Botched boob job hell: From bad... to burst
Botched-up budget boob ops up 30%
THE number of women suffering dodgy boob jobs has gone up by an astonishing 30 per cent in a YEAR, we can reveal.
Health watchdogs are recording three complaints a WEEK about botched operations - the majority from women whose implants have BURST.
Surgeons received 173 complaints last year - up from 135 in 2007, new figures from the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency show.
And some of those were from frantic women who needed help after having budget ops abroad. Problems included implants leaking, bursting or hardening - which causes painful swelling.
The shocking pictures above show the disastrous results of mum-of-five Lisa Shaw's £2,500 cut-price foreign op.
Last night devastated Lisa, 35, said: "Bargain- basement surgery cost me my looks. My breasts met in the MIDDLE."
She travelled to a clinic in Tunisia to boost her bust from a 34A to a 34D - saving £1,500 on what the procedure would cost in Britain. But it went wrong and her boobs were left horribly misshapen.
Office worker Lisa, from Morecambe, Lancs, had surgery in February to regain her figure after having children. She recalled: "My boobs looked like shrivelled balloons. A cheap deal overseas was too hard to resist.
"I thought I was making a massive saving but I wish I'd waited until the recession was over and saved up for an op here."
She has since paid £5,000 for reconstructive surgery in the UK and is battling for compensation from the foreign clinic - along with single mum Ali Chapman, 42, who suffered a burst boob after two botched ops at the SAME place.
Ali, from Southampton, went from a 38C to a 38DD after going under the knife in March. But her right breast and nipple ended up lower than her left.
She demanded corrective surgery - shelling out £2,800 in total for the two ops. But the second one went wrong too leaving unsightly scars on her nipples.
The stitching on her left breast then burst after the wound got infected and she was rushed to hospital as medics realised she was at risk of developing septicaemia.
Ali said: "I knew something was wrong because my left breast felt really uncomfortable. Then I felt a ping and my boob had exploded.
"I'm facing a long recovery before a surgeon can even contemplate operating on my ruined breasts."
She warned: "My advice is save up and have surgery in the UK. Don't end up like me and Lisa - butchered and broke."
Last night one surgeon, Adrian Richards, said the increase in complaints was partly down to more breast implant surgery being carried out - 30,000 women went under the knife last year.
A spokesman for the clinic in Tunisia said: "If the women wish to return we can see if any mistakes have been made, in which case we will treat them for free."
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This article has 9 comments
I had a breast uplift and reduction in Tunisia 2 weeks ago at a different clinic and by another surgeon, i checked both out thoroughly before going through with this, my surgeon Dr Hamsa has an excellent reputation and i saw him in harley st. today, we are both delighted with the result so far but i know that i still need to wait at least 3 mnths for end result, my friend had her done at same time and is delighted. Definately recommend it, if it wasnt so expensive here maybe we wouldnt need to go abroad but glad i did.
By annhailey. Posted November 13 2009 at 11:48 PM.
its sad you people dont see why a person like lisa had this op done you cannot judge,why people have surgery done is their own choice.have you ever heard of "he who cast the first stone",im sure there is plenty of people who have done things that were not a good thing.alot of people who do this to themselves have been abused or have low self esteem and try fix how they feel through changing themselves.too many people are quick to point out other peoples mistakes before they look at their own!
By anonymous. Posted November 3 2009 at 11:01 AM.
Think the saying is:
Be thankful for what you have.
So many of these cosmetic clinics abroad are nothing but a gamble. It may cost less to have the ops done abroad but you can skimp on quality.
By Lorna. Posted November 3 2009 at 7:19 AM.
lisa it looks like ur boobs where ok b4 the op but at least u have had ur fixed unlike ali who is stilll suffering from the damage what was caused next time think first
By shazza. Posted November 2 2009 at 9:19 PM.
What a mess, in the before picture she is not an A cup, i would say she is about a 36B. Her breasts dont even look right in the picture of her in the green jumper - they are out of proportion.
By April. Posted November 1 2009 at 5:34 PM.
I had my surgery in tunisia definitely by a different surgeon mone is amazing and am very happy, I had a reduction out of necessity though not vanity.
By san. Posted November 1 2009 at 5:51 PM.
NO SYMPATHY - GOING ABROAD TO CUT PRICE CLINICS FOR THE SAKE OF VANITY, THEN YOU RETURN HOME ONLY FOR OUR ALREADY UNDER FUNDED HEALTH SERVICE TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE, IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO HAVE THIS PROCEDURE DONE PRIVATELY THEN YOU SHOULD BE OBLIGED TO PAY FOR CORRECTIVE SURGERY OUT OF YOUR OWN POCKET, YOU ARE DIVERTING MONEY AWAY FROM PEOPLE WHO HAVE GENUINE AND LIFE THREATENING CONDITIONS, DISGUSTING.
By TAZMON. Posted November 1 2009 at 1:58 PM.
The breasts in the 'before' picture are larger than an A cup - I should know! And in the photo above, where she's wearing a sweater and her boobs look wonky, she looks a lot more than a D!
I wonder how much she got paid for this interview and showing those photos... I just hope she uses the cash to pay off her surgery bills instead of undergoing the knife again!
By Cathy. Posted November 1 2009 at 11:42 AM.
In the first pic it looks like her boobs were already enhanced. They're certainly not a shrivelled balloon size A. Guess Lisa wanted to go bigger still.
The £2500 would have been so much better spend on her 5 kids.
Why oh why do women like Lisa want to do this to themselves?
Even after £5000 constructive surgery she looks totally out of proportion.
By perky. Posted November 1 2009 at 1:52 AM.