Home Health A mother-of-two ‘addicted’ to facial fillers was left ‘deformed’ after her lips swelled into a beak and began to rot

A mother-of-two ‘addicted’ to facial fillers was left ‘deformed’ after her lips swelled into a beak and began to rot

0 comments
Nicole McManus had 1ml of filler injected into her cheeks and lips before her 30th birthday party in June.

A mother-of-two is warning young women about the dangers of lip fillers, after botched injections left her with a “beak-shaped” mouth and caused her lips to disintegrate.

Nicole McManus, 30, admits she was “addicted” to the procedure, which is designed to add volume and shape to the lips, having undergone it regularly for a decade.

But two weeks after her most recent treatment in June, Ms McManus, from Lancashire, noticed her lips were “swelling up” leaving the stay-at-home mother embarrassed to leave the house.

Desperate, she found another practitioner who was horrified by the state of her face and told her that her lips were necrotic (death of body tissue or cells).

Nicole McManus had 1ml of filler injected into her cheeks and lips before her 30th birthday party in June.

The mother of two had been using filler and anti-wrinkle injections for the past ten years without any problems, but these injections caused her cheeks to swell and eventually her lips.

The mother of two had been using filler and anti-wrinkle injections for the past ten years without any problems, but these injections caused her cheeks to swell and eventually her lips.

Ms McManus has since had all the filler in her lips and cheeks dissolved, but feels the cosmetic procedures have left her “deformed and ruined”.

She said: ‘I just wanted to do it to feel a bit better about myself. Then it became an addiction. I would say I was addicted. You look at yourself and think I’m just going to get a bit more.

‘I had been using this professional for over a year and had no problems until June when everything started to go wrong.

“I wanted to look brighter for my 30th birthday, so I waxed my cheeks and lips, but then they both swelled up a few months later.”

Horrified by her bloated appearance on her birthday, she refused to let anyone take photos of her.

She said: “I didn’t want any photos taken of me. I didn’t take any that day.”

Desperate, she found another practitioner who was horrified by the state of her face and told her that her lips had entered necrosis, the death of body tissue or cells.

Desperate, she found another practitioner who was horrified by the state of her face and told her that her lips had gone into necrosis – the death of body tissue or cells.

Worried about a possible infection, she went back to her doctor, who advised her to go to the hospital, where she was told that part of her cheek would have to be cut away. But two weeks later, her lips were also swollen.

Worried about a possible infection, she went back to her doctor, who advised her to go to the hospital, where she was told that part of her cheek would have to be cut away. But two weeks later, her lips were also swollen.

Noticing the complications, she returned to her doctor, who informed her that the filler had been injected into the wrong part of her lips and cheek, and told her she needed to go to the hospital.

She said: “I went to the Royal Preston Hospital because I was so worried and they thought it was an infection.”

Doctors had to cut off part of his cheek to prevent the infection from spreading further to his face.

She returned home with a course of antibiotics, but soon noticed that the swelling on her lips was getting worse.

“I could barely drink,” she said. “I texted the nurse begging her to help me. She didn’t apologize or care, she didn’t care.”

“I was in a lot of pain. It felt like I had been beaten. My lips were very swollen. I was very embarrassed to leave the house. My upper lip looked like a beak.”

Ms McManus then visited another doctor who told her her lips were starting to “rot” due to an infection.

“She saved my lips. She told me I might have lost them to necrosis (tissue death). My lips were starting to rot away.”

After taking a course of antibiotics, Ms. McManus visited another doctor who told her that her lips were starting to

After taking a course of antibiotics, Ms McManus visited another doctor who told her her lips were starting to “rot” due to an infection.

Mrs. McManus says her lips were left

Ms McManus says her lips were left “deformed” and she regrets having the filler.

Necrosis (the death of body cells or tissue) can occur as a result of many cosmetic treatments, but is most commonly associated with the injection of dermal fillers.

If filler is accidentally injected into a blood vessel, it can cut off the blood and oxygen supply to the tissue, causing it to die and eventually fall off.

A 2019 survey by VICE UK of around 51,000 young people aged between 13 and 24 found that treatments such as lip fillers are becoming more common.

More than half said they considered procedures such as lip fillers to be comparable to getting a haircut or manicure.

Ms McManus says her lips were left “deformed” and she regrets having the filler.

She said: ‘My lips have been left deformed. They are still bruised weeks later. They have made me a mess, I hate talking to people because of the way my lips look. They look horrible.

“Think twice before getting filler. I should have appreciated my natural look. I regret what I did because I ended up with this.”

WHAT SHOULD YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT WHEN GETTING LIP FILLERS?

Lip fillers are usually made from hyaluronic acid, which is a natural substance found in the skin and other body tissues.

Hyaluronic acid injections are generally safe, but may cause redness, swelling, bruising, itching, and tenderness at and around the injection site.

Side effects may affect people differently and should be discussed with a specialist before injections are performed.

If someone has cold sores, this can trigger an outbreak, and injections may not be suitable for people who are at risk of keloid scarring (when scars enlarge and grow out of control).

Lip fillers can become infected when:

1. youCheap, unregulated products are used that cause a reaction with the tissue leading to secondary infection.

2. When treatment is performed in unsanitary conditions, such as in the back of a gym or on a patient’s couch.

3. When there is poor aftercare, for example, using makeup immediately after treatment.

4. Sharing syringes. This is bad practice, but it is common in areas where people want to minimize costs by sharing syringes between patients.

How to get safe lip fillers:

1. Following NHS England advice, make sure your doctor is a registered medical professional.

2. Make sure the treatment is performed in a clean clinical environment, such as a clinic.

3. Verify that your doctor has adequate insurance and experience in the procedure and treating complications.

4. Always make sure you have a follow-up appointment available as part of your treatment.

5. Follow aftercare and make sure you have emergency contacts for your doctor.

Sources: Save Face and NHS

You may also like