More and more women, particularly white women, are concerned about R.B.F or “resting-bitch face.” RBF can make some women seem less approachable or as if they are angry even if they are not. So to get rid of RBF, women are turning to plastic surgeons.
“This is actually a common request from patients — I get several each week,” double board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. David Shafer, medical director of Shafer Plastic Surgery & Laser Center, told The New York Post.
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To get rid of RBF, doctors inject fillers into the face and sometimes use Botox, according to medical experts. It’s a relatively fast procedure, just between 10 to 20 minutes. There is a wide range in costs, with the price ranging anywhere from $500 to $5,000, depending on the doctor and on the number of shots. The procedure can on average last up to two years.
There are a few side effects, such as some bruising and swelling near the mouth and lips.
Plastic surgeon Dr. Melissa Doft said women are doing it to have a more “pleasant look.”
“People gravitate to women who they perceive as happy,” she said. The procedure helps “make [patients] look less sad,” she said.
Doft injects fillers into her clients’ marionette lines, which run from the lip’s corners to the jawline, as well as underneath their lips.
“The needles contain hyaluronic acid dermal fillers such as Juvéderm Vollure, which combines with water and expands into a gel that helps replace lost volume, replace lost volume contour the soft tissue and support the lips,” The NY Post reported.
