I was left with singed eyelashes & sores on my face after botched beauty treatment – it was more painful than childbirth
A MUM has been left permanently scarred after a botched beauty treatment she described as “more painful than childbirth”.
Holly Rose, 38, smelled burning as beautician Laura Haig used a pen-like electrical device to create tiny injuries to the skin under her eyes.
She claims a numbing procedure was cut short, meaning she endured excruciating pain as her face sizzled during the £200 plasma fibroplast procedure.
The 30-minute session aims to tighten skin and boost collagen growth, creating a more youthful appearance within eight weeks.
But graphic designer Holly, of Aberdeen, told The Scottish Sun on Sunday: “The injuries were so bad I didn’t want to leave the house for a year and a half.
“I was sweating with the pain and told Laura I couldn’t handle it. My eyelashes got singed off and my whole body was shaking.
“I could smell my skin being burned.
“She kept repeating that I’d be fine.
“It felt rushed and seemed to me like she just wanted to get it over with.”
Laura Haig Aesthestics carries out procedures in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Elgin, Moray.
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But a mix-up meant Holly ended up running 20 minutes late.
She offered to reschedule but claims she was told to rush in and that the time spent numbing the skin would be halved.
The mother of three was left with large sores under each eye, which quickly scabbed.
She raised concerns immediately and again the next day but claims she was told that what she felt was normal.
She said: “I wore glasses everywhere — even indoors. I’m lucky I never lost my eyesight.
“These people should be regulated. The pain was worse than childbirth.”
After the botched work in July 2021, Holly sought medical help and was given antibiotics after the wounds became infected and is scarred under one eye.
She sued Laura Haig Aesthetics, which settled out of court for £10,000.
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Susan McGraw, of Watermans law firm which took on her case, said: “Lack of industry regulation means clinics can present themselves as experts without any requirement to meet a minimum standard.”
Ms Haig was contacted for comment.