[South Africa Today] The cost of cheap and fake injectables: How to avoid a botched procedure in South Africa
- Staff Writer
- Mar 16
- 1 min read
The beauty world was buzzing last week after News24 broke a story about a young woman who was left with terribly botched and injured lips after getting lip filler.
The news outlet reports that the injector who performed the treatment is a local influencer and self-proclaimed “doctor”. The patient knew that something was wrong post-treatment when her lips started bruising and swelling badly, progressively getting worse as the day went on.
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