Posted: 14:31, August 7, 2022 | Updated: 16:56, August 7, 2022
A woman who underwent a Botox ‘lip flip’ procedure has slammed the results – saying the injections left her unable to drink a cup of tea or speak properly.
TikTok user Pamela, from Dublin, spoke about the treatment in a recent video on the platform, describing the results as the “most embarrassing thing” and urging others not to try it themselves.
Lip flips are a popular non-permanent cosmetic procedure in which small amounts of Botox are injected above the upper lip. By relaxing the muscles, the lip is said to “invert,” creating a fuller-looking pout without fillers.
However, because the piercings freeze the muscles, there can be some unwanted side effects, which Pamela highlighted in her video, which has amassed 1.9 million views.
She revealed that she experiences some of these effects and currently cannot blow on a cup of tea to cool it or apply lipstick.
Pamela, from Dublin, pictured here before having the cosmetic injections, says she would definitely not recommend the ‘lip flip’ procedure, which is cheaper than lip fillers
As a result of the injections, Pamela has struggled with some “annoying” side effects – including not being able to rub her lips together or purse them
Pamela, who says she will avoid Botox in future and instead go for lip fillers – the more expensive option, was filmed before having the procedure and then again five days later.
In the video, she says: “Today is day five of the lip inversion and it’s the most embarrassing thing ever. I can see a slight difference, but it’s all in the middle of my lip and not so much on the sides.
“It’s really annoying when I talk and say words like ‘bobby’.
She then listed other annoying things the procedure prevented her from doing – including putting on lipstick, as she can’t rub her lips together to spread the product evenly.
He also now struggles to drink properly and said: “Having a drink [is also a challenge]. Trying to keep it in your mouth is really so hard.’
As for hot drinks, he added: “Another annoying thing you can’t do is blow a cup of tea.”
The Irish beauty complained that the lip plumping only made a visible difference in the middle of her upper lip and not the sides
The lip flip turned out to be lip service, but some TikTok followers were unsympathetic and mocked the video
He summed up the experience by saying he “wouldn’t recommend it to a friend” and that people should “stick with filler,” adding that “the results aren’t worth the hassle.”
However, her TikTok followers were divided over the post.
Some were quick to sympathize and offer advice, while others mocked her and others noted that they had the same treatment but had not suffered the same side effects.
Reactions to the video were mixed, with some saying they didn’t get the same results from their lips, others saying they now wonder if they will, while others laughed at the clip
One wrote: “I lost it when you tried to blow your teacup.”
Another added: “I lost it when you tried to rub your lips together.”
Others also shared their experience, saying they enjoyed the process.
One wrote: “I did the lip smacking and didn’t experience any of it.”
But another said: “I’m thinking about doing this and you’re changing my mind.”
