Tilly Whitfeld is “reversing the damage” of her cosmetic procedures after getting cheek filler, veneers, breast implants and more
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She underwent her first procedure at age 18 after her dentist recommended veneers when she was only 14
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“Society has an ever-changing version of perfection. I jumped to the next best thing to attempt to like how I looked and hope others would too," Whitfeld tells PEOPLE
A young mom is looking back on her cosmetic procedures.
Tilly Whitfeld, 26, of Sydney, Australia, is opening up about “reversing the damage” of her cosmetic procedures after getting cheek filler, veneers, breast implants and more.
She underwent her first procedure at age 18 after her dentist recommended veneers when she was only 14.
“Society has an ever-changing version of perfection,” Whitfeld, who starred onBig Brotherin 2021, tells PEOPLE. “I jumped to the next best thing to attempt to like how I looked and hope others would too. I went on reality TV very young and was exposed to criticism at 20.”
“Having every piece of your face and body commented on definitely created a deep-rooted insecurity,” she continues.
Whitfeld has been candid about her experience on Instagram, where she has over 137K followers. Shesharedphotos of her procedures on March 29, writing, “Things that I regret doing to my body now that my frontal lobe has developed.”
“Gosh it’s been a wild ride 🤪 thankfully found a partner who screwed my head on and a naturopath who steered me in the right direction,” she captioned the post.
The content creator made asimilar poston May 17 with the caption, “Things I regret doing to my body and face now that I’m someone’s mum.” She added that she will “never stop sharing this message.”
“Let the consequences of my actions be your lesson,” Whitfeld continued.
Both posts have received support from her followers, who have thanked her for her transparency. “Love the openness and honesty,” wrote one, while another said, “You're teaching and touching many.”
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In the first post, Whitfeld said sheregretted her tattooed freckles, lips and eyebrows, as well as her breast implants, cheek filler and veneers. Her second post included additional tattoos and her belly button piercing.
She tells PEOPLE that she started to regret her past choices after her breast implants made her “very ill.”
“This was the turning point. I did research and realized the long- and short-term implications of what I’d done to my body and how it could begin to impact me. I begin to get very sick. I began to remove my tattoos, had filler dissolved and booked my explant,” she says.
Now, Whitfeld is on a mission to reverse more of her procedures.
“Besides fake tan, hair dye and extensions, everything more ‘permanent,' I attempted to remove," she says.
But the process has not been easy. Whitfeld, who welcomed her first son in January, says, “Tattoos take a very long time to laser off, my filler migrated and could probably do with one more session of removal, my veneers are irreversible.”
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As for what she’d like others to take away from her experience, she says, “There are consequences to your actions. Eventually your body will pay in some way or another.”
“Nothing is more beautiful than a body and face that is unique. I know it can be hard, but learn to love yourself first,” Whitfeld adds.
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