I almost died after complications from lip reduction made my mouth swell DOUBLE its size
A Russian influencer has revealed how she almost died from complications after having a lip reduction that made her mouth double the size.
Cartier Bugatti, 22, from Samara in the Volga region, nearly died of complications following the procedure with a beautician, Russian media reported.
The mother of a child with a lot of ink, whose real name is Kristina Vishnivetskaya, had started to have her oversized lips reduced, but things soon went wrong.
According to Kristina, her lips and cheeks swelled more than twice their normal size after she had an allergic reaction to the medication she was given.
According to reports, the influencer was given Longidaza – an immunomodulatory drug with anti-inflammatory properties.
Cartier Bugatti, 22, from Samara in the Volga region, looked like she had been stung by a bee after suffering an allergic reaction during her lip reduction job
The mother of a child almost died of complications after the procedure at a cosmetologist (photo)
After undergoing the reaction, she was taken to hospital by ambulance.
Kristina, who has 117,000 Instagram followers, says the medics’ quick actions helped prevent her from developing a serious case of Quincke’s edema.
In some cases, Quincke’s edema — sudden swelling under the skin — can cause the throat to swell, leading to difficulty breathing.
The influencer, who also has more than 17,000 Telegram subscribers, is now out of danger, but was kept in hospital for observation for several days after the scare.
The Moscow-based social media star said at the time: “Of course they won’t let me die here, and that’s the most important thing.”
Kristina, who went for the procedure after lumps formed in her lips, revealed she had no idea she was allergic to Longidaza.
The mother of a child with a lot of ink, whose real name is Kristina Vishnivetskaya, had started to have her oversized lips reduced, but things soon went wrong
The influencer, who also has more than 17,000 Telegram subscribers, is now out of danger, but was kept in hospital for observation for several days after the scare
She told her online followers, “Sure, if I had known about the allergy, I would have continued to live without doing anything, I think.”
The beautician she visited was not authorized to perform lip reductions.
The influencer has since been released from the hospital and is now back home with her husband and son.