Woman gets €25k damages for ‘botched’ lip treatment

A woman who went for a lip line treatment as a birthday treat but ended up with a tattoo line in the wrong place over her lip was yesterday awarded €25,000 damages.

Anne McCaffrey, aged 62, from Scholarstown Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin, had sued Advanced Cosmetic Surgery Ltd, Malahide Marina, Dublin, which the court heard is now in liquidation.

The award included special damages to cover the price of the original procedure at €254 and over €700 for lip pencils and make up used to disguise the tattooed line.