Expensive injections of Botox or hyaluronic acid are very popular among people under 35. Fake doctors offer them at a knockdown price with, sometimes, dramatic consequences, such as necrosis, gangrene, even septicemia. Aleksandr Rybalko – stock.adobe.com
SURVEY – On social networks, influencers and filters make people under 35 want to give in to the scalpel or the needle. At their own risk.
Liposuction, rhinoplasty, breast augmentation… People under 35 are now the champions of cosmetic surgery. Formerly associated in the collective imagination with people wishing to fight against the signs of aging, these practices are attracting more and more young people. “A scalpel generation is being born”assures Elsa Mari, journalist at Parisian and co-author, with his colleague Ariane Riou, of an edifying book on the subject (Scalpel generation. Investigation into the ravages of cosmetic surgery among young people, JC Lattes). Beyond surgery, it is also and above all aesthetic medicine that is taking off among generations Y and Z, as evidenced by the success of Botox or hyaluronic acid injections.
“For several years now, aesthetic surgery and medicine have had no social boundaries. They have penetrated into all walks of life. Before, it was rather reserved for a wealthy class. From now on, the scalpel has become popular…
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