My mom's comment about my lip filler made me delete my appointment

I had a consult last week for tear trough filler, I was all set to book it. Then I was talking to my mom on the phone and she said something like "your face is fine, you just need to sleep more." It hit me different because she wasn't saying it to be mean, she was genuinely confused why I'd do it. I realized I've been chasing this idea of looking "refreshed" when really I'm just tired from working freelance til 2am every night. Has anyone else canceled a procedure after a random comment from a family member?

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nora_chen3mo ago

Do you think maybe the tired look we're trying to fix is actually just burnout? Sometimes it's wild how a simple comment can cut through all the noise.

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caseyl183mo ago

Nora, I think you've got it backwards honestly. The tired look isn't burnout itself, it's what burnout does to your face. When you're exhausted, your muscles relax differently, your skin loses its bounce, and you get that flat expression. But fixing the look without fixing the burnout is like putting a bandaid on a leaky pipe. You can mask it with makeup or sleep for a night, but unless you address the real cause, that tired look just keeps coming back.

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