A woman has shared the shocking moment she was left unable to speak after she had an allergic reaction to lip fillers.
After wanting to get a little extra plump for her pout for years, Emma Cornett booked herself in with a local beautician for the procedure.
But things quickly went very wrong.
Hours after getting the injection into her lips, the 18-year-old claims her lips began to swell up – leaving her “terrified” and worried they would burst.
“I went for just a little natural plump, that’s all I needed,” she told NeedToKnow.online.
“I went in and they numbed me for 30 minutes with a cream and were telling me it will hurt and so to be prepared.”
Emma had the procedure on 29 December 2022 but recently took to TikTok to share her experience, where her video has since gone viral with over 9 million views.
The teenager, who is from Kentucky, US, said: “I called into three different places [clinics] and figured that this one would be the cheapest, which should’ve been the first red flag.
“I told them I just wanted half a syringe since it was my first time, but then ended up giving me a full syringe.
“When they were injecting me it hurt so bad, that I will never get them again for that reason alone.
“The experience was horrible, I couldn’t tell the difference to when they were and weren’t injecting me it hurt that bad, it was so painful.”
Hours later, redness set in and severe swelling followed soon after.
Emma added: “They started to swell, but I didn’t pay any kind of attention [to it at first] because they told me before that they would do that.
“Time goes by and they just kept getting bigger and bigger, then my boyfriend woke me up from an hour nap, freaking out and telling me to go to the hospital.
“It felt like my lips were going to explode and it was very hard to talk, I was terrified and my family were very worried.
“I tried to shake it off and was stubborn not wanting to go to the hospital, so I went back to sleep.
“But when I woke up the next day my whole face was [so] swollen I couldn’t even open my eyes.
“I called the lip filler place and told them what was going on and they just told me it was normal.”
Panicked, Emma rang the hospital but claims she was told it was likely an allergic reaction and instructed to take allergy medication.
She added: “Luckily a couple of days later the swelling went completely down and you couldn’t even tell anything happened.”
Emma posted a video of her experience to TikTok, (@emmaxc__) showing a series of photos of her lips getting bigger and bigger.
The video has been liked by 736,700 with plenty of comments from shocked users.
One person commented: “I AM SO SORRY BUT IM ACTUALLY IN TEARS.” [sic]
Sophie said: “Omg at the end you couldn’t notice a difference?!? REFUND” [sic]
Rhi added: “Girl ain’t no way. that’s scary!” [sic]
“I should not be laughing this hard,” commented Mark.
“This is so funny for no reason,” said Sally.
“THERES NO WAY,” commented another user. [sic]
Allie added: “OMG this is insane lol.” [sic]
Another user said: “It’s important to go to the hospital when this happens! They can hit a blood vessel!”
“Ouch I’m sorry you went through that,” commented someone else.
The TikToker hopes her video will serve as a warning to others.
Emma added: “I did not expect my video to go viral whatsoever, but I’m so thankful it did.
“To anyone wanting lip injections, I advise you to please check for any allergies.
“Be very cautious and be prepared for the pain!”
