Woman issues warning against lip fillers after leaving salon with ‘extremely swollen’ pout – but can’t believe response of practitioner

A young woman who was left with an ‘extremely swollen’ pout after getting lip fillers was baffled when the nurse told her the dramatic reaction was due to her menstrual period. 

Malene Mauer, who had already had the procedure five times at other salons, noticed that her lips had ‘ballooned’ when she was leaving her most recent appointment.

The 24-year-old, from Oslo, Norway, had the filler dissolved right away – but that didn’t stop her lips and her face from blowing up, leaving her so uncomfortable that she had to hide behind a face mask. 

Malene, who had the procedure in her hometown, was then shocked when the nurse suggested that the swelling was likely related to her period.

She is now warning others looking to have their lips enhanced to do their due diligence before choosing a place or practitioner. 

Malene shared a video of her experience on TikTok, which has received more than 1.3 million views at the time of writing. 

‘At first everything went fine, but then she [the nurse] hit a tissue or blood vessel in my lips, which caused a lot of swelling,’ Malene, a lash technician, said.

‘Because of that, I had to get the filler dissolved right away, and my lips and my face became extremely swollen.

‘I’ve had fillers done five times at other places before, and it has always gone well. I didn’t expect anything unusual this time.’

A few hours later, Malene’s lips began to get even bigger and the pain intensified. 

She said: ‘The pain increased, and the swelling didn’t go down. That’s when I realised something wasn’t right.

‘It lasted a whole week, and I just wore a face mask every day.’

Malene contacted the salon but claims she was met with a baffling excuse.

She said: ‘She [the nurse] blamed it on the fact that I most likely had my period. I was then given some pills to reduce the swelling. And she just sent me daily messages asking how my lips were.

‘I just continued to wear the face mask and hoped the swelling would go down.’

Malene decided to choose another salon for her next top-up but suffered another reaction.

She said: ‘I was honestly too scared to do it, but I really love having lip fillers, so I tried it again later at another place.

‘The same thing happened, and the practitioner told me that I most likely developed an allergy to fillers from the very first time.

‘I’m unsure if I would try and get them done again. I would like to, but it’s very scary when the swelling gets as bad as it did for me. So I think I’ll have to wait quite a long time,’ she continued. 

Malene captioned the social media post: ‘POV: When you say “just a little bit” and they take it personally.’

Reacting to the clip, which has received nearly 30,000 likes and 300 comments, one person wrote: ‘I’m scared to do it because I know this will be me.’ 

Another wrote: ‘That’s crazy!’

A third added: ‘Omg… I would be so mad.’

One message read: ‘Allergic reaction boo!

Malene added: ‘To any other girls looking to get lip fillers, I say do a lot of research before you decide on a place.

‘Make sure the person is certified, check reviews and don’t rush.

‘It can look tempting on social media, but it’s still a medical procedure and things can go wrong.’