A distorted concept of beauty has taken hold among young women | Letter

How sad and shocking to read Georgina Lawton’s article about young women getting Botox and fillers in their twenties (Vampire facials, under-eye fillers, ‘prejuvenation’: how did cosmetic adjustments become so extreme?, May 6). There are so many better things to spend your hard-earned money on: holidays, theatre, saving for a down payment, contributing to a pension, donating to charity – the list is endless.

Those of us in second wave feminism can hardly believe the extent to which the frivolous and unnecessary beauty industry has spread into every aspect of women’s bodies – nail braces, eyebrow braces, eyelash braces, intimate waxing – even before we get to unnecessary treatments. surgery.

There aren’t enough trained doctors, we’re told, and yet there seems to be no shortage of plastic surgeons coming up with this idea by altering the bodies of young women. Very young girls seem to think it’s normal to have puffy lips, stuck eyebrows, and exaggerated false eyelashes with thick pancake makeup. How did all this happen? The damage to the planet that these industries cause is also very concerning.
Michelle Mansel
Dinas Powys, Vale of Glamorgan