Trainee beautician gets £600 nose job during her lunch hour after being bullied for looking like X Factor’s Stacey Solomon
A trainee beautician had a nose job after bullies taunted her for looking like the celebrity Stacey Solomon.
Olivia Papworth, from Timperley, Greater Manchester, said she was likened to the former X Factor star because of her ‘hooked’ nose and feared she would never find a boyfriend.
But the 20-year-old said she is no longer plagued with insecurities after undergoing a £600 20-minute non-surgical nose job during her lunch hour.
It’s so easy and so quick to get cosmetic surgery done now – you can even have it done during your lunch break. And the benefits, promoted by this article, are endless – after all:
Olivia said she though her nose would stop her making friends or from finding a boyfriend who truly loved her for who she was.
What’s the best way to find someone who truly loves you for who you are? Plastic surgery, of course. That’s clearly the message of this article, which is unsurprising given that the story is just a placed advert for a cosmetic surgeon:
Doctor Tim Pearce, who carried-out Olivia’s procedure, said: ‘Olivia is a young, beautiful girl so it was such a shame that her nose affected her confidence.
‘As the nose is the centre of the face, it is very common for people of all ages to become very self-conscious if they are not happy with the size or shape of it.
‘Having surgery comes with risks. It’s also very expensive and can have a long recovery period. At SkinViva it is great that we have the ability to change the shape and size of someone’s nose by using a long-lasting reversible filler in just 20 minutes.’
How can we tell for certain that this is nothing more than PR for SkinViva? First off, a search for “SkinViva PR Agency” reveals that the cosmetic surgery appointed Ignite PR as their agency back in May:
From there, a quick search for “Ignite PR nose job” shows the initial appeal for people to be the face behind this story:
And then we have the post-coverage celebration from the PR agency:
In fact, it doesn’t take much of a trawl back through Ignite PR’s twitter feed to see plenty of other appeals for cosmetic surgery stories, and those looking for nose jobs:
Nice piece on @MailOnline today with our clients @skinviva #pr #health #botox courtesy of our @NeilGoodwinPR http://t.co/jt8Px9VxLC — Ignite PR (@IgnitePR_it) July 13, 2015
Read how @skinviva ‘s @DrTim_SkinViva transformed Lynn Read’s life in today’s Daily Mirror http://t.co/NCTjBeM6ot #pr #health #manchester
— Ignite PR (@IgnitePR_it) July 14, 2015
Here’s a nice piece about @skinviva in today’s @MENnewsdesk #pr #health #botox #fillers http://t.co/nPHiJZJ3Uv — Ignite PR (@IgnitePR_it) July 17, 2015
Got a bump on your nose? Need non-surgical #rhinoplasty? Read this story about how @skinviva changed someone’s life…http://t.co/91xQFAYgoK
— Ignite PR (@IgnitePR_it) July 21, 2015
Non-surgical #nosejobs by @skinviva really do change peoples’ lives. Read Nichola Mahoney’s heartwarming story here…http://t.co/RyzTtIbxwY — Ignite PR (@IgnitePR_it) July 23, 2015
Are you a twin? We’re looking for twins who want non cosmetic surgery? Get in touch #Twins #Beauty #PRrequest #journorequest #botox #surgery — Ignite PR (@IgnitePR_it) September 9, 2015
Great to see one of our clients @skinviva in @DailyMirror http://t.co/IwVntiN89v #PR #PublicRelations #rhinoplasty #beauty #nose
— Ignite PR (@IgnitePR_it) September 11, 2015
Check out our clients @skinviva who have made it on @TheSun with this great success story http://t.co/SSFDi621OB #PR #PublicRelations — Ignite PR (@IgnitePR_it) September 16, 2015
They @skinviva were also featured on @MailOnline read about their ‘lunch time nose job’ here http://t.co/UIt0jkKodI#PR#PublicRelations
— Ignite PR (@IgnitePR_it) September 16, 2015
Most shockingly of all, the PR company also offers free nose jobs to those willing to take on the surgery and tell their tale afterwards:
Have you always hated your #nose? Have you been longing for a #nosejob before your wedding day or other event? Please contact us ASAP! — Ignite PR (@IgnitePR_it) June 11, 2015
Fancy a free non-surgical #nosejob ? Email us your details and you could be in luck… #journorequest#nose#rhinoplasty
— Ignite PR (@IgnitePR_it) July 24, 2015
It’s fair to say that enticing people to have unnecessary surgery in order to get your client to appear in the newspapers is ethically dicey, at best – but this is the world of cosmetic surgery PR, where the potential impact of the hookline on the self esteem of readers and the perception of beauty matters far, far less than securing those quick-fix column inches.