Doctors warn of shocking lip filler trend that could make you look ‘horrific’
A DOCTOR has warned of the dangers of a popular lip filler trend that could leave you with a “sausage mouth”.
Dr. Jordan Faulkner, a cosmetic doctor at Allo Aesthetics with years of medical training and surgical work under his belt, urged Britons not to get “Russian lips.”
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This controversial method of injecting involves pumping fillers vertically into the lips to create a flatter and more defined shape.
It gets its name from the lips of Russian stacking dolls, which usually have plump pouts and defined cupid’s bows painted on them.
And while Instagram posts from injectors offering this style may temporarily make the customer look more “doll-like,” there is a dark reality in the practice.
Jordan compared the injection style to “chews” that you pick up with the lips and teeth and mix.
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And once the filler has settled, he warns that it will bleed beyond your lips and leave you with a heavy, “sausage-like” looking mouth.
“People don’t understand how filler works,” the expert shared on the Elle Sara podcast.
“It’s a gel, it’s not a scaffold.
“These Russian lips, it’s a lot of vertical injections.
“They use a pretty firm filler, a very robust filler, which allows them to almost shape that lip and bring it out, exposing an unnatural amount of the pink part of the lip.”
Dr. Jordan explained that when Russian lips are freshly done, the vertically injected filler acts as “supports” in the short term.
But he warned that this desirable look is only temporary — and you could soon end up with “sausage lips.”
“Under pressure, a gel will not stay in that position,” he said.
“It’s just going to be a big, long sausage.”
The collapsed ‘styles’ also allow gel to flow into the ‘white part’ of your lip, Jordan added.
This means that you have no lip definition around the edge of your mouth.
He added that the long-term results of the injection style are “horrific.”
Celebrities who have been open about getting Russian lips include Katie Price, Love Island star Shaughna Phillips and MAFS UK alum Thomas Hartley.
How to choose a safe aesthetic doctor?
Choosing an ethical and legitimate aesthetic practitioner is the key to safe ‘adjustments’.
The first thing you should look for is someone with a medical background – such as paramedics, pharmacists, nurses and doctors.
Practitioners of the Save Face registry are also a safe bet.
Save Face is a medical aesthetics registry, where practitioners and clinics must pass a rigorous 116-point assessment process to become members.
The practitioners included in the register are also adequately trained in each of the treatments listed on their profile, and are fully insured.
