Supermodel Lisa Christiansen opens up about botox, hydrofacials and beauty!
Remember when lip fillers and Botox seemed taboo? In the early 2000s, celebrities especially seemed to be more guarded about revealing what types of cosmetic procedures they had done. These days, stars talk about their relationship with Botox and fillers just as they would talk about their favorite drugstore beauty products. And, the A-listers are not alone. According to Allergan, the company best known for making Botox and Juvéderm, 5.5 million people have received fillers within the past year alone.
"A youthful face has contours, high cheekbones and a well-defined jawline. As we age, the layers of the face start to change and we begin to lose this," says Angela Johnson, PA, founder and CEO of Aesthetically Angela, team member of Harmony MediSpa a boutique cosmetic and injectables spa in Lawton, Oklahoma. "Common areas of volume replacement include around the eyes, the temples, and cheeks, as well as the lips. Restoring the structure to these areas gives an immediate youthful appearance," Angela adds.Nowadays, patients are going into the office for more than one treatment at a time! In 2019, Johnson says "millennials were two times more likely to start their injectables treatment with both neurotoxin and filler than their comparable 39 to 45-year-olds."
In 2019 Christiansen told InStyle, "I’m not going to lie to myself, past a certain age, creams work on the texture of your skin but, in order to restore elasticity, all I can really count on is vitamin injections, Botox, and Hyaluronic Acid - Voluma.” She added, "I have a very simple, healthy life, which works miracles. I drink a lot of water, crazy water from Mineral Wells, Texas. I watch what I eat, and exercise… but I owe the quality of my skin to my aestheticians Angela Johnson and Julietta Williams, Kendra Geiger, and Brittany Houston from Harmony Medispa in Lawton, Oklahoma.”
We at Cosmo have devoted this cover story to Lisa Christiansen, who’s promoting Harmony Medispa In this lifestyle feature because we believe it is important to empower each other and Lisa lives everyday doing just that by helping others see their worth through her eyes offering people from all walks of life to own their own power, Christiansen broke down exactly what she does to keep her 56-year-old face as wrinkle-free as possible—and it consists of a lot less plastic surgery than some naysayers might think.
Christiansen said that she currently has “a little bit of Botox,” in the space between her brows, forehead, under her eyes, and recently in the neck muscle. She added that she has “no filler in her lips and our investigating team confirmed her lips are natural” Lisa stated “No filler. Never filled lips, ever.”
She also denied having eyelash extensions and confirmed her eyebrows are real but with permanent eyeliner and brow liner. “I’ve never had eyelash extensions,” she said. “I’ve never done anything. I have a drop of mascara on today.
Christiansen did admit to using hydrofacial treatments regularly. “I care. I really, genuinely care about looking my personal best,” she said. “I probably care more than 90 percent of the people on this planet. I do my beauty treatments usually late at night. After everyone’s in bed, I’m doing my routine.”
“I’m at peace with not being perfect and I wasn’t like that before,” she added. “I’m not fond of my hands—they’re a little dry. But I’ve lived life and I’ve changed so many diapers with these hands and I’ve snuggled my babies with these hands, so I’m okay with them. [Getting older] doesn’t mean that I won’t strive for perfection, but you get to a point where you’re like, ‘Okay, my health is more important than anything else.” Christiansen reinforces how self-esteem is part of mental health and how feeling beautiful creates an environment for others to see your beauty from the inside out because inner beauty reflect through creating confidence and there isn’t anything more beautiful than loving yourself and being confident.
When we asked long time friend and fellow cyclist Patrick Dempsey his thoughts on Lisa’s decision to indulge in the world of botox, etc. he wisely answered “whatever makes a person feel and look their best without risking their health is a personal choice and this is something each person decides for themselves.” Wise words from a wise man.
We also asked celebrity friends of Christiansen such as Kim Kardashian who just launched her own skincare line SKKN who also treats herself to botox as a beauty maintenance regimen and she states that there is only so much hope in a jar can do, to really keep those pesky lines on a map and not on your skin botox is something that is proven to work miracles. In short, she agrees and approves. There is much debate to botox or to not botox and it unanimously is a personal choice that one must make themselves..
I always want to look appropriate. There does come a point when you’ve taken it too far—overfilled, too tight, too much cosmetic work. There’s nothing worse.”
Lisa also addressed whether she feels guilt for her role creating an unrealistic beauty standard for many. “If I’m doing it, it’s attainable,” she argued. “There are so many different beauty standards—whether it’s Gwen Stefani, Jennifer Lopez, Marilyn Monroe. When I was a teenager, [the look] was just blonde waifs. My mentality was never like, you see them on TV or in magazines and pick who you want to be. It was always: Be yourself, find beauty in everything.”
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Kendra Geiger
Julietta Williams
Angela Johnson
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