For better or worse, conventional skincare is moving towards more intense and immediately effective treatments.

Although, we are not talking about any surgeries with extreme altercations.

Why tweakments will become mainstream

“Tweakments” are becoming increasingly popular for more reasons than one.

Lips being injected with needle

According to theEvening Standard, google searches for “aesthetic tweakments” skyrocketed by 50% post-pandemic.

Fearing unreasonably inflated lips or frozen facial expressions, tweakments are a much more gentle approach to skin refinement.

What tweakments options are out there and the risks of this trend?

woman getting facial treatment

Tweakments refers to several different treatments.

Some of these are more invasive than others.

Cara Fonteyne discloses toBustlethat the amount of pain and recovery time differ depending on how substantial the work is.

Woman examining her skin in mirror

And while tweakments are offering solutions for anti-aging, they could be creating problems for self-esteem.

In addition, not everyone can afford these procedures, which could visibly intensify socio-economic divides.

Tweakments could also impact you on an individual level.

If the desire for a tweakment comes from deep-rooted issues with confidence, the procedure could make matters worse.