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Alex Pike shows off results of having salmon sperm injected into her face after being inspired to try the bizarre beauty trend by Kim Kardashian


Alex Pike has jumped on the salmon sperm facial trend after being inspired by Kim Kardashian.

Some doctors claim it is safer than other cosmetic injectables, which have been linked to a catalogue of complications including blocked blood vessels, lumpy skin and infections. Emma Wedgwood, an aesthetic nurse who works in a Harley Street clinic and offers the treatment, compares the initial side effect of bumpy skin to 'bee stings'. The beauty treatment uses purified and sterilised DNA molecules extracted from salmon or trout (pictured) sperm, known as polynucleotides, and some doctors claim it is safer than other cosmetic injectables

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