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A mother says she had “sausage lips” so bad from a numbing lotion she took before receiving lip fillers that her friend puked upon seeing her.
Christina Burton, 29, thinks her lips swelled “out of control” because of the cream she used before to the £75 at-home surgery.
She was afraid for her life when she dialed 999 hours later, gasping for air as her throat closed over. Ms. Burton, from Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, was admitted to the hospital for the night after receiving a combination of medications and an oxygen supply.
Her friends and family believed she had applied a humorous Snapchat filter when she shared the startling images with them.
“It could have killed me, who would explain that to my kids?” said Ms. Burton, who had had lip fillers around five times in the two years before.
“I refuse to get fillers ever again.” I’m afraid, yet I’ve been tempted to finish them again. “I went to make the reservation but ended up canceling because I don’t want to go through that again.”
It’s not worth it, therefore I just can’t. Ms. Burton immediately realized something wasn’t right when she received dermal fillers in the convenience of her own home.
According to reports, Ms. Burton proceeded to inject the 1 ml filler after the beautician reassured her that swelling was typical.
“I knew something wasn’t right as soon as they put the cream on,” Ms. Burton said. My lips felt like they were immediately swelling up and tingling. It does feel bloated when numbing cream is applied because it is numb.
“That time, I just felt like something wasn’t right; I was in pain, which I never am normally, and my lips were swelling right away.”
When the beautician departed after the treatment, Ms. Burton started to worry that her symptoms were growing worse.
“I noticed they were swollen when I looked in the mirror, and I started having trouble swallowing because my throat was numb,” she added.
I looked like a duck gone wrong, and they looked like sausages on my face. My lips continued to swell and became more uncomfortable. The agony was so intense that I felt like my lips were about to burst.
“I tried taking pain relievers and antihistamines to help with the swelling, and I kept them cool with an ice lolly, but they just got out of control.”
When the swelling left full-time mother Ms. Burton struggling to breathe, she called for an ambulance.
An emergency team rushed to her home four hours after she had the lip filler procedure, gave her a nebulizer, oxygen, and adrenaline.
Ms. Burton received treatment at home for 45 minutes before being sent to Wythenshawe Hospital, where medical professionals administered steroids, anti-inflammatory medications, and antibiotics while keeping an eye on her health all night.
Ms. Burton stated: “They had to give me a cannula and a lot of adrenaline right away because I couldn’t breathe when they arrived at my house.”
That’s when I became afraid. It is fortunate that I did not fall asleep as I had intended to do; I fear that I may not have woken up.
My lips and the flesh between my nose and lips were so swollen that the hospital workers were astounded.
“It felt like they were about to blow up.” It was similar to when something had a pulse of its own.
My lips were so heavy that I was unable to open them. It was horrible. “I’m terrified of hospitals.” It was terrible the last time.
I was in that ward since I was in the same room as my grandmother when she died away. Ms. Burton was given a course of steroids, anti-inflammatory medications, and antibiotics to take home with her when she was released the next evening at 6 p.m.
Friends and relatives laughed when she first posted photos of her face because they assumed she had used a filter.
People were shocked to learn they were genuine, however, and one buddy even puked in amazement.
Everyone assumed it was a Snapchat filter, according to Ms. Burton. I even FaceTimed my cousin, who first chuckled at my duck-like appearance.
It was so awful that I was unable to speak. Ms. Burton is releasing images of her experience because she fears she may have died and wants to alert people to the possible negative effects of dermal fillers.
By posting pictures, she intends to encourage others to do their homework before undergoing invasive cosmetic procedures.
“I hope that by sharing my story, people will realize that anyone can and does experience an allergic reaction,” she added.
“I would advise anyone considering getting a filter to make sure they are working with someone who is fully qualified, has received the appropriate training, is insured, and you know what products they are using.”
Although Ms. Burton thinks her response was brought on by the numbing cream, improper injection of dermal fillers may result in infections and excruciating swelling.
The government announced the start of a campaign to clamp down on botched Botox and filler injections because of the steep increase in complaints in recent years.