Cosmetic surgery doctor sorry for upsetting singer

The plastic surgeon who faced backlash for a video ripping apart pop star Troye Sivan’s appearance said he “felt bad” for upsetting the singer but would continue to post.

London-based Dr Zayn Khalid Majeed posted a two-minute clip highlighting the 30-year-old’s “problem” areas after attending a recent event in Australia.

Fans criticized the “unsolicited” advice, and the singer responded with an article explaining how the video triggered long-standing insecurities about her body.

Since contacting Sivan to delete the video and apologize, Majeed told BBC Newsbeat that he would try to make a more positive impact with his content.

Sivan, who started his career as a teenager, is seen by many as the poster child for his “twink” appearance.

The term refers to younger, slim gay men with a boyish appearance, and Sivan’s image appears prominently in Google results and on Wikipedia’s definition page.

In the video, which compared studio footage of the singer with recent footage from his red carpet interview, Majeed said Sivan showed signs of “gay death”.

The cosmetic doctor, who has more than 250,000 followers across the platforms, pointed out several “problem areas” on the singer’s face, such as shadows and “loss of volume.”

She then imagined a scenario in which Sivan was her patient and listed various cosmetic “enhancements” she could opt for, including skin enhancers and dermal fillers.

People on social media and Sivan fans criticized Majeed’s “unsolicited” advice on ways to “reconsider” himself.

Later, the singer himself also got involved. publish on blogging platform Substack She explained how the video increased her insecurities and pushed her to consider plastic surgery.

“I’ve struggled with my body image for most of my life, as I’m sure most people do too,” she wrote. “This is random…what good is money and modern medicine if what the plastic surgeon told me wasn’t to fix all these flaws?”

Newsbeat reached out to Majeeed, who said Sivan’s response was “incredibly rude and vulnerable.”

“I felt terrible and it was never my intention to make him feel that way, so I reached out to him directly to apologize,” she says.

Majeed deleted the videos from his TikTok and Instagram accounts, and Sivan later updated his blog to say there were “no hard feelings.” [his] side”.

The doctor admits that he “could see it coming.”

Majeed says he started creating content to “educate and inform” people, but started talking about celebrities because audiences seemed to enjoy it.

“For every celebrity video I shoot, I create five educational tutorials,” he says.

But considering Sivan’s situation, she says she doesn’t want to contribute to the “negative beauty standards” people face.

“I have a voice and I need to use it to shape conversations for the better, where we view our bodies more positively and accept aging as a natural process,” she says. “Sometimes you don’t realize the impact you can have.”

But Majeed says he will continue to make videos analyzing celebrities’ faces because he believes there is interest in them.

“It is important to demystify celebrity surgeries and educate patients,” he says.

Samantha Rizzo, a “skin positivity” content creator based in New York, says she can see the benefit of posts that aim to “show off” cosmetic work or provide more information.

“I appreciate if you use your clients and they allow before, during and after photos,” he told Newsbeat. “I feel a little gross taking pictures of celebrities.

“Just because they’re famous doesn’t mean you have the right to single them out.”

Rizzo, 26, had Botox injected into her chin in the hope it would relieve pain and migraines after watching a video online. However, he says that this condition restricts his facial movements and he regrets doing this.

Looking back, she believes her insecurities were shaped by the content she “consumed.”

“The things you can see can distort your perception of yourself so much that it can force such a decision out of your hand,” he says. “It’s mind-boggling.”

Irish-born social media personality Keelin Moncrieff says she has concerns about the availability of information on various procedures and its impact on young people.

The mother-of-one told Newsbeat that she understands some creators may try to be “transparent” about any work they do, but suggested this risks becoming a treatment-endorsing move.

“People can’t make up for or fill in the gaps for what they can’t see behind the scenes,” he says. “People think it’s an easy process.”

Moncrieff, 28, also says being online leads to unwanted comments about your appearance, something she has experienced herself.

“I remember one time I got a comment saying my hands were really wrinkled,” he recalls. “This is something I never even thought about.”

But when it came to surgical changes, his mind was made up.

“I often look in the mirror and think: ‘Oh, I can achieve this, I can achieve this,’” he says.

“I find that offensive. I don’t want to live up to those standards.”

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