A woman who got lip fillers after being influenced by Love Island stars has urged others to "do their research" - after being left unable to close her mouth. Harriet Green, 23, wanted plumper lips after being influenced by videos on TikTok and influencers from Love Island - so went to a salon to get 1.1ml of filler in December.
Immediately after the procedure - which entailed a substance being injected into her face - Harriet's lips started to swell up and bruise but she claims she was assured it was normal and they would go down within weeks. But three months later, her lips were still swollen and Harriet claims she was left with two lumps in her lips - hard lumps that caused pain - and unable to properly close her mouth.
Harriet had to undergo three corrective procedures - costing £700 in total - to get her lips back to normal. Harriet, a council worker, said: "This was the first time I had anything done.