Makeup and Beauty Procedures

What happens when a beauty treatment designed to make you look gorgeous does the exact opposite â€" and turns into a nightmare? At one time or another, it’s likely you’ve heard the horror stories or at least talked to someone who’s had a beauty treatment go wrong. Take a look at some unfortunate beauty and makeup mishapsâ€" it may just make you think twice (or do some pretty good research) before scheduling your next service.

#1: Slippery Eyebrow Wax

A simple $10 procedure turned into a more than $120 expense to treat this eyebrow wax gone wrong. During the procedure, the wax slipped under the eyebrow and was ripped off. It missed the hair but instead burned the eye and took the skin along with it. The salon tried to heal it with soothing cream, and in the end, reimbursed the customer for their treatment and the medical costs associated with it â€" including a cream and antibiotics.

#2: Permanent Lip Liner Outside the Lines

One thing’s for sure â€" this woman won’t make the same mistake twice. After permanent lip liner was tattooed on her lips, she soon found out that the staff member was a bit confused on where lip liner should actually be placed. Now, the patient is considering what seems like one of the only options for this extreme mishap â€" laser tattoo removal.

#3 Don’t Skip the Spot Check

If you think the warning about doing a skin test on your hair is just a silly precaution, think again. This unlucky lady made the mistake of doing a 24-hour test instead of the recommended 48 hours. The result? A severe allergic reaction to the hair dye â€" within just hours of using it. Her head, neck, and face began to swell, and she eventually needed to be put on an IV and given antihistamines to ease the pain and swelling.

(Photo courtesy of Rossendale Free Press)

#4: Bigger Isn’t Always Better

After undergoing several plastic surgery procedures, Pete Burns of “Dead or Alive” fame decided to have his lip implants removed. But instead of completely removing it, his skin was injected with a filler that caused swelling, blisters, discharge and lumps. Afterward, he couldn’t eat normally and was forced to drink through a straw.

#5: Botched Sun Spot Removal

Lesson: Do your research before choosing a salon for your sun spot removal. The treatments can be not only dangerous, but deadly. In fact, doctors recommend you take this type of procedure just as seriously as surgery. As for these red marks in a zebra pattern? Second and third degree burns because the skin wasn’t tested prior to treatment. The patient described the pain as someone pressing hot curling irons onto her back, but the spa led her to believe the pain was normal. Make sure the technician you choose is well trained.

(Photo courtesy of Good Morning America)

#6: A Scarring Facelift

Sure, a facelift can drastically transform your appearance, but it’s likely this isn’t what you’re going for. This beauty treatment gone wrong cost nearly $8,000 and was intended to smooth out wrinkles, erase lines around the mouth, and remove fatty tissue in the neck. Instead, the patient wasn’t able to move her top lip, and couldn’t talk, eat, or drink for weeks following the procedure. Her neck was also immovable for several months because the skin around it was pulled so tight.

#7 Spotty Laser Hair Removal

If we could offer one piece of advice, it’s to talk with others before deciding which salon to use for your laser hair removal treatment. This was a botched job on legs, but imagine how painful it could be on your face or even bikini line?! Be especially wary of salons that offer a discount on hair removal â€" lower prices can be a sign of untrained technicians or ineffective treatment.

#8 Photo Facial Treatment Gone Badly

If you’ve heard horror stories about people being burned by photo facial treatments, or those who suffered hyper pigmentation afterward, perhaps you should take heed. All aesthetic treatments should be done by an accredited doctor, or it could result in burns like these.

#9: A Pumpkin-like Spray Tan

Even though spray tans won’t harm your skin as much as actual sunlight, you should still be cautious. Make sure the salon chooses a spray that matches your skin tone as closely as possible. Otherwise, you’ll look like you’re going as a Jack o Lantern to a Halloween party..

#10: The Scariest Mishap

What’s an article about beauty faux pas without a botched Botox job? Something designed to make you feel younger and more beautiful shouldn’t end like this. Joceyln Wildenstein, wife of billionaire art dealer Alec Wildenstein, has reportedly spent more than $4 million on plastic surgery. She’s undergone silicone injections to her lips, cheeks, and chin, eye reconstruction, a brow lift, Botox, and lip implants. In 2003, AwfulPlasticSurgery.com named her the “World’s Scariest Celebrity.”