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.
A weightlifter has lost a whopping 12st after swapping biscuits for biceps .
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
A panic stricken kitten that got her head stuck in a car tyre has been freed by quick thinking RSPCA staff .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
HIDING behind its flipper, this little seal comes over a little camera shy .
From a platter of finger licking chicken wings to a bowl of Chinese noodle soup, these foodie snaps are enough to make your savoury saliva glands drool .
THIS alien-like bug would look more at home in outer-space but it can actually be found wriggling around here on Earth .
These are the fascinating pictures of miniature table sculptures molded around bonsai trees that take up to a painstaking 18 months to create .
HOTSPOT MEDIA - BEAUTY QUEEN ACID SCARE: Miss England finalist, Karla Fitzpatrick, 19, at the Miss England contest .
A woman was left fighting for her life after an eczema wound became infected and caused a deadly flesh-eating bug to ravish a hole in her arm .
Magical photos of your baby smiling for the first time are a priceless treasure for many a proud parent .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .