Poor Madonna. The 53-year-old star once made headlines for her raunchy dance routines and high-fashion outfits.
But she – and a growing number of women like her – was at the centre of a rather different and more serious debate last week. Or rather, her face was.
At this year’s British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) Annual Scientific Meeting, medics from all over the world met to discuss the problem she appears to have in common with other celebrities, from Kylie to Lulu – ‘pillow face’.
And top of the agenda were the latest cosmetic surgery techniques being used to avoid it.
‘This look is usually the result of too many injectable fillers,’ says BAAPS president and consultant plastic surgeon Fazel Fatah.
Fillers are injections – usually of chemicals that occur naturally in the body, such as hyaluronic acid or collagen.
Madonna has neither confirmed or denied having had cosmetic work, but recent pictures show her to have suspiciously full cheeks for a woman of her age and build.
‘As we age, our skin becomes depleted in the substances that give it elasticity and volume.
Older women, especially if they are slim, will notice a hollowing of the cheeks and around the eyes. These things visibly age the face,’ explains Mr Fatah.
‘Fillers are chemicals that are injected into areas in the face to plump out the skin, restoring a youthful look.
The problem is that patients may be so thrilled with the results they want more and more injections.
At a certain point, the face and lips look puffy and over-stuffed, hence the term pillow face.’
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