'I regret getting lip fillers at 23 to look like the Kardashians - now I have saggy lips'

A mum who got lip fillers for "the trend" after being influenced by the Kardashians now regrets having them done and has been left with "saggy" dissolved lips.

Lorna Holmes, 28, grew up idolising celebrities such as the Kardashians and saw their appearance change over the years. She decided aged 23 to get fillers done herself and had 3ml injected over two years, worth £300, and loved them.

But Lorna started to realise having her lips done didn't help how she felt inside and let them naturally dissolve. Now she regrets having them done so young and has been left with "saggy" and "stretched" lips.

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She wants other women to only have work done if they really want to and not because they are following a trend.

Lorna, a hairdresser a content creator, from Winsford, Cheshire said: "I used to idolise the Kardashians since I was 15. I used to spend so long looking at them.

"Seeing their changes was biggest thing for me. I wanted to have fillers done. I wanted a quick fix. I thought by doing that it would make me happier.

"I liked my lips but it still didn't change what I wanted. Changing my appearance didn't make me happy."

Lorna wasn't happy with who she was at aged 23 and got fillers after seeing celebrities and others around her do the same. She said: "I really disliked who I was. I wanted to change everything about myself and my mindset.

"I thought by changing my exterior it would help. My start off point I had full lips. I should have been told no.

"When I look back at pictures now I think why did no one stop me? Being young was a regret."

Lorna says it did make her happier initially but she then realised it wasn't a long term fix for her mental health. She had her realisation after having counselling just after the pandemic in 2021.

She said: "It clicked that I was happy with my exterior and it was my interior I wasn't happy with."

Lorna stopped getting filler done but says she has now been left with stretched lips.

She said: "I've been left with the aftermath - my lips are stretched out. Having it dissolved I now have saggy lips.

"I don't smoke but it looks like I do smoke. But I'm not bothered about it anymore."

Lorna feels other women should have cosmetic work done if it something that makes them happy and they've thought about a lot. But she warns against young women doing it without doing their research or looking within first.

She said: "Don't just have it done because everybody is dong it or just because everyone on the telly is doing it. I don't think a quick fix by cosmetics is going fix how you feel inside.

"It's not about your face. It's about how you treat others and speak to yourself.

"Remember to talk to yourself nicely. It's about working from within."

Lorna now avoids reality TV but does worry about the impact of the shows on young girls.

She said: "I don't think I idolise any celebrities or influencers anymore. I want to idolise myself and love myself the way I loved the Kardashians.

"I feel they [Love island] should get some more realer looking girls that haven't had work done to give people who are on the fence about having work done someone to look up to. It's not a fix you should have because it's a trend."