Brielle Biermann warns of under-eye filler consequences
The 28-year-old reality TV star had the procedure done at the age of 18 but when she decided to reverse it, her doctor Terry Dubrow warned her that there could be unsightly consequences.
Speaking on Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind, she said: "I hope nobody else gets under-eye filler. It's so dangerous and it's not worth all the recovery I had to go through to get back to here.
"I was definitely scared to reverse my under-eye filler. I saw the photo that Dr. Dubrow showed me that could potentially happen and it ended up happening. It was really rough. I was beside myself because it looked horrible. I looked way older than I was.
'I must have had eight to 10 procedures to get me back to where I am now. I had to inject my own blood to produce collagen under my eyes two different times, a month apart. I had to do radio frequency lasers twice. I had to do micro needling, make it less puffy, dissolve mor filler that I didn't even know was there. It all just migrated."
However, the former Real Housewives of Atlanta star is thrilled with the results.
She said: "My skin is tighter. I feel more youthful, more beautiful, more confident than ever before."
Meanwhile, Brielle admitted she felt comfortable getting cosmetic treatments because her mom Kim Zolciak, 47, always made them seem 'normal'.
She said: I was always going with her to her doctor's appointments.
"I feel like she was mostly getting every laser you could think of to remain youthful. Then, every month, I'm like, 'I need to go get my lips done.' Filler became, like, going and getting a Diet Coke. The under eye filler just became an insecurity that I didn't even know I really had.
"My mom was always going to get Botox and lip filler. Watching my mom go through this kinda just made it seem normal
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- The Advertiser
The entitlement of the rich leaves the rest of us in the drink
This is a sample of The Echidna newsletter sent out each weekday morning. To sign up for FREE, go to The marvellous journalist Tina Brown has a very telling story in her latest column on Substack. Very shortly after the attacks on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, she and hyper-rich, former media mogul and current convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein managed to get into the still-smoking ruins of Ground Zero, she as a journalist, he as a voyeur. "He was itching for the inside track, as if it was a VIP area at a U2 concert. 'Get us in,' he commanded Matt Hiltzik, his comms guru and fixer, who could have secured an all-access pass to Kim Jong Un's private compound in 20 minutes, if that was Harvey's demand. "It was raining, so the dust stuck to our feet as we tramped past the ghostly figures of ash-covered first responders and gazed up at the anguished, twisted metal that was once the Twin Towers. It was here, in this epic site of tragedy and loss, that I heard Harvey yell at his Afghan driver, 'Assan! Get me a Diet Coke!' It arrived, of course, but was deemed 'not cold enough'." Tina Brown's observation is: "Everyday asshole behavior becomes a badge of power." Forgive the crudity and the American spelling - but I think she has a point. Not all rich people behave badly, but there is an unattractive sense of entitlement among many of them. Where once the rich behaving badly seemed disgraceful, now it seems a badge of pride. Think of Jeff Bezos' disgusting wedding, which, to my mind, showed a contempt for ordinary people through its flaunting of gross wealth. Maybe I'm just being a snob but wealth now seems more showy and vulgar. Trump's golden toilets might be symbols of our time. The Australian psychologist Martina Luongo wrote (citing an article in an American academic journal): "The research highlights that people with more money tend to have an increased sense of self-importance and inflated self-esteem. They often feel that they are entitled to more positive experiences than others, which can lead to feelings of superiority and grandiosity." It's true that we in Australia don't have the shocking examples of moneyed entitlement evident in the United States - no Weinstein, Epstein, or, let's face it, Trump. But, all the same, we do have entitlement - that sense that the rich are entitled to jump the queues that the little people must stay in. Or not dirty their hands too much. Billionaire eco-warrior and private jet traveller Mike Cannon-Brookes recently told more than a hundred staff they were surplus to requirements, according to the Australian Financial Review and The Australian. He did so, they said, over a video message. "The progressive billionaire couldn't even set aside some time for a Zoom, or organise a town hall," the Financial Review reported. "He delivered the bad news dead-eyed, then screen-to-black, followed by employees locked-out of their laptops." Mr Cannon-Brookes did nothing illegal. And he's no doubt a very busy man - but what signal does that "dead-eyed" message send about his concern for the mere minions in his company? The chasm between the rich and the rest of us is widening. A study done at the University of NSW found that "the gap between those with the most and those with the least has blown out over the past two decades, with the average wealth of the highest 20 per cent growing at four times the rate of the lowest 20 per cent". There was a time when people with serious money still seemed to believe they were part of the general community. It still felt like they were in the same boat as the rest of us - maybe in a cabin on an upper deck rather than steerage, but at least in the same boat. That is no longer true. We live in a world where wealth seems untrammelled, a world of flaunted money; private schools; private hospitals; private jets; gated communities; special access; special treatment in the Qantas Chairman's Lounge. Where will it all end? Whatever became of Australia's famed egalitarianism? HAVE YOUR SAY: Send your thoughts to echidna@ SHARE THE LOVE: If you enjoy The Echidna, forward it to a friend so they can sign up, too. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: - News Corp's revenue rose by 2 per cent to US$8.5 billion (A$13.1 billion), despite fading income from its news media. - Australian music legend Col Joye, famous for his hit single Bye Bye Baby, has died aged 89. 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YOU SAID IT: I opined, slightly tongue in cheek I thought, that the voting age should be raised, Many of you agreed. But Christopher did not: "Calling it the 'cult of youth' tells us all we need to know about your biases. This Echidna is not the Echidna I like to read each morning - middle-aged drivel." I should say that I dream of being middle-aged. Andrea (68) also disagreed, though with less anger: "My partner (73) and I would prefer to lower the voting age - in our experience, most young people are thoughtful and caring and concerned for their future - while at the same time introducing an age cap on voting, say 70 or 75." Others agreed with me. Brian went a step further, suggesting a test: "There should be some form of exam to show that a person understands the fundamentals of what they're voting for." Lynette said: "I wouldn't have wanted my children or grandchildren to vote at 16. They think they know everything about life but know very little. Twenty-one is a better age." Deb felt: "Lower the voting age? Sounds like the only answer that the many scared, weak and shallow politicians have to try to protect themselves from the scrutiny of an ageing and much wiser population." John said: "Let them grow up first, we, when younger were a little fast to judge everything. Some maturity solves these problems and common sense fights back. So NO to younger age voting." I should say, finally, that I have some sympathy with Christopher's view. "The point of democracy (like a jury) is that it gathers the views of all to get a better collective decision - and worthwhile differing perspectives come from all groups, young and old, male and female, black and white, poor and rich." This is a sample of The Echidna newsletter sent out each weekday morning. To sign up for FREE, go to The marvellous journalist Tina Brown has a very telling story in her latest column on Substack. Very shortly after the attacks on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, she and hyper-rich, former media mogul and current convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein managed to get into the still-smoking ruins of Ground Zero, she as a journalist, he as a voyeur. "He was itching for the inside track, as if it was a VIP area at a U2 concert. 'Get us in,' he commanded Matt Hiltzik, his comms guru and fixer, who could have secured an all-access pass to Kim Jong Un's private compound in 20 minutes, if that was Harvey's demand. "It was raining, so the dust stuck to our feet as we tramped past the ghostly figures of ash-covered first responders and gazed up at the anguished, twisted metal that was once the Twin Towers. It was here, in this epic site of tragedy and loss, that I heard Harvey yell at his Afghan driver, 'Assan! Get me a Diet Coke!' It arrived, of course, but was deemed 'not cold enough'." Tina Brown's observation is: "Everyday asshole behavior becomes a badge of power." Forgive the crudity and the American spelling - but I think she has a point. Not all rich people behave badly, but there is an unattractive sense of entitlement among many of them. Where once the rich behaving badly seemed disgraceful, now it seems a badge of pride. Think of Jeff Bezos' disgusting wedding, which, to my mind, showed a contempt for ordinary people through its flaunting of gross wealth. Maybe I'm just being a snob but wealth now seems more showy and vulgar. Trump's golden toilets might be symbols of our time. The Australian psychologist Martina Luongo wrote (citing an article in an American academic journal): "The research highlights that people with more money tend to have an increased sense of self-importance and inflated self-esteem. They often feel that they are entitled to more positive experiences than others, which can lead to feelings of superiority and grandiosity." It's true that we in Australia don't have the shocking examples of moneyed entitlement evident in the United States - no Weinstein, Epstein, or, let's face it, Trump. But, all the same, we do have entitlement - that sense that the rich are entitled to jump the queues that the little people must stay in. Or not dirty their hands too much. Billionaire eco-warrior and private jet traveller Mike Cannon-Brookes recently told more than a hundred staff they were surplus to requirements, according to the Australian Financial Review and The Australian. He did so, they said, over a video message. "The progressive billionaire couldn't even set aside some time for a Zoom, or organise a town hall," the Financial Review reported. "He delivered the bad news dead-eyed, then screen-to-black, followed by employees locked-out of their laptops." Mr Cannon-Brookes did nothing illegal. And he's no doubt a very busy man - but what signal does that "dead-eyed" message send about his concern for the mere minions in his company? The chasm between the rich and the rest of us is widening. A study done at the University of NSW found that "the gap between those with the most and those with the least has blown out over the past two decades, with the average wealth of the highest 20 per cent growing at four times the rate of the lowest 20 per cent". There was a time when people with serious money still seemed to believe they were part of the general community. It still felt like they were in the same boat as the rest of us - maybe in a cabin on an upper deck rather than steerage, but at least in the same boat. That is no longer true. We live in a world where wealth seems untrammelled, a world of flaunted money; private schools; private hospitals; private jets; gated communities; special access; special treatment in the Qantas Chairman's Lounge. Where will it all end? Whatever became of Australia's famed egalitarianism? HAVE YOUR SAY: Send your thoughts to echidna@ SHARE THE LOVE: If you enjoy The Echidna, forward it to a friend so they can sign up, too. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: - News Corp's revenue rose by 2 per cent to US$8.5 billion (A$13.1 billion), despite fading income from its news media. - Australian music legend Col Joye, famous for his hit single Bye Bye Baby, has died aged 89. The ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, whose career spanned almost 67 years, was the first homegrown rock and roll singer to have a number one record Australia-wide. - A woman charged with selling Friends star Matthew Perry the dose of ketamine that killed him is headed for a September trial. THEY SAID IT: "Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very difficult to understand. They think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we are because we had to discover the compensations and refuges of life for ourselves. Even when they enter deep into our world or sink below us, they still think that they are better than we are. They are different." - F. Scott Fitzgerald. YOU SAID IT: I opined, slightly tongue in cheek I thought, that the voting age should be raised, Many of you agreed. But Christopher did not: "Calling it the 'cult of youth' tells us all we need to know about your biases. This Echidna is not the Echidna I like to read each morning - middle-aged drivel." I should say that I dream of being middle-aged. Andrea (68) also disagreed, though with less anger: "My partner (73) and I would prefer to lower the voting age - in our experience, most young people are thoughtful and caring and concerned for their future - while at the same time introducing an age cap on voting, say 70 or 75." Others agreed with me. Brian went a step further, suggesting a test: "There should be some form of exam to show that a person understands the fundamentals of what they're voting for." Lynette said: "I wouldn't have wanted my children or grandchildren to vote at 16. They think they know everything about life but know very little. Twenty-one is a better age." Deb felt: "Lower the voting age? Sounds like the only answer that the many scared, weak and shallow politicians have to try to protect themselves from the scrutiny of an ageing and much wiser population." John said: "Let them grow up first, we, when younger were a little fast to judge everything. Some maturity solves these problems and common sense fights back. So NO to younger age voting." I should say, finally, that I have some sympathy with Christopher's view. "The point of democracy (like a jury) is that it gathers the views of all to get a better collective decision - and worthwhile differing perspectives come from all groups, young and old, male and female, black and white, poor and rich." This is a sample of The Echidna newsletter sent out each weekday morning. To sign up for FREE, go to The marvellous journalist Tina Brown has a very telling story in her latest column on Substack. Very shortly after the attacks on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, she and hyper-rich, former media mogul and current convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein managed to get into the still-smoking ruins of Ground Zero, she as a journalist, he as a voyeur. "He was itching for the inside track, as if it was a VIP area at a U2 concert. 'Get us in,' he commanded Matt Hiltzik, his comms guru and fixer, who could have secured an all-access pass to Kim Jong Un's private compound in 20 minutes, if that was Harvey's demand. "It was raining, so the dust stuck to our feet as we tramped past the ghostly figures of ash-covered first responders and gazed up at the anguished, twisted metal that was once the Twin Towers. It was here, in this epic site of tragedy and loss, that I heard Harvey yell at his Afghan driver, 'Assan! Get me a Diet Coke!' It arrived, of course, but was deemed 'not cold enough'." Tina Brown's observation is: "Everyday asshole behavior becomes a badge of power." Forgive the crudity and the American spelling - but I think she has a point. Not all rich people behave badly, but there is an unattractive sense of entitlement among many of them. Where once the rich behaving badly seemed disgraceful, now it seems a badge of pride. Think of Jeff Bezos' disgusting wedding, which, to my mind, showed a contempt for ordinary people through its flaunting of gross wealth. Maybe I'm just being a snob but wealth now seems more showy and vulgar. Trump's golden toilets might be symbols of our time. The Australian psychologist Martina Luongo wrote (citing an article in an American academic journal): "The research highlights that people with more money tend to have an increased sense of self-importance and inflated self-esteem. They often feel that they are entitled to more positive experiences than others, which can lead to feelings of superiority and grandiosity." It's true that we in Australia don't have the shocking examples of moneyed entitlement evident in the United States - no Weinstein, Epstein, or, let's face it, Trump. But, all the same, we do have entitlement - that sense that the rich are entitled to jump the queues that the little people must stay in. Or not dirty their hands too much. Billionaire eco-warrior and private jet traveller Mike Cannon-Brookes recently told more than a hundred staff they were surplus to requirements, according to the Australian Financial Review and The Australian. He did so, they said, over a video message. "The progressive billionaire couldn't even set aside some time for a Zoom, or organise a town hall," the Financial Review reported. "He delivered the bad news dead-eyed, then screen-to-black, followed by employees locked-out of their laptops." Mr Cannon-Brookes did nothing illegal. And he's no doubt a very busy man - but what signal does that "dead-eyed" message send about his concern for the mere minions in his company? The chasm between the rich and the rest of us is widening. A study done at the University of NSW found that "the gap between those with the most and those with the least has blown out over the past two decades, with the average wealth of the highest 20 per cent growing at four times the rate of the lowest 20 per cent". There was a time when people with serious money still seemed to believe they were part of the general community. It still felt like they were in the same boat as the rest of us - maybe in a cabin on an upper deck rather than steerage, but at least in the same boat. That is no longer true. We live in a world where wealth seems untrammelled, a world of flaunted money; private schools; private hospitals; private jets; gated communities; special access; special treatment in the Qantas Chairman's Lounge. Where will it all end? Whatever became of Australia's famed egalitarianism? HAVE YOUR SAY: Send your thoughts to echidna@ SHARE THE LOVE: If you enjoy The Echidna, forward it to a friend so they can sign up, too. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: - News Corp's revenue rose by 2 per cent to US$8.5 billion (A$13.1 billion), despite fading income from its news media. - Australian music legend Col Joye, famous for his hit single Bye Bye Baby, has died aged 89. The ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, whose career spanned almost 67 years, was the first homegrown rock and roll singer to have a number one record Australia-wide. - A woman charged with selling Friends star Matthew Perry the dose of ketamine that killed him is headed for a September trial. THEY SAID IT: "Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very difficult to understand. They think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we are because we had to discover the compensations and refuges of life for ourselves. Even when they enter deep into our world or sink below us, they still think that they are better than we are. They are different." - F. Scott Fitzgerald. YOU SAID IT: I opined, slightly tongue in cheek I thought, that the voting age should be raised, Many of you agreed. But Christopher did not: "Calling it the 'cult of youth' tells us all we need to know about your biases. This Echidna is not the Echidna I like to read each morning - middle-aged drivel." I should say that I dream of being middle-aged. Andrea (68) also disagreed, though with less anger: "My partner (73) and I would prefer to lower the voting age - in our experience, most young people are thoughtful and caring and concerned for their future - while at the same time introducing an age cap on voting, say 70 or 75." Others agreed with me. Brian went a step further, suggesting a test: "There should be some form of exam to show that a person understands the fundamentals of what they're voting for." Lynette said: "I wouldn't have wanted my children or grandchildren to vote at 16. They think they know everything about life but know very little. Twenty-one is a better age." Deb felt: "Lower the voting age? Sounds like the only answer that the many scared, weak and shallow politicians have to try to protect themselves from the scrutiny of an ageing and much wiser population." John said: "Let them grow up first, we, when younger were a little fast to judge everything. Some maturity solves these problems and common sense fights back. So NO to younger age voting." I should say, finally, that I have some sympathy with Christopher's view. "The point of democracy (like a jury) is that it gathers the views of all to get a better collective decision - and worthwhile differing perspectives come from all groups, young and old, male and female, black and white, poor and rich." This is a sample of The Echidna newsletter sent out each weekday morning. To sign up for FREE, go to The marvellous journalist Tina Brown has a very telling story in her latest column on Substack. Very shortly after the attacks on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, she and hyper-rich, former media mogul and current convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein managed to get into the still-smoking ruins of Ground Zero, she as a journalist, he as a voyeur. "He was itching for the inside track, as if it was a VIP area at a U2 concert. 'Get us in,' he commanded Matt Hiltzik, his comms guru and fixer, who could have secured an all-access pass to Kim Jong Un's private compound in 20 minutes, if that was Harvey's demand. "It was raining, so the dust stuck to our feet as we tramped past the ghostly figures of ash-covered first responders and gazed up at the anguished, twisted metal that was once the Twin Towers. It was here, in this epic site of tragedy and loss, that I heard Harvey yell at his Afghan driver, 'Assan! Get me a Diet Coke!' It arrived, of course, but was deemed 'not cold enough'." Tina Brown's observation is: "Everyday asshole behavior becomes a badge of power." Forgive the crudity and the American spelling - but I think she has a point. Not all rich people behave badly, but there is an unattractive sense of entitlement among many of them. Where once the rich behaving badly seemed disgraceful, now it seems a badge of pride. Think of Jeff Bezos' disgusting wedding, which, to my mind, showed a contempt for ordinary people through its flaunting of gross wealth. Maybe I'm just being a snob but wealth now seems more showy and vulgar. Trump's golden toilets might be symbols of our time. The Australian psychologist Martina Luongo wrote (citing an article in an American academic journal): "The research highlights that people with more money tend to have an increased sense of self-importance and inflated self-esteem. They often feel that they are entitled to more positive experiences than others, which can lead to feelings of superiority and grandiosity." It's true that we in Australia don't have the shocking examples of moneyed entitlement evident in the United States - no Weinstein, Epstein, or, let's face it, Trump. But, all the same, we do have entitlement - that sense that the rich are entitled to jump the queues that the little people must stay in. Or not dirty their hands too much. Billionaire eco-warrior and private jet traveller Mike Cannon-Brookes recently told more than a hundred staff they were surplus to requirements, according to the Australian Financial Review and The Australian. He did so, they said, over a video message. "The progressive billionaire couldn't even set aside some time for a Zoom, or organise a town hall," the Financial Review reported. "He delivered the bad news dead-eyed, then screen-to-black, followed by employees locked-out of their laptops." Mr Cannon-Brookes did nothing illegal. And he's no doubt a very busy man - but what signal does that "dead-eyed" message send about his concern for the mere minions in his company? The chasm between the rich and the rest of us is widening. A study done at the University of NSW found that "the gap between those with the most and those with the least has blown out over the past two decades, with the average wealth of the highest 20 per cent growing at four times the rate of the lowest 20 per cent". There was a time when people with serious money still seemed to believe they were part of the general community. It still felt like they were in the same boat as the rest of us - maybe in a cabin on an upper deck rather than steerage, but at least in the same boat. That is no longer true. We live in a world where wealth seems untrammelled, a world of flaunted money; private schools; private hospitals; private jets; gated communities; special access; special treatment in the Qantas Chairman's Lounge. Where will it all end? Whatever became of Australia's famed egalitarianism? HAVE YOUR SAY: Send your thoughts to echidna@ SHARE THE LOVE: If you enjoy The Echidna, forward it to a friend so they can sign up, too. IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: - News Corp's revenue rose by 2 per cent to US$8.5 billion (A$13.1 billion), despite fading income from its news media. - Australian music legend Col Joye, famous for his hit single Bye Bye Baby, has died aged 89. The ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, whose career spanned almost 67 years, was the first homegrown rock and roll singer to have a number one record Australia-wide. - A woman charged with selling Friends star Matthew Perry the dose of ketamine that killed him is headed for a September trial. THEY SAID IT: "Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me. They possess and enjoy early, and it does something to them, makes them soft where we are hard, and cynical where we are trustful, in a way that, unless you were born rich, it is very difficult to understand. They think, deep in their hearts, that they are better than we are because we had to discover the compensations and refuges of life for ourselves. Even when they enter deep into our world or sink below us, they still think that they are better than we are. They are different." - F. Scott Fitzgerald. YOU SAID IT: I opined, slightly tongue in cheek I thought, that the voting age should be raised, Many of you agreed. But Christopher did not: "Calling it the 'cult of youth' tells us all we need to know about your biases. This Echidna is not the Echidna I like to read each morning - middle-aged drivel." I should say that I dream of being middle-aged. Andrea (68) also disagreed, though with less anger: "My partner (73) and I would prefer to lower the voting age - in our experience, most young people are thoughtful and caring and concerned for their future - while at the same time introducing an age cap on voting, say 70 or 75." Others agreed with me. Brian went a step further, suggesting a test: "There should be some form of exam to show that a person understands the fundamentals of what they're voting for." Lynette said: "I wouldn't have wanted my children or grandchildren to vote at 16. They think they know everything about life but know very little. Twenty-one is a better age." Deb felt: "Lower the voting age? Sounds like the only answer that the many scared, weak and shallow politicians have to try to protect themselves from the scrutiny of an ageing and much wiser population." John said: "Let them grow up first, we, when younger were a little fast to judge everything. Some maturity solves these problems and common sense fights back. So NO to younger age voting." I should say, finally, that I have some sympathy with Christopher's view. "The point of democracy (like a jury) is that it gathers the views of all to get a better collective decision - and worthwhile differing perspectives come from all groups, young and old, male and female, black and white, poor and rich."
Perth Now
31-07-2025
- Perth Now
Brielle Biermann warns of under-eye filler consequences
Brielle Biermann has warned of the consequences of under-eye filler. The 28-year-old reality TV star had the procedure done at the age of 18 but when she decided to reverse it, her doctor Terry Dubrow warned her that there could be unsightly consequences. Speaking on Botched Presents: Plastic Surgery Rewind, she said: "I hope nobody else gets under-eye filler. It's so dangerous and it's not worth all the recovery I had to go through to get back to here. "I was definitely scared to reverse my under-eye filler. I saw the photo that Dr. Dubrow showed me that could potentially happen and it ended up happening. It was really rough. I was beside myself because it looked horrible. I looked way older than I was. 'I must have had eight to 10 procedures to get me back to where I am now. I had to inject my own blood to produce collagen under my eyes two different times, a month apart. I had to do radio frequency lasers twice. I had to do micro needling, make it less puffy, dissolve mor filler that I didn't even know was there. It all just migrated." However, the former Real Housewives of Atlanta star is thrilled with the results. She said: "My skin is tighter. I feel more youthful, more beautiful, more confident than ever before." Meanwhile, Brielle admitted she felt comfortable getting cosmetic treatments because her mom Kim Zolciak, 47, always made them seem 'normal'. She said: I was always going with her to her doctor's appointments. "I feel like she was mostly getting every laser you could think of to remain youthful. Then, every month, I'm like, 'I need to go get my lips done.' Filler became, like, going and getting a Diet Coke. The under eye filler just became an insecurity that I didn't even know I really had. "My mom was always going to get Botox and lip filler. Watching my mom go through this kinda just made it seem normal
