How to avoid celebrity ‘pillow face’: A beautician reveals the filler phenomenon that makes people look unrecognizable

A beautician has shed some light on the so-called “pillow face” that celebrities have that makes them look bloated.

Filler does not dissolve but can migrate, which is why some celebrities may experience this phenomenon, which is not only caused by cosmetic adjustments gone wrong, but by too much filler moving under the skin.

It’s the opposite of the narrow Ozempic face; instead, a person’s cheeks and lips may look extremely exaggerated, puffy, and unnatural.

“We now have an explanation for the pillow face phenomenon, which is that the filler doesn’t dissolve or metabolize over time,” the aesthetician said. Jayme B. she announced to her followers in a now viral TikTok video with more than 3,500 comments.

Instead of simply dissolving naturally, the filler “migrates or spreads to other areas of the face and continues to cause tissue expansion,” he warned.

Jayme said that “people who have a habit of getting fillers regularly” end up with puffier faces, which makes sense since there’s more of the gel-like substance in their body.

She showed recent photos of Madonna and Chrissy Teigen, who surprised their fans with their new appearances.

The photos of Madonna were from her appearance at the Grammys, an event that sparked furious speculation about plastic surgery among stunned viewers.

At the time of the awards show in February, viewers flooded social media with confused comments, with one person writing: “To me Madonna doesn’t look exactly like Madonna.

Another said:Madonna should stop having plastic surgery and accept the aging process. At this point, she is almost unrecognizable.

Weeks later, Madonna responded to the social media storm with a tongue-in-cheek post.

“Look how cute I look now that the swelling from the surgery has gone down. LOL,” she wrote alongside a photo of herself relaxing in ripped jeans and a “Spiritually Hungry” hat.

Meanwhile, Chrissy received similar comments after an Instagram beauty account accused her of ruining her face with fillers last summer.

Commenters at the time said: “She used to be beautiful. Not sure why she destroyed her face like that,” while another added: “Why do these celebrities want puffy cheeks?”

But the mother of four wasn’t afraid to fight back. Chrissy stopped her by replying: “No bad intentions? But to say this could be your face if you do it wrong? You’re shit. I gained weight.”

In September 2021, Chrissy revealed on her Instagram Stories that she underwent buccal fat removal surgery, a procedure to remove fat from her cheeks and define her jawline.

In her video, Jayme further explained that while she hasn’t worked in a medical spa in almost three years, she always knew there was a chance the filler would leak to other areas of her face, and in fact, “it almost seems like a guarantee.”

She believes “the dialogue about how long it lasts” has changed, because before people were assured that filler would last between six and 12 months, but now it seemed to be even longer.

Jayme asked other injectors if the protocol was now to do a round of solvent before placing more filler and what people were telling their patients about how long the treatment would take.

“What is your opinion on filler outside the lips interfering with your lymphatic system?” she asked, pointing to her cheekbones.

She also questioned whether it was a dying trend, to which one person in her comments section said it was because it “becomes semi-permanent” so there’s no need for regular maintenance.

“I’ve never been so happy to not have had filler,” another commenter responded after learning about the pillow face effect, while someone else said they were excited to be “too poor for this stuff.”

One person mentioned that MRIs show that the filler can spread, which made them realize that “they I never want to touch the filling.

Another warned: “Solvent doesn’t always work” and can also cause extreme allergic reactions.

Many people in the comments shared that their filler didn’t dissolve after a year.

One person explained that she only got filler once almost three years ago and still sees it, and another said she had a procedure done on her lips in 2021 and they are still full.

“I lost two friends because of filler. They didn’t pass or anything, I just couldn’t watch them again. It’s so sad,” one commenter joked.

According to a New York City plastic surgeon Dr. Amiya Presad website, the ‘pillow face’ appearance occurs when ‘The filler migrates and creates a pasty appearance, resulting in cheeks that look “large and disproportionate.”

However, not everyone thought it was due to migration of the filler.

Some believed it was simply because people were getting too much filler, as one wrote: “That’s not filler migration, that’s overfilling. The filler migration is irregular and moves to a different location.”

One person summed it up by saying, “Short answer: Different rheologies, techniques, anatomies, and metabolisms all play unique roles with regards to migration, longevity, and results. For me, my use of fillers has increased, but there are better products out there now.”

One injection expert explained: “The problem with fillers is that they are used on people who don’t need them. For people who have lost volume, they are very effective. I still have a lot of clients who use fillers, but I don’t use them if they’re not necessary.”

Some people thought fillers were gone forever. One said: “I’ve heard that fillers are on the way out. Apparently, treatments like microneedling and specialized facials are all the rage.”

The only dermal filler that is not absorbed by the body and approved by the FDA It is made from polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) beads suspended in a solution containing bovine collagen.