wasn't getting as much "hands on" opportunity, but I don't get why he would just scrap it altogether. Why not just do your residency somewhere else? Weird.
Our generation is growing and glorifying a surplus of insecure women
There is nothing wrong in being a better version of yourself by applying lip fillers, for me it makes me feel better not because social media “made me do it”, I wanted to be better for me not for everyone
@@AlexaMonroe-fk6yc Yh that’s true it’s your body your choice and if thats what you want go for it! If I may ask, why do you think getting lip fillers would help you be a better version of yourself? Just curious
@@honeyclove i wanted lip fillers not because social media but, I didn’t like my lips and I wanted to feel confident. I will tell you a personal experience, since 6th grade I was bullied and when I was insecure I hide my lips because my bullies always made me insecure of my lips, giving me horrible nicknames. My lips were shrinking (due to anorexia).Time passed, I grew up and took therapy I became confident, my lips stayed small, I wanted to feel better with my fuller lips. Some people might say that I should have just accept myself and live with how my lips were, but self love is something difficult to achieve, and I feel confident with my lips 👄😁
“YOURE INSECURE
YOURE INSECURE”
@@hashbites If you want to look good for yourself, its okay. But, if you want to change just to fit in the social media standards, then that person needs to go to psychologist.
Small lips, big lips they are all pretty, it would be bad if we all had the same lips, what if the whole world had big lips?, we should learn to love ourselves instead, love every part of your body the way it is, that part makes you unique. This is really sad, because even if you get injections you'll never be fully satisfied with your looks,
G. Aloysie true, I’ve seen that in social media that people with big lips get a lot more attention and are called beautiful even if the lips are fake or not, it makes people who are viewing those things think that they must look like that to be beautiful but it’s not true
That’s why I promised myself that I would never get Botox or injections
Hello It's Jello that's how I feel :) I have very small lips and though I don't like them something in me makes me think they're pretty
hellomynameisclara dont worry!
Like the documentary lady’s lips is so beautiful but not in the mainstream way. I do agree, we are individuals and that is so interesting and beautiful!
Doctors don't have to be board certified or finish their residency?!!??? That's extremely horrifying!!
its very uncommon like he said, he couldn't find a residency to pursue his dreams.
Even a nurse can do the procedure. You don’t need a doctor.
@@majestic6303 Yes!!! That's even more horrifying!!
Blair Aria Van der Kamp ... why is that horrifying? Most nurses perform routine procedures all the time...not doctors. Go to any regular hospital, the floor is usually run by RNs. Greys Anatomy is a lie...doctors don’t tend to be very present.
@@blairariavanderkamp3405 not horrifying. Its an injection.
Thing is ,genetically some mouths are not meant to be bigger or fuller because it doesn't work with other facial features , but of course still doesn't stop people
Exactly that's why it doesn't look natural, esp when someone get's a nose job, it artificially alters the structure of the face, not how it should look naturally. Nose is then out of proportion with the rest of the face. Like that TIffany woman has picked peter pan's nose out of a catalogue or is it Michael Jackson's :)
I got quite big lips for a whiter skinned girl but that’s because I’m mixed. I got the big lips but also got small slanted eyes like the Native Americans. Now you got these girls who have these huge eyes getting their lips done and being able to have both. Nah nah, if I can deal with my small eyes you can deal with your small lips
Lip injections make lips look like little water balloons. Anyone can tell when it's natural or not so I don't get it either.
Yeah hun and those mouths with filler end up looking ridiculous. Just sad.
this is one of the MANY reasons why i deleted instagram. i wasted so many hours comparing my life to others. even though what people share on instagram isn’t real. it’s done wonders for my mental health.
mel how'd your friends react to that?
Brendons Forehead some of them were confused and told me to make another account. but after explaining it to them they understood why i did it. and even if they don’t fully understand it’s not like you can force someone to be on instagram.
mel what did you do instead of being on social media? When o got nothing to do I go on social media and I'm bored quite often since its vacation and I'm staying home again
every one should do this! I started with facebook and am trying to convince myself to finally bite the bullet and get rid of instagram too
people thinking u r weird if you arent on social media forces everyone to have social media presence :/ They prefer to look at ur profile and pictures and think they know everything about you. I only use snapchat because it's 100% my friends not some insta celebrities everywhere
Actually this is kind of stupid but I didn’t realize people edited photos.. I always thought why everyone’s skin is so smooth, bright flawless and my skin never looked like that. Now I know.. helps you feel better about yourself
Even if you do not deliberately edit the photos, it's pretty common now for phone cameras to automatically "beautify" you on selfie mode too :/ It's pretty hard to run away from filters now.
Haha same!
Rachel Koh Woon Sim wtf?? iphone cameras don’t do that.. wish they did cause i’m ugly smh
really? my samsung does and i don't like it tbh haha. i think instastory kinda does that too
The iPhone makes me look crooked hellll no
Look how stunningly beautiful the reporter is, and looks so natural and not like an Instagram clone. 🙄
She looks like a Dutch Masters painting subject, maybe.
Right? She's gorgeous! And so are you 😊
@Sadia Afrin Both she and Dr Patelle 😍
I can relate. A friend of mine introduced me to Instagram in 2012. It was to connect with friends and keep in touch. However, in 2016, I started dating someone, and I noticed my use of it started to change. It became about grabbing attention artistically or my physical appearance. I started looking at my body and face. Then I realized I was behaving like the individual I was dating. I even got the Facetune application to look more appealing and went to the gym daily loosing 40 pounds in 5 months. I started becoming discontent with myself, and depressed at times. I realized Instagram became an addiction that became more then what it was originally used for. I still like Instagram, but in moderation. Great relatable video.
this happened to me too
Actually there’s nothing wrong with gym and losing weight
I don't bother with social media because its too trendy and I'm not into trends! I'm content with reading and playing my match-3 games, though I did get a little too involved with that and I'm still feeling like an idiot. I've learned my lesson, though: any game that starts costing me money I'm unloading it!
This series is very eye opening
The Mad Lolita i was the 666th to like this comment, niiice
more like lip opening amirite
+themadlolita Thanks for checking it out!!
ooooh this makes me feel deeply uncomfortable. this is so depressing, to know that this is what society is now.
totally agree :z
huh, people have been chasing beauty literally forever. Look at chinese foot binding and corsets etc, it's human nature and not a new current phenomenon
Crazy how fake and hypocritical people are becoming. It starts with those annoying face-slimming Snapchat filters that makes people look like aliens with flowers on their head and now everybody wants their face to look that that in person. Wish they would just be comfortable with their appearance without a filter.
i agree pathetic!
We went through slavery relax yuh tits. It's not that serious
they really did that blonde so dirtyy, none of her clips made her look like anything more than self obsessed
frrr😳
She did that all by herself. She's clearly obsessed. No other way to frame her than to display exactly how she is.
@@YourMajesty143 if you truly saw past appearance you’d know that all that is is appearance. She appears a certain way in this video but it’s only a slice of her. And there are complicated reasons why people feel this terrible way. It’s all complicated and simplifying someone down to what they say in a video is just ridiculous
😂.. facts
@@lid-h7e Get over yourself. She portrayed herself the way she did, it's not like they edited her words or anything. She did it to herself. She agreed to show herself to the world like that. As an example of an insecure Instagram-girl.
Sis did the most for 800 followers
Alrightashley right Lmaoo
I'm glad I don't use social media that much
i love doggos may I ask what do you do instead? In general?
Marcos Del Valle I practice singing and do guitar. :)
Tiahna Grace True thattt
Tiahna Grace we would be good friends irl :3
Same.
The fact that all these doctors don't under go these procedure.
That celebrity doctor looked like he did something? Just me?
@@yoursnottruly yea his mouth looked too pretty
tok tube I’ve seen doctors that say everyone in the building has gotten work done. I saw it in a video where Gabbie Hanna goes to get stuff done and she says everyone in the building is so beautiful and the doctor says “we all get work done here” or something along those lines.
Plenty of plastic surgeons get procedures done. I personally know more than a few (no I've never had plastic surgery) people who are in the surgery/injections area and they get them done. They just A) aren't as obsessive as a lot of people online are and B)know exactly how to toe the line and look natural.
the man looked botched
People who are obsessed with themselves never developed any talents or skills and therefore fall back onto cheap and empty entertainment. Like social media and vanity.
And where do these lady get the money
If they spent a fraction of that time learning how to play an instrument or painting or gardening or...these fake people have got to be the most boring people to talk to. I’d rather be old and wrinkly with some personality rather than someone who just wants to have pictures taken of themselves. Sad world.
If someone wants to look good they should EAT and EXERCISE. That’s the natural way to do it, by eating food that is good for you and eating enough calories, and by doing moderate exercise you can be healthy. You don’t need fancy procedures or luxury products to be healthy
Those people are usually very insecure. Listen to the blonde woman (not the reporter, the other one) in the video, especially at the end. She’s clearly not happy.
This generation and the upcoming ones are and will be pathetic. Wish people uninstalled Instagram, and found true meaning in developing their talents.
She needs to get off the internet for a few days or at least hrs other than sleep
Plant I think it will do her some good. She needs a break
Then**
Kylie has made herself look like a Latina or mixed black and white or black and Latina girl. Just my opinion.
I totally agree my friend who didn’t know who she was though she was Latina.😬
I mean she's italian
@@victorialynn2652 that's Ariana not Kylie
Ikr i cant tell u my mindblown when i learnt she wasnt at least half black
Victoria Lynn no she’s not
im a girl and i go on instagram for a LONG time but its for the memes
idk LOOO relatable but mine is fandoms
ig memes are almost always stolen from twitter tho
Fr
And the puppies
FACTS
It makes me so sad that women and girls are consistently being told that their natural beauty isn’t good enough😢
I still feel wary about cosmetic surgeries despite the stigma diminishing slowly. Also as someone with thicker / fuller lips, most of the time the results don't look great to me, they look like ducks. I understand the argument is "As long as they are happy, that's all that matters", this just seems like such an unsettling future. It's teaching girls and boys that it's easier to just get surgery than to learn how to love yourself.
Very well said.
This is what we called "instant generation" in my country. Most of young people just want everything instant, not wanting to experience the process and take the lessons from it.
My thoughts as well. It makes me worried that we'll turn into places like S Korea, and suddenly this procedures will almost be required for many jobs and such. Its worrying.
I agree with your message but surgeries really are way easier to get than just loving yourself
@@elenamancheva9961 you don't understand. Today the standard is looking like a doll or having huge lips. Tomorrow they are gonna change the trend to thin lips. Beauty trends change with time. It doesn't mean that people will keep on changing their features too. Also don't you think it's lame that everybody wanna have the same features? Like the word uniqueness will lack a meaning.
Social media has drastically changed society and the worlds perception of beauty, riches, normality and life in general! If your not strong minded you’ll always be chasing an illusion..
That's so true.
I stopped using Instagram for five months and I just feel so good
same here
Im agree
Rosy • : Offline/privacy is the new luxury.
I haven’t used it in 2 weeks because I’m focusing on school and I thought I would miss it. I don’t. I actually feel much more confident. On Instagram I would just be comparing myself, every aspect of myself, to everyone else. I think I’m only going to get on to post things once in a few months or something but I’m definitely not going on for half an hour or more
Rosy • haven’t had any kind of social media for over 6 years. It’s great.
I’m so glad I never created an IG account in the first place
I almost did the other day just to see more content from a local artist but for some reason it wouldn't let so I gave up and now that I've seen this and I remember who owns insta (facebook), I'm really glad! ( ˘ ³˘)♡ phew dodged a bullet.
my friends pushed me to get it. Now I’m addicted. :h
I deleted my account when I have an indication of addicting to instagram
You don’t have to follow anything beauty related lol. There are many things on there to suit whatever interests you have
OMG SAME.
this makes my stomach hurt
DonYelle and Diana same
it makes my lips hurt
I covered my lips and looks away at the beginning.
on god, it physically hurts watching it
The last girl 😟 gonna need to reach out for help to stop this. Don’t ever start in the first place. Sheesh
they should've said "Meet ashley, like many young women, she looks nothing like she does in her instagram pictures"
spot on!!
😂 tru
You Ain't Lying!!!
The more natural the beauty the less likely she’ll be posting millions of selfies.
yep exactly
After watching this video, I’m now super worried about a stranger. Ashley, you ok girl?
the ending felt like the beginning of a black mirror episode
So true
I'm 25 and i deleted all my social media in 2012. People my age are starting to have a hard time connecting with people in person; they feel more comfortable communicating through their phones or computers. We need to change that before it gets worse.
Oh my gosh I'm hooked on these shady videos
Anita Patel is stunning and natural. How do her patients not see she doesn't have any procedure with her lips
The blonde white girl they kept showing made me feel disgust and then pity for her. It's sad that this is my generation; with everything happening in the world.
Christine yes it was sad
Christine it’s ok you don’t have to pity me. I am disappointed too because there was six hours of footage and many important topics were discussed. Unfortunately they painted me in a very one dimensional light :/
Ashley Karges really? That was shady af
Ashley Karges It's amazing what editing can do. Even though you may have said those things, I'd imagine they were either taken out of context, or only one point of view was displayed. I'm so sorry. That's the wrong idea that I got. I'm sorry for all the misinterpretations and hate coming your way :/
Sofia Palacios i know 😔tell me about it
Yo the blond sounds so shallow and hollow
Gabrielle Taco her voice made me suicide
When she said she had a boyfriend I thought, “Wonder if they’re still together.”
it’s really sad. she shouldn’t have to be so focused on her looks :(
I think it's because she brands herself as a person who wouldn't be relevant if she wasn't as "pretty" as she is now, that's why she's so fixated in keeping them.
she needs braces not lip fillers
do whatever you want to your face, but make sure it’s for you and not for others. i am personally against plastic surgery, because of how many celebs have it and post themselves on social media, causing young girls like me to feel very insecure. it makes people seem perfect when really the features we admire on them are fake/altered. but, i think that even though IM against it, that doesn’t mean others should be. love yourselves.
whoreific well said young lady! Continue to be a leader in this world of followers!!
Lol Ryujin
There is no such thing as "doing it for yourself".
off topic but-
*_itzy_* 👁👄👁
Many celebs look like freaks. But apparently that’s better than a wrinkle or a thin lip.
Kylie Jenner: I hvnt done any injections for my thick lips. It's all about makeup.
*The surgeon shows up*
Did she say that?
@@toi4154 yep, she used to deny it lol
People, there’s beauty in imperfections. Some people looked too made up, it’s not beautiful. The sad truth, I had a friend that’s obsessed with Botox, once she used it she have to use it periodically, it can be costly. Picture, blown up balloons. Once the air is let out does it ever goes back to its normal shape? The sad truth, you’ll look even older then before. The look is temporary dolled up but comes with consequences lots of $$ down the drain. Practice eating right. Getting old is a part of life. Fine lines with beautiful real smiles and healthy body, mind and soul is a beautiful thing.
Nothing fake about that.
Also taking care of your skin makes a huge role. Clean and moisturize it, and your skin won't be so damaged when you are older.
I agree, thank god i don’t gotta get lip fillers because my lips are full, my butt is bootylicious, and i know my skin is beautiful because i always get compliments on it and i honestly don’t use any skin care products or makeup at all i just pluck and remove the hair on my face to prevent any acne or whatever and the only thing i would like is a breast lift, but that’s all, I’ve always been self conscious about my boobs, and my stomach too because after i had my baby boy it’s a bit loose and i would like to fix that, not for no one else but for me, to make me feel good you know? I don’t give a fuck about no ones opinion but i would love to see how my stomach used to be before i had my son
@@MS-ly4mx yes!!! take care of urself and love urself for what u are!
I love this it made me smile so true.
If you're only in your 20's already trying to alter your body.. imagine when you hit old age and everything goes south . YIKES
LifeofRi right? That’s what I’m thinking. All the filler and Botox is going to look really bad at an older age.
For REAL !!!!!!!
i feel like as you grow older you mature and learn to love yourself in most cases
How does filler and botox affect your body as you age? I don't know much about how this stuff works
I am investing in skincare. Best thing ever
When I was a kid, I was picked on for having big lips. Now, everybody wants them.
EricaYE6 me
yeah, same with big butts and curves
And big eyebrows, using glasses also having curly hair, being extremely skinny and so on, smh.
@@patatapatosa having freckles also
Basically, people want what they don't have and don't know how to embrace things they posess
Never understood how can anybody see Kyle's fillers as beautiful and become a trend...
They look nice but definitely very unnatural
kylies lips never looked nice tho but some peoples lips are nice after restylane etc
Same the look fake and ygly
They make her face look compressed you’re right they’re not pretty at all
Not a fan of her but don't call anyone ugly
They don't even have that many followers lol I was expecting in the millions lol
Joeyblondewolf2 lol right? That isn't even worth it lol
Joeyblondewolf2 Same. I think that just hammers home how irrational it is to have such an obsession. Less than a thousand followers and you look at Instagram every twenty minutes? That's ludicrous, you're letting something take over your life that isn't even fun.
Honestly, the girl with 800 followers sorta looks like she's obsessed with social media or something..
wb she has a very sad life. I have 14.8k followers on Instagram and when I post a pic I forget about it lol I only go on my iPhone to post what I need and turn it off for a few days. My real phone is a flip phone with only text/call.
I just use my iPhone like a tablet with wifi, and it's already paid for so its free 😃
ya alot of my friends have more followers than the first one and im 15
I feel bad for Ashley because I know what it’s like to be that obsessive with trying to turn myself into a pretty object. To call it “vanity” isnt just reductive, it’s a dismissal. Being undeniably pretty gives a woman a huge amount of social capital in our society, especially in circles like Hollywood, but really everywhere. We are only barely starting to tell women that their value as a person is separate from their physical appearance, and that message is hard to internalize in a world that gives you so much more praise and good will for being pretty than it does for being thoughtful, kind, strong, decisive, intelligent or tenacious. We cant fairly criticize these women - they are products of how we treat women.
But at the same time part of me is super resentful that her life apparently consists of just sitting in bed staring at her own face all day while millions of people much smarter than her are struggling to survive
thepeacefish While it‘s definitely a product of society and that‘s sad, you can still choose not to go with what is expected of you. I feel like everytime you do something not because you feel like that‘s what YOU want but that‘s what‘s better for some reason or another, you loose a little part of yourself. You become a puppet, one little piece at a time. If you wanna invest in something, invest in trying to stay positive in a world that makes it very very hard sometimes to do so. Equally time consuming, but in the end you‘ll be happy and see that all these augmentations only bring you very superficial and momentary pleasure. I just recently really realized that, and changed my view. But it‘s like quitting an addiction. Once you‘re through, it sometimes wants to take you back, but looking at other addicts you will always think to yourself „that‘s exactly why I quit“.
Ashely is obsessive and needs help with her complete lack of identity.
She needs therapy, so feeling sorry for her is probably the correct response.
Her life isn’t fun, no matter how much money she has.
I am much happier with a struggle that will help me know what my character is, and help me stay away from an obsessive impulse to look at Instagram like an emotionally neglected teenager(which she probably was).
I know, I know, armchair psychologist, but seriously... No, don’t waste your time looking at Ashely and think-
“I would of done better with her cards”, and resent a total stranger that is struggling mentally.
You don’t know what happened in her life to make her like that.... my guess is: nothing good!
Just because you have silk on your pillows cases and you hair is perfect, don’t make you better, and I don’t think she is pretending to be better, her mind is totally warped by social media and her image that she can’t even connect to no matter how many times she looks at it.
TLDR: I am triggered and full of sadness for Ashely. Money doesn’t fix everything.
thepeacefish this was mind blowing. Thank you for your perspective.
I actually thought the same of her, such a life of luxury to have the time to do what she does. But I’m grateful I don’t have her life.
Call it what you want, it’s still low self-esteem - PERIOD!!!
Well-said
And this is why I deleted all my social media accounts ... and never looked back! TBH it feels AMAZING not having any social media 😍
Yea there tactics don’t work on me tho I’m an esthetician we see thru it all and Simon ourian he’s not board certified he’s a general practitioner no board certification so please go do ur research
People say not to judge people just because they're getting work done because it's for their confidence and it's their business, and I do believe that but honestly, the message that you should love you how you look like gets diluted, my sister didn't have half the insecurities she had until she got Instagram. I personally don't think cosmetic procedures should be normalised at all, they're even showing TV ads for them now (not really done so much in the UK before), it's fine if you get them but the amount of hype it's getting on social media, it spreads the message that this is the standardised perception of beauty, so many people just look the same now
it's sad af that surgery is getting more and more normalised, because surgery still comes with implications and risks, (e.g. overdosing on anaesthetics, blindness was mentioned in the video etc. botched surgeries are a possibility). people end up more likely to risk their life for beauty than for another person.
I think the same, a lot of people with the same features, same faces and bodys
couldn’t agree more with you. i usually never even check instagram because it doesn’t make me feel good. many friends were ok with how they looked, they got an ig account and months later they got plastic surgery. it’s not a good enviroment imo
jackie I know what you mean, yesterday I was looking at rhinoplasty websites before I realised what I was doing. Lip fillers are everywhere now, that's the insecurity my sister has, she wants them but she'd never wanted them before social media. She has normal lips, they're not particularly thin or disproportionate
Fiha Rani me too! i had never even thought about my lips having anything wrong with them until i compared them to other girls. there’s a lot of focus on appearances in social media
What is scariest about any of this is not the procedures, etc. it's that some people are so self-obsessed, self-absorbed and distracted with worshiping themselves.
Drea East Coast and they excuse it with “loving yourself”
I don't think this is self worship. Self-worship would be imagining yourself to be perfect and worthy of praise... the sense I get from this is a lot of girls DON'T feel perfect and are looking for other people to validate them. That need for approval stems from a deep dissatisfaction, not from unconditional love.
Yes... and that's completely sad. But you gotta admit it's self worship because, well they are mostly aware that they will never get that validation they are seeking from others, so they have to keep getting it from themselves. But the inability to be statissfied with oneself pushes them to do what they keep doing... And I still can't quite put my finger on what induced (or better said enhanced) this global insecurity about physical look in young people (possibly social media). A global image of a prefection, where you'll feel secure and loved and approved by society if your physical features were looking identical to the idealised image you have in your head? Don't they realise that there is no "perfect". Was it always like this?
This is a really serious matter not bound only to makeup and physical enhancements. It's mostly to do with young people and how society is changing towards this idea to utilise teenage and adolescent insecurities (that have always been there, just not this apparent) to make a business off of it. Kinda sickening, and you start asking yourself who is at fault there... but then this becomes a talk about free society and free will, so... I won't go there.
Same thing im thinking
I agree, I think it's also good to point out though that this is not just affecting teens and young girls, but a lot of them are older women as well. Women of every age. I'm 29 years old and my self esteem has never been lower.
*This is sad that people go so far to look what society makes people believe is perfect*
Basically Olivia ikr it's so absurd
Yet once upon a time people shunned full lips like you and I.
Basically Olivia uh huh
That blonde girl at the end with the “or can I?” creeped me tf out
Sorry but I have not seen one girl that has gotten lip fillers which looks “natural” afterwards. Even the smallest amount makes your lips a weird shape and creates this unnatural shine which makes it obvious
Kendall Jenner and Dove Cameron looked pretty fine to me. I couldn't have told. The fillers didn't go much off the natural shape of their lips.
Seino Parks But yes, most of the time it's tell-tale.
Seino Parks YES
You could definitely tell because they both looked like Bratz dolls. But maybe I'm just hyper aware of it because I worked in a mall right next to a plastic surgeon so many people would go shopping after their fillers. It started to get obvious when you see 20 different women walk by with the same lip shape and pout.
TLMAP kendall and dove looked so obvious Kendall less than dove but dove deffo
I really like the presenter's hair, brows & makeup. Soft & natural looking.
I think part of the reason why younger people are getting more involved with looks (for better or worse) is that a lot of celebrities we look up to (youtubers, IG models, etc.) feel more like friends. It's one of the ways that audience interaction can go wrong. While it's on the whole good, it also means that the things they recommend are more likely to be picked up.
That can be fine, but when it comes to certain products (diet pills, "skinny teas", and cosmetic procedures), it can also be dangerous. After all, normal people will sell bunk products to make a buck, and online celebrities are still people.
“What a rebellious act it is to love yourself naturally in a world of fake appearances.”
Someone get platinum haired Becky some therapy PLEASE!
and braces not lip fillers!
Biancca Raines lmao YES
Or maybe society needs to change from being so focused on looks
the girl at the end who said 'I didn't edit my photo.. just did some facetune... like that IS editing your photo!!! Do people not see that as editing??
What's funny is you can always tell when people get their lips done and it's just not attractive. Big or small, natural lips are beautiful.
Yep. Lips injections are the worst thing anyone can do to themselves.
Ikr
I think it can look good, for example, I do think that Kylie Jenners lips look better after, but for a lot of people it doesn't look good, as smaller lips would suit their face better, and as lips with filler tend to look weirdly swollen
Yeah but a lot of them don't realize it! So weird.
yeah they don't seem to care that it's looks so unnatural and screams insecurity.
It was a win for Jenner who made an empire with a trait she never had in the first place
This is so true
Imagine what the Kardashians are gonna look like when they are old...
Probably exactly the same
@Goosetooth LMAO ........... omg I cried laughing
@Goosetooth 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Frankenstein much
When they die chuck em in the recycling bin cos they 99% plastic.
I used to be like that blonde girl and honestly what's got me through it is the realisation that if I'm fixating that much on my appearance I HAVE TOO MUCH TIME ON MY HANDS and I throw myself into some actual purposeful work!
I also waste way too much time worrying about my looks and comparing myself to the women on social media. Im glad you changed!
People: I don’t want toxic chemicals or eat toxic foods in my body
Also people: gets cosmetic injections with toxic fillers
Fillers r not toxic, botox is and botox isnt a filler
Fillers are mostly made of hyaluronic acid, which is an acid that we already have in our body and with time our body absorbs it naturally
@@estherreis6631 google told you that huh 😂 ask yourself "if its ALREADY in our body where did they get it ? better yet how do they MAKE IT "
@@mavenmave 😂🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼
8:53 "they're nice and firm" says Simon Ourian. Me: "FIRM...they're not supposed to BE FIRM...lips are supposed to be soft and be able to move, not concrete firm!".
Seems like she can’t even smile...
her lips were pretty....... i liked how the upper lip was slightly thinner it added something interesting into her face . now it looks rounded and unnatural.. and she looks basic now. yes little injection but changing so much in appereance
KittyLicious i so agree ! overall with her face it looks so fitting. i wish people would know beauty doesn’t need a certain standard.
Ourian's explanation for not finishing residency didn't really make sense...Wanting to focus on cosmetics is not a reason because you can devote your practice to whatever procedures you want to do after residency...I wanna know what was the real reason. You can't really call yourself a dermatologist if you didn't finish your residency in dermatology...
He was probably kicked out if med school
ye23 ... I wonder what he did !!
How did he get board certified if he didn’t finish??? I thought American medicine had higher standards....
He was acting mad shady and avoided the question all together 🤔
@@Brwniee95 He mumbled his way through.
I’m 100% natural and proud 💪🏽
Me too girlfriend let me shake my shimmy lolol😁😁😁
Natural sisters unite! I could never ever have cosmetic surgery! Even if I don't like certain features of myself sometimes, they're what make me me, and anything else wouldn't be right. It's my individuality.
Yes me too girlfriend
Me too!
Easy to brag about when you're naturally pretty. This comment just makes you look like a dick.
Repeat this everyday to yourself:
Love myself
Love yourself
You're an intellectual
BTS vibes
@@ijennamirabelosuji Yeah💜
I don't get the whole lip injection thing. I have naturally large lips, and I was bullied badly for it as a child. Now the same girls who bullied me are complimenting me for my lips (which I'm not complaining about lol) and getting lip injections.
Can yall make more “shady” episodes please!! This is my favorite thing on youtube!
The girl at the end looked the same as she was in the photo though......???
STANK BREATH Body dysmofia?
That’s the sad part. She actually said she only smoothed her skin with a filter but still she wants to change her looks. How do you change to what you see if you already have it?
body dysmorphia. she needs a shrink and to get off social media.
right? she was like “i wanna look like this in real life” but she does...???
your'e no better than the people in this video... It all revolves around a form of HATE...
I can easily go without social media/my phone and have idk how & why people my age are so obsessed with Instagram it gets boring after awhile. I'm 16 btw.
Same here.
Same
sameeee
Exactly
The sad thing is that most people don't realize that there is no such thing as an ideal shape / size for facial features (eyes, lips, nose etc). It all depends on the natural features that you have. Some people who have naturally thin lips, for instance, actually look better with their natural thin lips than having them plumped up. Big lips aren't for everyone, it can make some people's face look unnatural & disproportionate.
Celestial exactly!!!
And the fake ones look fake, like most fake boobs.
Like Kylie
In 200 years, they will look back at this and *laugh* ..... because in 200 years, we'll be injecting filler into our brains 😂😂😂
Rembrandt 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
🤣
no we will
be robots
I love this series lol
same
Shady, please do a video on Korean plastic surgery!
Good grief... that girl was dreadful to listen to. So vapid sounding
Amanda Titus which one??
glad i’m not the only one
Alexis Burton the blonde with the short hair, not the host, she’s cool