Reality TV star Chloe Ferry recently shed light on some of the dangers of one of the latest beauty trends.
The 26-year-old warned people to be aware of the repercussions of having the 'fox eye facelift' trend done after it "butchered" her face and left "terrible scars." Speaking of her experience, she said: "I didn't expect when I was getting that treatment done that I would be left with permanent scars and a dint in the side of my face."
She took to social media to share her experience. She said: "I'm seeing this procedure becoming increasingly more and more popular. This may not happen to everyone but as I'm left with scars seven months later I just wanted to take to social media just to let everyone know what had happened to myself.
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"I know there are worse things going on in the world but thought I had to speak about it now with me being left with scars seven months on."
Earlier in the year, influencer Ryan Ruckledge appeared on ITV's This Morning to talk about his experience after being gifted the procedure for free to promote it on his social media platforms. However, he was left hospitalised and claims he nearly died following complications.
He said that as well as "looking like an Avatar" he felt like he had been "hit by a bus" when he woke up the day after having it done. Ryan said: "It was horrific."
His face swelled and then he was hit by infection about two weeks later. The influencer said pus was coming out of his face and he was treated by antibiotics and drips in hospital.
Various doctors and medical experts have also warned of the true dangers of the trend. They said that there is a "very high chance" of "serious infection, bruising, and swelling" or even damage a nerve leading to paralysis in the face.
The fox-eye threadlift procedure, which costs between £350 and £500, involves injections of local anaesthetic around the temples before a cannula – a thin, blunt-ended hollow tube – is pushed beneath the skin. Despite supposedly being quick and ‘pain-free’, more and more people are reporting life-threatening side-effects.
Nigel Mercer, a plastic surgeon in Bristol and a former chairman of the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, told the Daily Mail : 'It is a common misconception that threadlifts are straightforward."
He added: "In fact, the risks and complications are just as serious as with surgery – including serious infection, bruising, and swelling. The single nerve that controls movement in the forehead sits just above the brow. It is very easy to damage that with a thread or a needle.
"And if that happens, you'll end up permanently looking like you've had a stroke."
Dr Jinah Yoo, a consultant dermatologist at University Hospitals Birmingham, said: "You can end up with a big bleed under the skin or facial paralysis. There's also the risk of infection.
"Although there are lots of little hooks on the thread that are designed to keep it in place, one often gets dislodged so you can end up with lopsided eyebrows. And if the thread is inserted too close to the surface of the skin, you will see the blue of the thread."
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