Mother left with giant duck lips after filler op
>
A woman claims she looked like a duck and feared her lips would fall off if they doubled in size after an allergic reaction.
Sophie Heaslip, 25, from Brentford, Greater London, went last week to have the filler in her upper lip dissolve when clumps had formed, with the intention of filling them back up in the near future.
But as soon as the £100 procedure was over, Sophie said her lips were bulging and their color ‘went away’.
When she returned home an hour later, the mother of one claimed a black blister was developing on the right side of her mouth next to smaller bumps.
Front: Sophie Heaslip, 25, pictured before her allergic reaction. She now says she will never get her lips done again
After: Sophie was left with a black blister on her lip after an allergic reaction to the filler
The 25-year-old frantically sent photos to her practitioner hoping for advice, but claims she didn’t hear anything until the next morning and was simply told to “keep an eye on it.”
Over the next few days, the full-time mother’s lips swelled further, making her look “like a duck.”
Sophie said, “I went to a practitioner I had been to before when I last had my lips done.
“I had lumps in my lips from the previous filler I had. She didn’t do a patch test or anything, but she did say people could have an allergic reaction.
‘I thought ‘I’m not allergic to anything, it’ll be fine’. She gave me some antihistamines to take with water afterwards.
“She put the solvent in and I felt the sting right away, it was that bad.
‘The procedure only took ten minutes because I only wanted my upper lip to dissolve – I was happy with how my lower lip looked.
“Then she showed me my lips in the mirror and they were so swollen. All the colors were gone on my lips.
‘I thought ‘oh god, I’m definitely allergic’. She said, “It’s fine, just take the antihistamines and tomorrow it’ll all be gone.”
Previously: Sophie has had lip filler before – but this time the £100 procedure went awry and she looked like a duck
Sophie was left with swollen and bruised lips after treatment designed to make people’s lips look bigger
Ugly Duckling: Sophie said she looked like a duck, while others compared her to actress Leslie Ash
The woman who performed the treatment told Sophie the blister (pictured) would fade and reportedly didn’t do much else to help
The 25-year-old suffered an allergic reaction to filler solvent that was meant to make her lips look big and supposedly attractive
The procedure prevented Sophie from eating properly. She had to drink through a straw and said her lips tingled
But when she got home, Sophie noticed a black blister had formed on her upper lip.
She said, “An hour later there was a blister on my lip and it was pulsating, it was black.
“I messaged the woman who did my lips and sent her pictures, but she didn’t get back to me until the next morning.
“I kept worrying, ‘oh god, is my lip going to fall off?’
“You hear all those horror stories, so I thought ‘oh god, that’s me.’ I wondered if I should go to the ER.
When she came back she said ‘the blisters are normal, it can happen, although I’ve never seen it’.
“I thought it couldn’t be so normal if you’ve never seen it.
“She told me to keep an eye on it, which I did when it got worse.
“I’m not going back to this woman for treatments. I’d had my lips done on her before, so I thought she knew what she was doing. Obviously not.’
As a result of the allergic reaction, Sophie has been left with ‘scabby’ blisters that make her feel like she’s been punched in the face.
Sophie said, “My lips look like they’ve gotten bigger and all the filler has moved up to my nose, so I looked like a duck.
“My dad actually sent me a picture of Leslie Ash.
“They’re just dads who are dads. I get his sense of humor, but if someone else had said that to me I was like “oh god!”
“They’re still not back to normal. The blisters have burst and they are all scabby now. They are still very sore and swollen so I can’t eat properly.
“I just drank things through straws.”
After using antibiotic cream on her lip, Sophie claims her lip is getting better, but says the experience keeps her from getting her lips redone.
And she’s now sharing pictures of her lips online to warn others of the risks of the procedure and encourage others to leave their lips “as is.”
She said: ‘My friend gave me an antibiotic cream which I think has helped. I think if I hadn’t, they would have gotten much worse.
“My lips just feel bruised, like I’ve been punched in the face. When I talk, I feel how painful they are. They still feel tingly.
“I will continue to apply day and night creams. I don’t impose anything else on them, I’m too scared.
“I’d say it’s about 40 percent better now. The gray spot looks more like a blood blister now.’
Black and bruised: the main blister on Sophie’s lips has turned black – a sign of an allergic reaction
Fish lips or duck lips? Sophie has seen her lips double in size due to the allergic reaction to her lip filler intervention
Ouch: The procedure hurt Sophie, feeling like she was punched in the mouth and having to drink liquids through a straw
The ordeal has kept Sophie from touching her lips again.
Sophie said, “This whole experience has kept me from getting my lips done in the future.
“I thought somehow I was not allergic to anything, but now that this has happened, I’m afraid. Like what am I actually putting in my face?
‘I’ll never get them off again.
“I’m just waiting for the day I wake up and it’s back to normal and the scabs and swelling are gone.
“I want people to think twice before getting their lips done. Lip fillers are going out of fashion right now, so a lot of people are letting them dissolve.
“I just want to warn people not to take the risk, people should leave them as they are.”