A young woman has learned you get what you pay for after she had a severe allergic reaction to lip filler injections that left her looking like a duck.
Emma, from Kentucky, USA, said she had always wanted lip fillers and found a clinic that she could do for half the price.
But hours after getting the injections, her lips were extremely swollen and she shared the hilarious footage of her swollen face in a viral TikTok video.
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Emma, from Kentucky in the US, shared her “traumatic” experience after an allergic reaction to lip fillers that left her looking like a duck and unable to speak
Emma said the experience was the “worst of her life” and extremely painful as she was “scared” of needles.
“It was very traumatizing, but now that me, my boyfriend, my family and friends look back on it, it’s pretty hilarious,” Emma said in a second TikTok video.
“I’ve wanted lip fillers for a long time, but I never got them because I’m afraid of needles, I’m afraid of needles, I don’t want anything to do with it.”
Despite being encouraged by her boyfriend, family and friends not to have the procedure done, Emma said she was “stubborn” and went ahead with it anyway.
She found a clinic near her that charged only $348 per injection, although Emma says they usually charge more than double that.
Emma went to a clinic that offered regular-priced lip fillers and said it was the “most painful experience of her life.” Two hours later, her lips and face were severely swollen
“I should have known about the jump because I called three different places and they were all between $700 and $800,” she said.
“I didn’t want to pay it, so I called them and it was $400 plus a $60 deposit or something, and that’s why I went there.”
When she came in for the procedure, Emma had a numbing cream around her lips for 30 minutes, which she said she didn’t respond to.
“After they removed the numbing cream, they started giving me injections. I asked them for half a syringe because it was my first article, I didn’t want a full syringe, but they ended up giving me a full syringe,” said Emma.
She explained that the injection contained something called Restylane, a type of lidocaine, a general anesthetic that her lips ended up reacting to.
“They pulled through, it was the worst pain of my entire life – I never want it again just for that reason and the swelling,” Emma said.
“After I got it, it was fine, I loved her, and a few hours later it started to swell.”
Emma said her lips “felt like they were going to explode” and she couldn’t even speak because they were so big.
She was then woken from a nap by her “panicked” boyfriend, who urged Emma to go to hospital, but she didn’t want to for fear of having to get more needles.
“I called them and they said it was normal and nothing to worry about,” Emma recalls.
Emma called the hospital and was told to take Benadryl, a common antihistamine and sedative, and the swelling went down after a few days.
“I called the hospital but didn’t go because I’m stubborn, I didn’t want to stick more needles.”
Hospital staff told her to take Benadryl, a common antihistamine and sedative, and the swelling went down after a few days.
“Make sure when you go get them that you’re not allergic to lidocaine or something, or the same thing will happen to you,” Emma finally warned.
Emma’s clips have been viewed more than 5.4 million times and thousands of comments were shocked, while others found the ordeal hilarious.
“Here’s the sign for everyone to just embrace your natural beauty,” laughs one woman.
“I couldn’t stop laughing at the side profile,” wrote another.
“The fact that you misspelled Restylane is an immediate red flag. I’m sorry this happened to you,” a third commented.
“Okay, that’s my clue not to get it. Because everyone tells me no and I still wanted to discuss getting it done,” said a fourth.
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Crystal Leahy is an author and health journalist who writes for The Fashion Vibes. With a background in health and wellness, Crystal has a passion for helping people live their best lives through healthy habits and lifestyles.
