London cosmetic surgeon sorry for picking apart singer Troye Sivan's looks on TikTok
A cosmetic doctor who came under fire for a video ripping apart pop star Troye Sivan's appearance says he's feels sorry
for upsetting him, but will continue to post. Following an appearance at a recent function in Australia, London-based Dr Zayn Khalid Majeed released a two-minute clip drawing attention to the 30-year-old's problem
areas. Fans slammed the unsolicited
advice, and the singer himself wrote an essay describing how the video sparked long-standing insecurities of his body. Majeed says he will attempt to have a more positive influence with his videos after deleting the video and contacting Sivan to apologize.
Many consider Sivan, who started as a youth, to be a poster child for the twink
style. The term refers to younger, slim gay men with a boyish appearance, and Sivan's image appears prominently in Google results and Wikipedia's definition page. Majeed said Sivan appeared to be showing signs of twink death
in the video, which contrasted studio photos of the singer with a recent snapshot from a red carpet interview. The cosmetic surgeon, who has more than 250,000 followers on social media, pointed to several problem areas
such as shadows and volume loss
in the singer's face. He then imagined a scenario where Sivan was his patient and outlined a number of cosmetic improvements
he might opt for, such as skin boosters and dermal filler.
People on social media and followers of Sivan slammed Majeed's unsolicited
instruction on how to retwinkify
himself The singer himself became involved, blogging on Substack about how the video had raised his eyebrows and pushed him to consider cosmetic surgery.
he wrote.I've struggled with my body image for a good deal of my life,
Newsbeat reached out to Majeeed, who said Sivan's responseWhat good is money and modern medicine if not to address all of these flaws that this random finds. plastic surgeon told me I have?
was extremely raw and vulnerable.I felt terrible and it was never my intention to make him feel like this," the author says.
Majeed's YouTube and Instagram videos were taken from his TikTok and Instagram pages, but Sivan later posted on his blog that there were
see how it came across. Majeed says he started creating content tono bad feelings from [his] side. The doctor admits he can
educate and informpeople, but he began to talk about celebrities because viewers seemed to be interested in it.
he says. However, when reflecting on Sivan's case, he says he does not want to contribute to theI make five chatty educational videos for every one celebrity video I make,
negative beauty requirementsthat people face.
You may not realize the consequences that you can have. Majeed has confirmed that he will continue to make videos that examine celebrity faces because he believes there is a demand for them.I have a voice and I need to shape conversations for the better, where we're more body positive and accepting ageing as a natural process.
he says.It's important to denystify surgeries that celebrities have and educate patients,
'It's mind-boggling'
Samantha Rizzo, a skin-positivity
content designer based in New York, claims she can see a benefit to posts that seek to showcase
cosmetic work or give more details.
she tells Newsbeat.I love it if you're using your referrals and they consent to your use before, during, and after photos,
consuming.I feel a little icky when they're just taking the celebrity's picture. Just because they're popular doesn't mean you have the right to pick them apart. Since watching videos online, Rizzo, 26, had botox injected into her jaw in the hopes of relieving pain and migraines. However, she was left with limited facial mobility, and she regrets doing it. In hindsight, she believes her insecurities were influenced by the material she was
she says.The things you see can skew your image of yourself so much that it compels your hand for a decision like this,
It's mind-boggling. Keelin Moncrief, an Irish-born social media celebrity, has expressed her doubt about the availability of reports on various conditions and the impact it may have on young people. According to Newsbeat, the mother-of-one acknowledges that some designers may wish to be
transparentabout any of their projects, but that could be detrimental to the treatment's promotion.
she says.People can't make up or fill in the gaps of what they're not seeing behind the scenes,
People believe that this is a simple process.Moncrieff, 28, also says that being online brings unwanted remarks about your appearance - something she has encountered.
she recalls.I remember I made a remark once that my hands were terribly wrinkly,
She's made her mind up when it comes to surgical reforms.That's something that hasn't even crossed my mind.
she says.I could get this done, I could get it done, and I could do this,
Correction": Dr Zayn Khalid Majeed was previously described as a plastic surgeon in the headline and first paragraph of this story. It has been updated to reflect that he is licensed as a doctor rather than a surgeon with the General Medical Council. Listen live on Newsbeatlive at 12:45 and 17:45 a week - or listen back.I would find that disturbing. I don't want to uphold those standards.
