Celebrity plastic surgeon warns twentysomethings to avoid overdoing facial fillers and says it can make them look ‘too mature’ for their age: ‘They don’t need anymore volume!’
Renowned plastic surgeon Dr. Sachin Shridharani has encouraged youngsters to be cautious when it comes to facial fillers.
Speak with The face with Alex Pike podcast this week, the New York-based surgeon opened up about the “overuse” of fillers by people in their early 20s.
Alex, 46, a celebrity cosmetic injector himself, agreed with the doctor on the issue of ‘filler fatigue’ and ‘fillorexia’ in patients.
“I think there’s definitely an element where a lot of people in this industry are starting to look the same,” Sachin said bluntly.
Dr. Shridharani, who trained at the prestigious Johns Hopkins Hospital, added that the trend of young patients becoming overcrowded is “concerning.”
Plastic surgeon Dr Sachin Shridharani has revealed why young people should stay away from facial fillers as they can make them look old. (Alex Pike and Dr. Shridharani pictured together)
“It’s a bit strange, all the cheekbones are too high, all the lips are too full, they have given up their own natural beauty,” he added.
Dr. Shridharani said he had no problem saying ‘no’ to patients when necessary, and stressed the importance of maintaining a good reputation in the industry when it comes to treating people.
“Why are we injecting these patients in their 20s who no longer need volume? It’s concerning,” he explained.
“I don’t take full faces that are already statuesque and throw another two or three ml into their cheekbones just to make a patient happy.”
Alex, one of Australia’s best-known celebrity injectors, and Dr Shridharani spoke about ‘filler fatigue’ and the overuse of fillers in young people on Alex’s podcast The Face with Alex Pike
“It’s a bit strange, all the cheekbones are too high, all the lips are too full, they have given up their own natural beauty,” the doctor said. (Pictured with Alex Pike)
Dr. Shridharani admitted that too much filler can make a patient look “weird” and become a “caricature” of themselves.
‘It ages the face. It makes it look a little too grown up in some ways,” he explained.
He went on to say that a youthful face is one with “volume restored,” which provides the best overall outcome for patients.
It comes after Married At First Sight star Liam Cooper said he deeply regretted getting fat injections in his face.
In an emotional Instagram post, the 32-year-old said he was suffering from body image issues due to the procedure, which he had done a year ago.
“At the time I was told that fat injections were like fillers,” he admitted.
It comes after Married At First Sight star Liam Cooper (pictured) said he deeply regretted getting fat injections in his face
“Well, let me tell you something, I hardly regret things in my life, but this is one that I REALLY regret, and when I say “very much,” I mean that if I take the time could turn back, I would!’ he continued.
‘As a result, I now have body image issues and sometimes hate the way my face looks now. I hate it so much, I hate looking at myself in pictures.”
Liam went on to say that he now avoids taking photos and is afraid to even upload videos to his Instagram Stories.
“I’m working on undoing this now and I can’t wait!” he added.
Alex Pike, a famous celebrity injector and influencer from Melbourne, who rose to fame after dating AFL legend Nathan Buckley. (Pictured in 2022)
The 46-year-old recently found love again with Manhattan-based plastic surgeon Dr. Sachin Shridharani. (Pictured together)
Melbourne celebrity injector Alex Pike launched her own aesthetics podcast this week with Dr. Shridharani -who is also her friend- as her first guest.
The pair started dating earlier this year and the couple made their relationship public in September during an outing in Noosa.
The Harvard-educated doctor is one of the top names in his field.
The surgery star founded his own clinic LUXURGERY in 2014, which offers many of his own signature procedures, including the Tubeless Tuck.
The popular clinic is located on the famous Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York.
It comes after Alex’s high-profile romance with AFL legend Nathan Buckley, which ended in 2022.
Since the split, Buckley, 51, has moved on with business manager Brodie Ryan, 34.
Alex recently launched her own aesthetic podcast called The Face with Alex Pike