Last year, Connor paid £800 for 6ml of dermal filler to be injected into his chin, jawline and cheekbones. He is 23. “I was paying for it in monthly instalments because I couldn’t afford it all at once,” he recalls. Connor’s choice to get dermal filler was a solution to his long-held insecurity about the shape of his face. “Since I was around 15 or 16, I’ve always wanted to have a more defined face. I would use apps like Facetune when I was younger to edit my face to see what it would look like.”
After he was injected, Connor’s self-esteem was boosted in an instant. “My jawline was sharper, my chin was more square and my cheekbones were more enhanced. I was feeling so insecure in that period before the treatment. I just wanted something to improve my confidence.”
