26-year-old Ireland Baldwin revealed that she recently underwent a FaceTite procedure, or a โmini facelift,โ with her cousin 29-year-old-cousin Alaia Baldwin. Some say this revelation speaks to a larger trendโyounger patients undergoing facial plastic surgery. And they are not happy about it.
Since the post, the 26-year-old has received backlash claiming that she is โtoo youngโ to be getting procedures. In response, she said, โIโm not underage. Iโm a consenting adult who made this choice, and I couldnโt be happier.โ
In response to the backlash about her being open about plastic surgery, she posted a video on TikTok, saying, โYou have to pick one. Either youโre going to get mad at people who arenโt open and transparent about the work theyโve had done to themselves. Or youโre going to get mad at people for getting work done to themselves. You donโt have both.โ
Baldwin went on to talk about how she would have been criticized for not sharing that she had undergone a treatment, and that she felt she needed to be transparent to the young girls who follow her. Plus, she has a history of using social media to share about her experiences with anxiety and eating disorders. She explained, โI choose to be as open and transparent about these kind of things because I donโt want to be misleading.โ
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