The rise of women in their 30s needing facelifts because of fillers

Ashley Stobart was 18 when she first booked in for lip . For more than a decade she regularly had the injections in just about every part of her face. The jabs – medical-grade gels that are injected and sit beneath skin – add volume, creating a plump, pillowy pout and defined cheekbones.

Once the preserve of middle-aged women looking for an anti-ageing fix, the number of teens and twentysomethings opting for them has soared. A survey of 18-to-24-year-olds revealed seven per cent had a cosmetic lip enhancement, while 68 per cent knew someone who had.

Why? Many speculate the trend is driven by stars and celebrities who increasingly admit to, or appear to have had, cosmetic procedures.

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