Men in finance, have you invested in any cosmetic procedures for work?

Guys of WSO, have you ever invested in either invasive or non-invasive cosmetic procedures to give you more confidence at work? Or to combat looking tired? (E.g. botox, fillers, hair transplants, microneedling...) And did it help?

Working on an article on this topic,  would love to chat to anyone who has made this type of investment in their appearance for their career.

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Invisalign, I suppose, but that wasn't explicitly for work. 

IMO if you are relatively in shape, well-groomed, and wear clothes that actually fit you're already ahead of 95% of people out there. This only gets amplified the older you get too. 

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Few years ago. Made a noticeable difference (assuming you just need a bit of tooth straightening and not a full on redo of your mouth) and you can put the whitening gel in the trays for extra impact. 

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Topical Finasteride/Minoxidil has been extremely helpful for hair loss, started before any bad hair loss began and has worked like a charm 

 
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Topical Finasteride/Minoxidil has been extremely helpful for hair loss, started before any bad hair loss began and has worked like a charm 

Yeah I just started on Fin / Min, but didn't do it for my career, only for the girls. 

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Topical Finasteride/Minoxidil has been extremely helpful for hair loss, started before any bad hair loss began and has worked like a charm 

Yeah I just started on Fin / Min, but didn't do it for my career, only for the girls. 

Do you mean women or girls?

 

No but I do use natural products in an effort to maintain good hair and skin.  Retinol has worked great for the skin.  I am convinced that using retinol has led to much greater facial hair growth.  I was not able to grow that much facial hair until I started using it. I could probably grow a full on beard if I wanted do it. I am not opposed to cosmetic procedures but I do not really need it.  I would love to get rid of the lines on my forehead, which I have had since being a teenager.  This issue is more of a genetic defect and not really related to aging

 

Hair - anything without 50 chemicals and listed ingredients you know

Skin - I use curology but you could use any form of some cleanser, good moisturizer, and serums (depending on your goals). Sunscreen i hear is quite important as well 

Face - pretty anti procedure (e.g., botox, fillers, any structural changes), but i did get some minor microblading 

Body - eat well and exercise 3+ times a week. this is the most "simple" but hardest to execute day-to-day 

Clothes - quite literally whatever fits you well 

Miscl - vitamins, enough water, sleep to the extent possible, delete or limit doom scrolling 

if you can do the above, you're probably somewhere in the 95-99 percentile 

 

Invisalign plus skincare routine. I used to do minoxidil/finasteride, but stopped minoxidil due to pets. I didn’t like finasteride (side effects). Went natural instead. I’ll shave from time to time.

Stay in shape - shave - dress decently goes a long way.

No pain no game.
 

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Need something for dark circles/ bags under eyes if anyone’s got any recommendations it’d be greatly appreciated

Sleep. 

Ice. 

Staying hydrated. 

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