A porn star said she thought she might die after a severe allergic reaction to a £300 lip job landed her in A&E.
Kirsty Collins, 33, had hyaluronidase - an acid found naturally in the body - injected into her lips to remove old filler by breaking it down.
However, the adult actor - who didn't have a patch test done to check allergies before the procedure - started to feel a burning sensation across her face. In a matter of minutes, her lips had quadrupled in size.
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Kirsty, from Sheffield, said: "I knew from the get-go something wasn't right, as within seconds of the beautician injecting my upper lip, I felt this burning sensation begin to spread across my face.
"The next thing I knew, my upper lip was growing before my very eyes. I could see and feel it getting bigger and bigger.
"Luckily my manager was with me and insisted on calling an ambulance, so within half an hour I was in the emergency room."
She added: "I was so frightened, I even feared I might die."
Kirsty - known as Bambi Black by fans - was rushed to Doncaster Royal Infirmary, where she was given two shots of adrenaline, a dose of anthistamine and steroids, in a bid to control the swelling.
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The adult star was discharged seven hours later.
She added: "It really made me realise that you are putting your life in the hands of someone else every time you have cosmetic work done.
"Now whenever I'm being injected with a substance I've never used before, I'll be sure to do a patch test first to ensure there isn't an adverse reaction."
But Kirsty is not stranger to cosmetic procedures, and has spent at least £30,000 on Botox, lip fillers, cheek fillers, two boob jobs, liposuction, and is currently on the waiting list for a £3,800 Brazilian butt-lift.
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The actor started getting work done when she moved into the adult industry seven years ago, after leaving her career as a glamour model.
And to stay on top of her game she spends upwards of £300 for lip fillers every three months.
She said: "The industry demands that stars have cosmetic surgery, there's no two ways about it. The porn look fans want can only be achieved one way - through plastic surgery.
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"If you want to stay on top of the game, you've got to beat the competition, and the only way to do that is by getting bigger and better - quite literally."
A week later he lips returned to their natural size. Kirsty then shared her harrowing story on social media and says she has been overwhelmed by the support from her fans - although not everyone has been so sympathetic.
She said: "I was touched by all the fans offering their support. But it's hard not to notice all the trolls out there, calling me 'trout pout'.
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"At the end of the day this is how I choose to look, and I shouldn't be judged on that."
However, despite the judgement, Kirsty says she hasn't let the traumatic experience put her off cosmetic surgery.
"I love plastic surgery and I always will, I'm scheduled in for my next round of lip filler next week," she said.
"I've got a Brazilian butt-lift planned for later this year and I'm already looking at my third boob job.
"Knowing me, I'll be on my death bed and asking for one last nip tuck."
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