Is today a holiday or not? This particular President’s Day is an odd one, because although there’s no mail or banking, my son is in school. My inbox is experiencing a significantly lower level of traffic but it seems at least a few people are actually working—myself included (kind of). To keep it light on this maybe-holiday, let’s talk about the treatments and procedures The Aesthetic Society says are going to be at the top of our lists for 2020…
1. “Baby” Botox
I like my grown-up Botox very much, thank you—but a relatively new off-label use is getting a lot of attention. “Baby” Botox involves smaller doses that are strategically placed to smooth fine lines and wrinkles without making your face look frozen. If you’re on the younger side, this technique may help prevent wrinkling—but if you’ve been using Botox for a while, you may be left longing for less muscle movement after treatment.
2. Generation Z will get more “done”
When my babysitter (who’s in her early 20s) told me she got Botox, I almost fell on the floor. It’s not my place to judge how she spends her hard-earned cash, but it does make me think this whole social media thing is partly responsible for young women thinking they need to keep up with the Kardashians. As a reference point for her age, she didn’t know what stirrup pants were—even when they were on my body at that moment. And now that I think about it, she was probably an actual baby the first time I got Botox.
3. The Daddy-Do-Over
Brace yourself ladies, because your husband may want to play the plastic surgery card—which means he gets time off from his already lighter load of parental responsibilities. From lipo on his abdomen and chest (perhaps followed with Emsculpt so he can have the six-pack he’s always wanted) to finally saying goodbye to those man-boobs, more men than ever are expected to turn to plastic surgery to improve their dad-bods.
4. The facelift is back
The Aesthetic Society points out that many patients are realizing that their usual injectable treatments just aren’t cutting it anymore—and many women are getting facelifts as early as their mid-to-late 40s. Shit.
5. More non-invasive options
As if we didn’t have a hard enough time keeping up with all the downtime-free ways to resurface our skin, melt fat and tone muscle, 2020 is sure to give us even more to add to our aesthetic wish lists. I better get back to work because I’m going to need to increase my personal-care budget.
