Mother, 26, who wanted to ditch her ‘ducky pout’ for a natural look feared her lips would ‘burst’ like ‘humongous sausages’ after an allergic reaction to filler dissolver
- Adriana Thomas, from Brisbane, had an allergic reaction to filler dissolver
- She feared her lips would ‘burst’ like ‘humongous sausages’ as they got so large
- The 26-year-old says she has never suffered a reaction to lip filler before
- Adriana joked it left her looking like Fungus from Disney Pixar’s Monsters Inc
A woman feared her lips would ‘burst’ like ‘humongous sausages’ after an allergic reaction to filler dissolver.
Adriana Thomas, from Brisbane, had been getting lip filler once or twice a year for the last seven years when she finally decided to get her ‘migrated, ducky pout’ dissolved.
The 26-year-old says she has never suffered a reaction to filler and so expected getting it dissolved to go smoothly as well, especially since she didn’t have a reaction to the patch test.
Adriana Thomas, from Brisbane, Australia, feared her lips would ‘burst’ like ‘humongous sausages’ after an allergic reaction to filler dissolver
But after the dissolver was injected into her lips she says she felt them swelling immediately and within minutes they had quadrupled in size, leaving her hardly able to talk.
Adriana joked this dramatic change in her appearance left her looking like the giant-lipped cartoon character Fungus from Disney Pixar’s Monsters Inc.
The lash artist is now sharing shocking photos of her extreme reaction in October 2021 to warn people about the risks that come with dissolving filler.
Adriana said: ‘I went to this really big fancy cosmetic clinic and I had originally gone there to get them topped up because it had been about six months since I had them filled.
She had been getting lip filler once or twice a year for the last seven years when she finally decided to get her ‘migrated, ducky pout’ dissolved
After the dissolver was injected into her lips she says she felt them swelling immediately and within minutes they had quadrupled in size, leaving her hardly able to talk
‘I was speaking to the cosmetic nurse about the fact that I didn’t really like the shape of my lips.
‘I’d been to a different cosmetic clinic previously and they had made my lips quite ducky – it was just too pouty, like sticking out and the filler had migrated above my lips as well.
‘She suggested that we dissolve the filler and start fresh so I was like ‘yeah that’s fine, we can do that’.
‘She did a patch test on my arm just to make sure I wasn’t allergic to it – she injected the dissolver into my arm and there was literally no reaction at all.
‘So we went ahead and she put it into my lips and I could just feel them start swelling and getting bigger and bigger.
The lash artist is now sharing shocking photos of her extreme reaction in October 2021 to warn people about the risks that come with dissolving filler
Adriana joked this dramatic change in her appearance left her looking like the giant-lipped cartoon character Fungus from Disney Pixar’s Monsters Inc
‘I just remember seeing the cosmetic nurse’s face, she was giving me a weird look and I was thinking ‘what is going on?’
‘She called in some other nurses to come have a look and I could tell they were trying not to laugh and just knew something was wrong.
‘They asked me to get up and have a look in the mirror. I looked in the mirror and screamed – I looked ridiculous, I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing was real.
‘My lips were probably like four times their normal size. They were humongous.
‘I looked like a cartoon character. It was one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen. I didn’t know it was humanly possible for my lips to swell to that size.
‘I joked to my friends and said it’s like I have sausage lips – like two big sausages, that’s what it looked like.
The cosmetic clinic nurses an antihistamine tablet first which calmed the swelling enough that she was sent home
Within 24 hours the swelling had completely subsided and she was left with just bruising for the next week
Adriana’s swelling started to go down but she was left with bruising around her mouth and lips which lasted a week
‘My friend actually said ‘you look like Fungus from Monsters Inc.’ and I was like yes that’s what I look like. It was pretty bad.’
As Adriana’s lips continued to swell, she says the cosmetic clinic nurses began considering calling an ambulance or administering an EpiPen due to the severity of her reaction.
But they opted to try giving her an antihistamine tablet first which calmed the swelling enough that she was sent home after an hour and a half and told to check in again later.
Within 24 hours the swelling had completely subsided and she was left with just bruising for the next week.
The dermal filler type that is most commonly used is Hyaluronic acid dermal filler which is dissolvable filler.
To dissolve the filler Hyalurodidase enzyme is injection into the problematic areas.
Adriana said: ‘I could tell they were getting a bit worried. They asked me to come into a waiting room and came back ten minutes later to see if the swelling had gone down.
The lash artist started getting lip filler at 19 years old due to always ‘loving the look of bigger lips’ compared to her naturally ‘thin’ lips
Adriana consistently got her lips done once or twice a year depending on the type and thickness of the filler she went for each time which gave her confidence
‘It hadn’t – it just kept getting bigger and bigger by every minute.
‘I could feel my skin starting to stretch and I was so afraid my lips were going to burst – it felt like my skin was ripping apart.
‘It was very uncomfortable and tight – I could barely talk, there was no movement in my lips and when I tried to drink some water it just dribbled out of my mouth.
‘I called them back in and said ‘this is getting worse, is there anything you can do for the swelling’.
‘They said ‘you’re having a really bad allergic reaction so we might have to call an ambulance or give you an EpiPen but if you want we can give you an antihistamine and see if that helps at all’.
Adriana admitted that once she started getting lip filler it was ‘hard to stop’ as she liked the look of a fuller lip
She had one millilitre of filler each time for seven years before deciding to dissolve them and start fresh
Adriana has since had just 0.5ml of filler reinjected into her lips to build a more subtle look which she is happy with
‘So I was like ‘okay let’s try that first’ – they gave me an antihistamine and it took about an hour and a half for the swelling to start going down.’
The lash artist started getting lip filler at 19 years old due to always ‘loving the look of bigger lips’ compared to her naturally ‘thin’ lips and admits that once she started it was ‘hard to stop’.
She then consistently got them done once or twice a year depending on the type and thickness of the filler she went for each time.
She had one millilitre of filler each time for seven years before deciding to dissolve them and start fresh and has since had just 0.5ml of filler reinjected to build a more subtle look.
Adriana admits that she did not expect the dissolving procedure to be so painful or the shocking reaction that followed and now hopes to warn others to do their research about cosmetic injectables.
Adriana said: ‘I’ve never had any trouble with filler so I was like ‘what harm can dissolver do?’ but I was wrong.
‘I’d say definitely do your research and look into it – I didn’t do that and I wish I had.
‘Definitely assess your pain limit because I didn’t know how painful it was going to be but it was probably one of the most excruciating things I’ve ever done in my life.
‘Make sure you go to the right place and that you’ve seen the cosmetic nurse’s work.’
WHAT IS HYALURONIDASE
Hyaluronidase is an enzyme that breaks down a substance in the body called hyaluronic acid.
Hyaluronic acid is found throughout the body in connective tissue, skin, and fluids in the joints and inside the eye.
In medicine, hyaluronidase is made in the laboratory and given with other drugs by injection under the skin to treat certain conditions.
Using hyaluronidase to break down hyaluronic acid helps make the fluids and connective tissue thinner so the drugs can move more easily into the tissues.
Source: NHS
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