A woman has been left flat-chested and with scarring on her breasts after claiming to have botched plastic surgery in Turkey.
Zara Rodriguez, 28, who hated her body, travelled to Istanbul to get breast implants and a tummy tuck at a cut-price clinic in August last year.
But back home in Wiltshire after the seven-hour operation, the barber’s left implant began to leak fluid from an infection and her right breast was drooping.
The clinic offered to fix Ms Rodriguez’s implants, after she posted gruesome photos showing the state of her breasts after surgery on social media.
However, her implants once again began leaking fluid when she returned home, at which point the clinic allegedly stopped returning her calls.
On November 22, Ms Rodriguez had both her implants removed at Bath Royal United Hospital, leaving her with ‘zero breast tissue’ and low self-esteem.
Now Ms Rodriguez, from Trowbridge, says she will have to save another £5,000 to undergo corrective surgery in the UK.
Zara Rodriguez, 28, has been left flat-chested and with severe scarring on her breasts after claiming to have botched plastic surgery in Turkey. She is pictured before her surgery
On November 22, Ms Rodriguez was admitted to Bath Royal United Hospital, where both of her implants were removed (pictured). She is now flat-chested
Ms Rodriguez said her implants began to leak from the incision under her left breast due to an infection and her right breast drooped. She is pictured soon after surgery
Ms Rodriguez is pictured there connected to wires which collect fluid from her body after the liposuction. She booked a holiday package in Turkey
Ms Rodriguez said: ‘I have been left completely flat chested with zero per cent breast tissue and deep scars that run across my chest.
‘I am 28 years old and have been left mentally and physically battered.
‘All I want now is to save anyone else from going abroad and beg anyone who may be thinking of going to really reconsider it.
‘I wish I had just saved the extra few thousand and had it done over here. If you’ve had surgery and feel that something is wrong, get checked.
‘I never want to see anyone go through what I’ve had to these past few months.’
Ms Rodriguez said she heavily researched where to go for surgery before deciding on a holiday package in Turkey.
She said: ‘I’ve always wanted breast implants for most of my life after I developed a hatred for my body.
‘After researching my options, I booked breast implants with an uplift, as well as a tummy tuck.’
It is unclear what size her breasts were before, or after getting implants.
Ms Rodriguez said she was initially pleased with her results, but was shocked at the aftercare she received.
She said: ‘When I first woke up from the original seven hour operation, the nurses tried to get me up and out of bed walking but it took three attempts, each time failing due to feeling lightheaded.
Ms Rodriguez, whose flat chest is pictured, said: ‘I am have been left mentally and physically battered’
Ms Rodriguez suffered a hematoma – blood clotted underneath the skin – on her left breast and had to get rushed back into surgery to sort the problem. Her breasts are pictured after surgery
An infection under her left breast caused pus to leak out the incision (pictured)
‘When I awoke I found out I had a hematoma – blood clotted underneath the skin – on my left breast and had to get rushed back into surgery to sort the problem.
‘At first I thought nothing of it and just put it down to a big operation.
‘Yet at home, I noticed my incision on my left breast wasn’t healing properly which I found out was because I had developed an infection.
‘After visiting the doctors every few days for check-ups and to have it redressed, it started to get worse and more painful.’
Ms Rodriguez claims she continued to text the company for advice, informing them that her right breast was also severely drooping below the incision wound.
Yet she says the clinic claimed ‘it was normal’, and to merely ‘massage them’. But Ms Rodriguez claims the pain became worse.
Ms Rodriguez claims the clinic asked her to delete images on social media and return for corrective surgery in October 2017, which she agreed to. Pictured, the pus on her breast
The breast implants once again began leaking fluid when Ms Rodriguez returned home from ‘corrective surgery’ at the clinic
Ms Rodriguez was initially happy with her new breasts but appalled with the aftercare at the clinic
‘I was scared and afraid and so I posted photos on my Instagram to share my situation.
‘But then the company rang me to tell me to fly back and they would fix it for me for free, as long as I deleted the photos.
‘I naively agreed and apologised for posting them, arranging to fly back in October.’
The morning after arriving at the clinic, Ms Rodriguez had her left implant removed and replaced and her right implant lifted.
She said: ‘I was so happy and excited to finally be able to enjoy my new breasts, but this was short lived once again – when I was home my breast started leaking and I began to panic.
‘That was when I continue to message for advice, and I began to get ignored.
‘I posted the photos, but then [the clinic] went on to block me. Still to this day, they’ve continued to ignore me.’
On November 22, Ms Rodriguez was admitted to Bath Royal United Hospital, where both of her implants were removed.