A WELLNESS coach who got a boob job as a 40th birthday present to herself says the botched op almost killed her – when her breasts burst open.
Lo Watson had treated herself to a $14,500 (£10,910) breast enlargement procedure ahead of her special birthday on October 13, after a two stone weight loss had caused her previous implants to change shape.
Lo Watson bought a £10,000 boob job after losing two stone[/caption]
She claims the incision under her left breast split open three weeks after getting her breasts enlarged[/caption]
Lo during her recovery after getting her implants removed[/caption]
The part-time waitress says she was initially ‘scared’ of how big her new 32E chest looked on her tiny 5ft 1in frame after going under the knife on August 1.
Lo admits she agreed with her doctor to insert larger 670cc implants rather than 525cc ones she had originally planned to go for as she believed her ‘doctor knew best’.
But when the incision under her left breast burst open three weeks post-surgery, she began to worry something was seriously wrong.
Shocking photos showing a gaping hole under her left breast where the surgery incision split open and had begun to expose her implants.
Despite back and forth conversations with her doctor, Lo claims she was reassured that there was nothing wrong with her new implants.
She even alleges that her doctor suggested sticking the open wound back together with medical tape as her body would heal on its own.
It was only when she began to feel liquid ‘sloshing’ around her bust that she reached out to a local doctor who told her she needed the implants removed immediately.
Before undergoing her $5,500 (£4,137) implant removal surgery on September 23, Lo claims a hole had appeared under her right breast and liquid started ‘gushing’ out of her left one.
Now recovering at home, her chest is bandaged up and she has a drain in each breast to remove the excess liquid.
Lo is now sharing her story to urge others to seek medical attention immediately if they believe something is wrong as she claims her birthday treat nearly killed her.
Lo, from Nashville in Tennessee, US, said: “About a year ago I lost weight pretty quickly and it affected the look of my implants.
“I wanted to go a little bit bigger and the doctor went drastically larger. We did legally agree on it as I thought doctors know best.
“When I initially saw them [my new boobs] I was quite scared at how big they were but I was reassured by the doctor that they were swollen, and had to drop.
“I am very tiny and he put these huge implants in and three weeks after I got them, under my left breast, the entire incision opened up.”
She was left with a gaping hole and claims doctors told her to tape it[/caption]
Lo claims that when she finally got a call from the doctor, he told her everything was fine after seeing the photos and she could just get some medical tape and pull the skin back together.
She added: “It looked like a big open wound.
“A few days later I noticed an abnormal amount of swelling where it looked like a huge pocket had developed around my breast and there was liquid in it.
“The liquid was making sloshing sounds and was moving around when I was in different positions.”
FLUID BUILD-UP
Lo shared how she would talk to the doctor every four or five days and he would “gaslight” her and say “everything was fine.”
She continued: “He made me feel like I was neurotic and I was overreacting.
“The fluid was building up above my breast. It felt like my skin had separated from the muscle underneath and it was on top [the liquid] of my breast implant.
A few days later I noticed an abnormal amount of swelling where it looked like a huge pocket had developed around my breast and there was liquid in it
Lo Watson
“I finally went to a local doctor and he said he was absolutely shocked that the other doctor had told me to not seek medical help.
“He told me the implants need to come out immediately. He was surprised I hadn’t got an infection.
“If I hadn’t taken it upon myself to go and see another doctor, I would still have been sitting on that couch with my boobs basically rotting and with my other implant fully exposed by that point.
“My birthday present almost led to my death.”
Lo showed off the fluid build-up after her implants were removed[/caption]
TERRIFYING REVEAL
Lo claims her local doctor told her the implants that had been inserted into her near-7st body were too large, which had caused the incisions to split open.
This week, Lo said she saw her post-surgery boobs for the first time and was ‘terrified’.
Lo said: “[Before surgery], I went into the bathroom and liquid started gushing from my left boob.
“The implant was literally going to fall out if I didn’t have them removed.
The fluid was building up above my breast. It felt like my skin had separated from the muscle underneath and it was on top [the liquid] of my breast implant
Lo Watson
“I have just unwrapped my bandage for the first time. It’s terrifying, my body is botched and I am going to be left scarred for life.
“I feel absolutely defeated, lied to and taken advantage of.
“I’m not able to work. I do wellness coaching and have an online presence where I look a certain way.
“I’m always in cute gym clothes and a sports bra. It now makes me feel very insecure about filming for my job.
“I also work in a restaurant and I can’t do this at the moment because I’m not allowed to do any physical activity.”
ROUND TWO
Lo had her first boob job at 22 years old and says despite what she’s been through, is hoping to get implants refitted in two months’ time when her body has healed.
Lo said: “I’m definitely going to get them redone.
“I’ve had them half my life and right now I don’t recognise my body. I feel so insecure and unattractive.
“I know some people are going to look at this and see my procedure as elective surgery and it being all for vanity and that I took the chance to look a certain way.
“I get this and I’m fully aware of that, but I didn’t do anything wrong and this doctor did everything wrong.
“We shouldn’t be punished for wanting to feel good about ourselves.”
Since the ordeal, Lo has set up a fundraising page to help support her financially while she is unable to work and to seek legal representation following her ‘botched’ surgery.
What are the risks of getting surgery abroad?
IT’S important to do your research if you’re thinking about having cosmetic surgery abroad.
It can cost less than in the UK, but you need to weigh up potential savings against the potential risks.
Safety standards in different countries may not be as high.
No surgery is risk-free. Complications can happen after surgery in the UK or abroad.
If you have complications after an operation in the UK, the surgeon is responsible for providing follow-up treatment.
Overseas clinics may not provide follow-up treatment, or they may not provide it to the same standard as in the UK.
Also, they may not have a healthcare professional in the UK you can visit if you have any problems.
Source: NHS
