Sofia Lips, 28, from Manchester, has injected her own lip fillers at home after clinics refused to treat her. She used 20 syringes of filler purchased online, aiming to regain her title of having "Britain's biggest lips."
Clinics refused treatment
Sofia recently had her filler dissolved to "embrace her natural face for the first time in a decade," but she became "desperate" to regain her title. She says no professional would do the work.
"I wanted the ultimate fake look again," Sofia said. "But all the clinics point-blank refused me. They said my lips were already too stretched and more filler would be dangerous. I took their words with a pinch of salt – and decided to do it myself."
Online course and Korean filler
Sofia paid £500 for an online course lasting six weeks, covering Botox and how to inject filler in the lips, cheeks, and chin. She then bought 20 1ml syringes of filler online for £488 from a Korean-based retailer.
She said: "I used all of them at once. I'm so happy with the outcome that I think I'm ready to start doing this on other people. My lips were quite stretched at first, so I struggled to drink and eat. But now, a few days later, they're just slightly tender. I think I've done a better job than the supposed professionals."
Public reaction and quest for perfection
Despite Face ID not recognising her once again, Sofia doesn't care. She said: "The gasps I've been getting in public are wild. So many people are taking pictures of me. Clinics just don't understand the look I'm going for. I want to look like I've gone too far and over-the-top. I'm aiming to be the ultimate fake bimbo doll. So it's just something I'm going to have to do myself. As I'm on the ultimate quest for perfection – and I won't stop until I'm perfect."
Previous health scare
Sofia isn't listening to any medical advice, despite her life hanging in the balance before due to botched plastic surgery. She added: "I literally nearly died as it got so bad. There was green gunk all over my bandages from where I was leaking. I didn't know what was going on – and I worried my life was on the line."
