A woman left disfigured and traumatised by an addiction to lip filler injections has issued a warning to others searching for the perfect pout after the plastic chemicals nearly killed her. Financial researcher Lauren Smalley, 30, from Bristol, has endured hours of painful treatments and surgery to remove the product Bio-Alcamid from her face which promised to provide her with permanently plumped lips. But instead of a perfect pout Lauren's mission to change her face nearly ended on her deathbed when the Bio-Alcamid formed tiny tumours called granulomas in her face. The infection which followed caused her to be hospitalised with suspected septicaemia and a surgeon was forced to cut the product from her top lip in an invasive three-hour surgery.
SEA LIFE and greenery in one shot show nature at its very best .
THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS - 250 DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR STREET RACING IN BIRMINGHAM- In Pic - The start line on the Heartlands Parkway Nechels Birmingham .
Peering curiously into a basket hanging off the arms of a snowman, this little squirrel appears fascinated by the snowy figure .
A woman was diagnosed with cancer after a cyst left her so bloated medics were convinced she was pregnant .
A woman who battled aggressive bowel cancer has started a fashion blog offering style tips for those living with a colostomy bag .
SPLASHING around in a paddling pool, this little elephant soaks up the sunshine .
An osprey soars through the air at 30 miles per hour before swooping down to catch its prey from a lake .
For years Jeorgia Woodd, 30, abused her body, having succumbed to a condition known as 'diabulimia' .
A PENSIONER was left with a fractured jaw after being beaten and robbed outside his home in Birmingham last weekend .
VIBRANT bursts of colour fill the screen as beautiful flowers blossom in these time-lapse videos .
Surveying its surroundings, a tiny harvest mouse climbs the stem of a dandelion .
SNEAKING slowly into the water, this Bengal tiger plans a vicious attack on three unsuspecting deer .