Even during COVID-19’s stay-at-home measures, spas and clinics are offering Botox and fillers at a reduced rate to influencers — and some are taking the riskier route of doing it themselves
of herself using the Hyaluron Pen, an instrument previously used as an injection tool for diabetics that is now being marketed as a “needle-free” alternative to lip injections. While popular on Instagram, the pen was the subject of an advisory from the Canadian Department of Public Health late last year, which
that “needle-free dermal filler devices used for cosmetic skin treatments are not authorized in Canada and may pose health risks.”more posts in private Facebook groups of people asking questions about DIY procedures. “I’m seeing a lot of people post, ‘Come out of quarantine, look 10 years younger’ on Instagram,” she says.
For those who lack access to a personal aesthetician, want to practice social distancing, and are wary of risky at-home treatments, they have few options other than to wait until spas and clinics open their doors again back in their areas. Indeed, many filler devotees are eagerly awaiting this day, posting memes on Instagram comparing themselves to Sharpeis while in lockdown Botox-free.
But even as many actors and influencers in lockdown have taken to social media to post photos of themselves looking virtually untouched , some are starting to feel the pressure of life without needles. “ I’m just having that anxiety of I need to get botox for my jaw or my face. Depending on how long lockdown lasts, I’m almost willing to watch a video and see how [DIY-ers] do it,” says Marcus. “If quarantine lasted a lot longer then I might, but I’m not that desperate yet.” Popular on Rolling Stone
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