Well, hello, hello, guys. You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K, Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon, and it's time for a podcast.

It's my 20-21 recap.

Today I'm going to talk about all the things for 2021, the things I hated, the things I loved,

and predictions for 2022.

It's that time of year to sum things up.

So what are some top seven things I hated about 2021 in aesthetics in general?

Number one probably on my list is Russian lips.

What are Russian lips?

This is a lip treatment using hyaluronic acid fillers, heightening the central part of the lip

and creating this outer pouty aversion.

I like that.

In reality, what you're seeing is doctoring of images and photos.

So you see an immediate after result when people post Russian lips.

You see lips that have been perforated at the vermillion border repeatedly, which may not be the best thing to do for lips,

and that often causes filler migration.

We also see shadowing and contouring with lip liner to create that feeling that the lips are pulling off the page.

And it's just really not possible to replicate very nicely in real life.

You can't get those stuck on Brat's

doll lips as easily as you think. And I think that getting this heart-shaped lip similar to

Russian doll is totally unrealistic, not that achievable. And unfortunately, a lot of women have it

as their lip goal due to social media images, which as we know can be filtered

and can be distorted. Number two thing I hated about 2021 was mask acne, maskney. So many more

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