18/06/2026
Just when I think Iโve seen it allโฆ ๐๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ
A medical injector reacts: aesthetic treatment image enhancement apps and services โฏ๏ธ
In this video, Iโm reacting to something I saw shared online showing how a photo retoucher had digitally edited a patientโs lip filler result.
โ Not just slightly adjusted the lighting.โจโ Not just cropped the image.โจ๐ But actually โenhancedโ the treatment outcome, airbrushed the lips, softened the surrounding skin, removed natural texture and changed the patientโs complexion.
โ And Iโm sorry, but this is not okay โ
Before and after images in aesthetics should be honest.
Patients look at these images to understand what may be possible from treatment. If those results have been digitally altered, they are no longer a fair or accurate representation of what was achieved.
โ ๏ธ It creates unrealistic expectations.โจโ ๏ธ It perpetuates impossible beauty standards.โจโ ๏ธ It makes normal skin texture look like something to โfixโ or cover up.
โจAnd it puts medical practitioners in the position of having to explain that the results patients are seeing online are not real, not authentic and not achievable with treatment alone.
As medical injectors, we have a responsibility to be transparent ๐
Good aesthetic medicine is not about chasing edited perfection. It is about safe, ethical, appropriate treatment that respects the individual in front of us.
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Skin has texture.โจโ
Faces have movement.โจโ
Lips have asymmetry.โจโ Humans are not meant to look airbrushed.
We need to have much more honest conversations around before and after imagery in aesthetics, because patients deserve to make decisions based on reality - not retouching.
This is exactly why I will always advocate for transparency, safety and authenticity in this industry ๐๐๐
โ Edited results are not better results.
They are misleading ones โ
Let me know what you think in the comments ๐ฌ๐