Plastic surgery is on the rise. More and more adults and especially youngpeople want to change their appearance or, in their opinion, improve it. Itmay involve reconstructions, but in many cases it involves cosmeticoperations.
Claudio D’Incal used botox for the first time at the age of 21. And thenhyaluronic acid fillers in the jaw, chin, cheekbones and under the eyes tohave a fresher appearance.
“As a child I had a small bump on my nose. Most people wouldn’t make a bigdeal out of it, but I really wanted that gone,” he says. “Under the guidanceof my parents, I went to a few plastic surgeons. In the end I was 23 years oldand graduated when I made the choice to do a rhinoplasty. That’s my onlyplastic surgery. Everything else is non-invasive, which means I didn’t have togo under the knife for that.”
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Claudio calls himself a perfectionist. “In everything I do, so also inappearance. I’m not doing this out of insecurity or to look like someone.”Claudio used to do modeling and realizes that he already looks good by nature.“But I want to approach perfection, and get the freshest, most beautifulversion of myself.”
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Botox and fillers wear off after a while. “You have to maintain it. But I amhard on myself. Because of my medical education I have a knowledge ofbusiness. Normally you have to treat yourself with botox every 3 months. Butif you use that stuff often at a young age and keep doing it continuously,your muscles can break down and your face will sag. When the treatment hasworked out for me after 3 months, I wait another two months to fullyreactivate the muscle. I know that this way I will not be faced withunpleasant surprises later on. I can see it on my face when it has worn off,but I hardly think the outside world.”
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In the broadcast you can hear Claudio say that all the interventions havealready cost him an apartment in Antwerp South. “How exaggerated. But Iestimate an amount between 10,000 and 20,000 euros. Or a beautiful Mini Cooperwith numerous options. (laughs)”
Claudio emphasizes that he is not afraid of getting older. “I even like itwhen men have gray hair. I just don’t want to grow old ugly. At any age I wantto have a decent, well-groomed appearance. People can see that I have beentinkered with, as long as they say that it was done well.”
molecular affairs
Claudio studied biomedical sciences. Which has nothing to do with botox andfillers. “I know everything about molecular issues in humans and I do researchon children with developmental disabilities and birth defects. But within thatprogram there are also courses such as dermatology with guest lectures orcompany visits. Which allowed me to get to know those aesthetics from a morescientific point of view. By delving into this in my spare time, I got to knowsome great dermatologists, and that’s how the ball started rolling. I knewfrom the start that I was in an environment with people who take theirprofession seriously. With them I don’t run the risk of my face ending upsomewhere on my neck, so to speak.”
Did Claudio never think about becoming an aesthetic doctor? “Yes, but in thebeginning of my studies it was strongly promoted to mainly cure people. Youwere urged to specialize in cardiovascular disease or cancer research. Therewas never any discussion of aesthetic matters. I think that’s more the casenow. If I could choose now, I would have chosen such a study.”
Strangely enough, Claudio regularly gets comments about his lips. “People areconvinced that I use fillers. While that is not the case there. I am luckythat my family is Italian and we have thicker lips. But then completestrangers suddenly come and say that you can really see it on my lips thathave been edited. That annoys me a bit.”
Dare to Ask, One, Wednesday at 8:40 p.m