‘Good skin’ has become a status symbol. Something that separates those with the means to afford expensive treatments from the rest of us. Because, unless you lucked out in the gene department, there’s no getting around the fact that flawless skin doesn’t come cheap.
“I have a number of patients that spend between $10-20k each month in the clinic on treatments. And I have had clients spend up to $50k to prepare for a special event.”
– Sydney Cosmetic Doctor
Given the vast sums of money that many women are investing in their skincare, is it fair to equate “great skin” with “bought skin”?No, says Dr Rieder. “Some procedures cost money, but the people who receive them take an active role in their skin journey. They have often lived with skin that they did not find to be a true reflection of their internal state and researched to identify ways to improve it.”
In fact, all the experts I spoke to emphasised that achieving ‘good skin’ requires considerable dedication in-clinic and at home.
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BY CAROLINE ZIELINSKI
Read more about how perfect skin became a status symbol at PRIMER.
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