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 hypnotherapist filmed himself sexually abusing a 19-year-old patient while she was in a trance-like state .
A makeup artist from the West Midlands magically transforms herself into famous cartoon characters using body paint .
A mum-of-three lost half of her body weight after her daughter was teased by playground bullies for having a 'fat mum' .
Amanda Bohm, 22, and her mum, Janet, 58, were the best of friends .
A quiet Himalayan mountain village springs to life for a colourful Buddhist festival designed to expel evil spirits and bring happiness .
At least three people have been killed and more than 100 injured, some seriously, in two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon .
A couple celebrated tying the knot with a spectacular Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding reception .
Some parents would gasp at the thought of their children playing with a toy gun, but these Russian children are actually encouraged to take up real arms .
CREATED over 60 years ago, this weighty machine was the Photoshop of its time .
BASKING in smug satisfaction, a confident squirrel gives a wink to the camera .
TWIN SISTERS from Australia have taken their sisterly bond to the extreme by spending £150,000 to look IDENTICAL .
Two people have been arrested after a man and woman were shot dead at a house in the Midlands in the early hours of this morning .