Overview
- London aesthetics clinician Dr. Zayn posted a now-deleted video dissecting Sivan’s face, calling him “older looking,” suggesting he was experiencing “twink death,” and proposing fillers to “re-twinkify” him.
- Sivan addressed the clip in an inaugural Substack essay, initially titled “fuck this guy” and later retitled “feeling a bit uggo (ugly),” where he described long-standing body image struggles at age 30.
- He wrote that the critique pushed him to research under-eye fat transfer and baby Botox, noting a quoted $3,000 consultation for fat transfer and concerns about risk and outcomes.
- Sivan updated the post to say Dr. Zayn removed the video and sent a private apology, adding that he holds no hard feelings and has not decided whether to pursue any procedures.
- Coverage places the episode in a broader trend of social-media aesthetics content and backlash, with algorithmic feeds surfacing procedure videos and ads, and past precedents like the Natalia Dyer case cited as context.