Girl, 17, reveals she was left looking ‘like a pufferfish’ after illegally being given lip fillers by a beautician with ‘bad reviews’ (who was the only person willing to do it!)
A teenager was left looking like a ‘blowfish’ with ‘wonky’ lips after getting underage lip filler from a beautician she found on Facebook.
Evie-Grace Keeler’s injections burst a blood vessel in her lips, causing them to swell and turn purple for a fortnight.
The 17-year-old, from near Middlesbrough, admitted the beautician had ‘a lot of bad reviews’ but went ahead with the Ā£65 procedure because no-one else was willing to ‘do it while she was underage’.
Ms. Keeler says her lips swelled almost immediately afterwards and continued to grow in size for another two days.
Evie-Grace Keeler, 17, from Liverton Mines in Middlesbrough, pictured before she had fillers, found a beautician on Facebook who would do her fillers. She claims the beautician knew she was underage
The health and social care student was embarrassed to leave the house and drink through a straw because she could not close her mouth properly.
Ms Keeler, who turns 18 in February and says she has seen the same beautician before, claims she looked as if she had ‘taken a punch in a fight’.
She said it took a fortnight for the bruises to go away and said her lips are still uneven six months later and she has to use lipstick to cover up the botched job.
ā(When I first saw them) they were huge and swollen,ā Miss Keeler said. ‘They were immediately bruised and quite painful.
‘I was very scared. I thought I had to go to A&E. She told me she had burst a blood vessel in my lips.
Ms Keeler was left with swollen lips and purple spots after getting lip filler for the second time. The swelling lasted for two weeks and prevented her from closing her mouth properly
āWhen I got home, I looked at my lips and they were bright purple. They continued to grow for about two days and then stayed at this size for two weeks before finally starting to shrink.
‘I couldn’t close my mouth properly and had to drink with a straw next to my mouth.’
She added: ‘I avoided going out as much as possible because I felt quite ashamed. I was afraid I might be stuck with this for life.
‘My lips looked like I had just been in a fight and been punched in the mouth. They were so bruised and purple.
‘My friends couldn’t believe how big they were. They said I looked like a blowfish.
‘I couldn’t close my mouth properly and had to drink with a straw next to my mouth.’
The esthetician had FaceTimed her when she got home from the appointment and told her to take antihistamines to reduce the swelling, but this didn’t help
She claims the beautician knew she was underage and paid the ‘promotional price’ of Ā£65 for the treatment in May this year – almost a quarter of the usual price.
Facial and lip fillers, or dermal fillers, are injections of collagen or hyaluronic acid into areas such as the lips and cheeks to add volume or reduce wrinkles.
The effects of the procedure last for up to 18 months.
Under the Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021, it is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to be injected with fillers for cosmetic purposes, or for anyone to plan or arrange to do so, regardless of parental consent. . Anyone caught breaking the law can face an unlimited fine.
In rare cases, the filler can enter the blood vessels in the face that connect to the retinal artery, which supplies blood to the retina at the back of the eye. This can lead to permanent blindness.
Tissue death can also occur if the filler is accidentally injected into a blood vessel, interrupting the blood supply and causing the tissue to die and eventually fall away.
Ms Keeler said it took a fortnight for the bruising to go away and said her lips are still uneven six months later and she had to use lipstick to cover up the botched job.
Mrs Keeler said: ‘The first time I had them done I had 1.1ml and the second time it was the same. The first time I had no bruises or anything like that.
‘I had read a lot of bad reviews about her online, but because I was underage, she was the only person I could find who could do my lips for me, so I just went back.
‘The appointment was just at her house and she knew she was doing practices for minors. She knew I was seventeen.ā
Ms Keeler claims the woman who injected her lips told her she was fully qualified after completing a one-day course.
She said the esthetician Facetimed her when she got home from the appointment and told her to take antihistamines to reduce the swelling, but this didn’t help.
Mrs Keeler’s mother, Lisa Keeler (pictured right), warned her not to undergo the treatment and has warned other parents not to let their children do it
The teenager has not filed a formal complaint with the woman or the police, but says since she suffered from her nasty reaction she will never have lip fillers done again.
She is now warning others about the dangers of lip correction on minors, telling people to thoroughly check the person’s qualifications before getting injections.
Mrs Keeler said: ‘I’m not going to have them done again after this. This scared me.
‘I would tell people to wait until they are 18 before getting their lips done and find out who they are getting their lips done by and what their qualifications are.’
Miss Keeler’s mother, Lisa, said she did not approve of her continuing with the treatment.
She said: ‘She still has a bump on her bottom lip from where they were done, even though they have dissolved a lot since then.
“I would tell parents not to let their children do this because it can affect them for the rest of their lives.”
To prevent someone from getting filler, the NHS advises people to check the person applying the fillers on a register to show that he or she meets a standard of training, skills and insurance.
It contributes to avoiding those who have only completed a short course and booking a consultation before having the fillers.