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Rebecca Fearn

What is ‘pillow face’ and how can you address it? The experts weigh in

Image of a woman examining her skin in the bathroom mirror, in a white frame against a dusky pink watercolour-style background.

As someone who gets subtle fillers in her top lip and chin, I always advocate for aesthetic treatment transparency and zero shame. There is still so much judgement surrounding injectables, which I really resent; at the end of the day, modern feminism means being able to do what you choose with your appearance, as long as it is what you truly want rather than coming from societal pressures or outside influences.

However, as much as I fly the flag for enjoying what the world of injectables can offer, I do acknowledge that a certain phenomenon has been on the rise: something that's been coined "pillow face". Pillow face can result from the injection of too much filler, or filler that has been injected into the wrong areas. This can lead to a feeling of uniformity, where everybody begins to look "the same" and our sense of unique individuality goes out the window.

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