Dangers of the Kylie Jenner Lip Challenge (2024)

FAQs

Is doing the Kylie Jenner lip challenge bad for you? ›

Doctors and skin dermatologists are highly recommending that teens stay away from attempting this lip modification. The damage to your lips includes severe bruising, swelling, discoloration, and long term nerve damage.

Depending on a person's natural pigmentation, that blood can "stain" the skin and create a permanently discolored ring around the mouth. "Now, for the rest of their life, they will have a ring around their lips where the shot glass was," Davis said. "And (your lips) aren't going to have the look someone wants.

The Suction Cup Method

By cutting off blood circulation to your lips, you can potentially damage the tissue, cause nerve damage, and lead to possible amputation of the lips. You are also at risk of the shot glass shattering into pieces, cutting the lips and face badly.

The effects are not permanent but do leave the lips huge and damaged for several days. It wasn't long until the trend hit Kylie Jenner herself causing her to respond via her Twitter account.

The suction causes blood and other chemicals to rush to your lips, engorging the tiny blood vessels. If the suction is done for too long, it can burst these blood vessels, causing permanent damage, or even clots. A shot glass can also burst from too much pressure, since glass is not flexible.

Results vary and are temporary but typically last between 1 and 4 hours! We offer 3 different sizes of lip enhancers. The size of the lip plumping device is important, so if you need help choosing a size or you purchased the wrong size, we will assist you!

If you're prone to cold sores, you're only tampering with your sensitive skin. You're also hurting lip tissue, and collagen and elastin — proteins that give lips plumpness and firmness. The plumpness from the suction would last for only 24 hours at most, Barankin suggests. After that you're left with the repercussions.

"I want to encourage people/young girls like me to be YOURSELF and not be afraid to experiment w your look." In Jenner's case, this means laying on the lipliner–that's it.

Upper lip lifts are notorious for distorting the nasal base, causing scarring and nasal widening. All lip lifts have the potential to change the nose to some degree.

As with all surgeries, lip lifts have some potential complications which is why it's always essential to use a board-certified plastic surgeon. Complications of plastic surgery include: scarring. poor wound healing or scarring.

What is the danger of lip plumping? ›

Overuse is the main cause of side effects, that is, using it too often in a 24 hour period. If the product overused the lips may become quite irritated, and could become dry, split, crack, and even bleed. The top lip is the most vulnerable as the skin is often thinner than on the bottom.

In 2015, on a “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” episode, she revealed for the first time that she had lip fillers, confirming months of rumours that her fuller lips were the result of more than simply lip liner. She said that at the time, “it's just a personal insecurity and it's what I wanted to do.”

Over time, this will leave the lips more vulnerable to dry air. The skin can even break open and bleed. When we lick our lips, saliva adds moisture to the surface of the lips, but only for a brief moment. As the saliva quickly evaporates, lips will likely end up drier than before.

Pros: Inexpensive, temporary way to get a slight plumping effect. Cons: Irritating and continued use could lead to excessive irritation and potential lip damage. Also, some people do experience allergic reactions to the "plumping" chemicals (particularly menthol or cinnamon). Are there permanent plumping solutions?

And here's a bigger bummer—your tried-and-true lip-plumping gloss can become less effective over time if you're using it regularly. “The body becomes more tolerant to any substance it sees all the time; think of how coffee drinkers need more and more coffee to feel alert,” says Dr. Devgan.

Liposuction isn't particularly painful, as you'll most likely be under general anesthesia for the procedure. However, you may feel a considerable amount of discomfort after you wake up from your surgery.

3. DON'T: massage your lips. Trust me…it's tempting to touch those newly luscious lips but leave well enough alone. Massaging freshly injected lips risks moving the filler around causing the possibility of desportation and undesirable results.

Cupping therapy is contraindicated in all the following conditions: to an open wound, to inflamed or infected tissue, to a bleeding injury (external as well as internal), over a fracture and to a grade III muscle or ligament sprain, as well as in complete tendon rupture.

She first got lip filler in 2015 after feeling insecure about her lip size and spun that into the first massively successful Kylie Lip Kits. In July 2018, she made waves when she announced she removed all her filler but started getting lip filler again shortly thereafter.

Doctors are able to use a product called Hyaluronidase…. a mouthful I know. What this essentially is, is an antidote to the Hyaluronic acid-based fillers often used in lip injections. Injecting hyaluronidase dissolves some of the original lip filler, bringing back a more natural look.

How did Kylie Jenner's lips get so big? ›

In 2015, on a “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” episode, she revealed for the first time that she had lip fillers, confirming months of rumours that her fuller lips were the result of more than simply lip liner. She said that at the time, “it's just a personal insecurity and it's what I wanted to do.”

You can improve the appearance of your lips by regularly kneading your mouth muscles. This will cause them to grow, which will make them appear larger.

If you're prone to cold sores, you're only tampering with your sensitive skin. You're also hurting lip tissue, and collagen and elastin — proteins that give lips plumpness and firmness. The plumpness from the suction would last for only 24 hours at most, Barankin suggests. After that you're left with the repercussions.

In short no, lip injections aren't painful. The procedure is generally pain-free. A topical numbing cream is applied to the injection sites prior to the procedure and reduces how much you feel. If you have any concerns about pain and discomfort, you can discuss this with your practitioner prior to the treatment.

In 2015, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star (who was 17 at the time) famously admitted to getting lip injections.

As Kylie Jenner flaunted her fuller lips on social media, a new challenge emerged among teenaged girls, who idolised the make-up mogul. They would insert their lips into a shot glass, small jar or bottle, then suck out the air, creating a vacuum hoping to have pouty lips like popular reality TV star.

Kylie uses a subtle pink-mauve lip pencil to line her lips with simple strokes, emphasizing both the cupid's bow and the middle of her bottom lip. Creating the line just on the edge and slightly outside your natural lip line helps make them look bigger without concealing their natural shape.