Woman opens up about her Botox lip flip – which she says left her struggling to drink

A girl who underwent a Botox ‘lip flip’ process has slammed the outcomes – saying the injections have left her unable to drink a cup of tea or communicate correctly.

TikTok person Pamela, from Dublin, opened up in regards to the therapy in a current video on the platform, describing the outcomes because the ‘most annoying factor ever’ and urging others to not strive it themselves.

Lip flips are a preferred non-permanent beauty process, through which small quantities of Botox are injected above the higher lip. By enjoyable the muscle, the lip is claimed to ‘flip out’, making a fuller-looking pout, with out fillers.

Nevertheless, as a result of the jabs freeze the muscle mass, there will be some unintended unwanted side effects, which Pamela highlighted in her video, which has garnered 1.9 million views. 

She revealed that she is experiencing a few of these results, and is at present unable to blow a cup of tea to chill it down or apply lipstick. 

Pamela, from Dublin, pictured right here earlier than having the beauty injections, says she would undoubtedly not advocate the ‘lip flip’ process, which is cheaper than having a lip filler 

Because of the injections, Pamela has struggled with some ‘annoying’ unwanted side effects – together with not with the ability to rub her lips collectively or purse them 

Pamela, who says she’s going to shun botox sooner or later, and as a substitute go for lip filler – the costlier possibility, filmed herself earlier than getting the process, then once more 5 days later.

Within the video, she says: ‘Immediately is day 5 of the lip flip and it is probably the most annoying factor ever. I can see a tiny distinction, nevertheless it’s all in the midst of my lip and never a lot on the sides.

‘It is actually annoying once I communicate and say phrases like “bobby”.’

She then listed different annoying issues that the process has stopped her from doing – together with placing on lipstick, as she will be able to’t rub her lips collectively to evenly unfold the product.

She additionally now finds it onerous to drink correctly and mentioned: ‘Having a drink [is also a challenge]. Attempting to carry it in your mouth is definitely so onerous.’

With regard sizzling drinks, she added: ‘One other annoying factor you possibly can’t do is to blow a cup of tea.’

The Irish magnificence complained the lip flip solely made a visual distinction to the center of her prime lip and never the edges 

The lip flip turned out to be a lip flop, however some TikTok followers weren’t sympathetic and poked enjoyable on the video

She summed up the expertise by saying she would ‘not advocate to a pal’ and that individuals ought to ‘follow filler’, including that the ‘outcomes are usually not well worth the annoyance’.

Nevertheless, her TikTok followers have been divided on the publish.  

Some have been fast to sympathise and supply recommendation, whereas others poked enjoyable at her, and others famous that they’d had the identical therapy, however hadn’t suffered from the identical unwanted side effects.

Reactions to the video have been blended, some mentioned they hadn’t had the identical results from their lip flips, others mentioned they have been now questioning whether or not to do it, whereas others laughed on the clip

One wrote: ‘I misplaced it whenever you tried to blow your cup of tea.’

One other added: ‘I misplaced it whenever you tried to rub your lips collectively.’

Others additionally shared their expertise, saying they’d beloved the process.

One wrote: ‘I had lip flip accomplished and didn’t expertise any of this.’

However one other mentioned: ‘I’ve been occupied with getting this accomplished and also you’re altering my thoughts.’