A mother who developed sepsis three times thanks to a trio of botched breast surgeries left her family horrified when she went under the knife again – this time to get rid of her baby’s sagging baby.
Louisa Anderson-Roy was ‘petrified’ to book another plastic surgery after almost losing her life following three failed breast augmentations.
The 42-year-old mother of six first went under the knife 20 years ago when she was offered free breast surgery in Istanbul, Turkey, but soon developed a small hole in her nipple, which led to sepsis.
Louisa said she spent years with a nipple that looked like a “big chunk” had been removed, so she decided to have corrective surgery in London.
However, shortly after the operation, Louisa suffered sepsis again and claimed that she had had PIP implants placed “backwards and backwards”.
PIP breast implants were withdrawn from the UK in 2010 after it was discovered that they had been fraudulently manufactured using unapproved silicone gel and were much more likely to rupture than other breast implants.
The salon owner, who lives in Brighton, West Sussex, had her PIP implants removed and replaced by a private surgeon five years later, but had to fight for her life once again when she developed sepsis for the third time.
After her implants were removed, Louisa vowed to never have another plastic surgery again.
Louisa Anderson-Roy, pictured. She was ‘petrified’ to book another plastic surgery after almost losing her life following three failed breast augmentations.
The 42-year-old mother of six first went under the knife 20 years ago when she was offered free breast surgery in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Louisa said she spent years with a nipple that looked like a “big chunk” had been removed, so she decided to have corrective surgery in London.
But after the birth of her sixth baby, the mother became desperately insecure about her weight and began researching tummy tucks in Türkiye, much to the horror of her worried family.
Louisa had the operation in August and now feels more confident than ever with her new and improved waist.
Louisa said: “I was toying with gastric surgery but couldn’t afford to do it here.”
“I thought I was going to have gastric surgery, but because of what happened with the breast implants, everyone was up in arms saying ‘you can’t do this.’
‘They said it’s too risky with your story. But I was literally miserable about my weight and I had to do something. Everyone was against it.
“I don’t feel unhappy about being a bigger person, I just hated this huge stomach, so my friend helped me get in touch with a surgeon in Türkiye.
“I was obviously very nervous, but not about the whole Turkey thing, as I’d also had horrible experiences in the UK. I was petrified when I got back there.
Louisa underwent a tummy tuck operation in August, where doctors removed a stone of weight from her stomach.
After the birth of her sixth baby, the mother became desperately insecure about her weight and began researching abdominoplasty in Türkiye.
Louisa had the operation in August and now feels more confident than ever with her new and improved waist.
‘I was always a great person but I felt motivated to lose weight after that surgery’
And over the next few months, the mom was inspired to lose even more weight, going from a size 20 to a size 12 after surgery.
Louisa said: ‘It was amazing. It was the only place I never had an infection. Since then I have lost four kilos and without bariatric surgery.
‘I was always a great person, but I felt motivated to lose weight after that surgery.
‘By spending all that money and risking my life again, I took it very seriously and I don’t want to ruin the hard work. I am very happy with the results. “It is truly life-changing.”
Louisa was nervous about having plastic surgery again after facing complications following her first breast augmentation at age 21, when she lost a “quarter of her nipple.”
Louisa said: ‘When I was 21, I was offered a free breast augmentation in Istanbul. My boss at the time had created a company that took people to Türkiye and back then it wasn’t a big deal.
‘So I went there, they put the implants in and 10 days later I developed a small hole in my nipple.
‘Day by day it got bigger and bigger and sepsis broke out. I lost a quarter of my nipple. Everything was devoured by the infection. It was horrible.
Louisa said: ‘When I was 21, I was offered a free breast augmentation in Istanbul. My boss at the time had created a company that took people to Türkiye and back then it wasn’t a big deal.
“There are also many failed surgeries being performed in the UK. Of course, you have to be careful when going to Türkiye too,’ he warned.
Now, the mother wants to raise awareness about the risks involved in operations both at home and abroad.
“I spent three or four years with a nipple that looked like a big chunk had been ripped off.”
Louisa thought she was in good hands having undergone corrective surgery in the UK, but developed sepsis once again with her second boob job, which cost £15,000.
After these implants ruptured, Louisa shelled out a further £12,000 at a private clinic in the UK, but almost died when an infection broke out.
Louisa said: ‘Another infection set in and I almost died. It was full of pus. There were buckets and buckets full of hot, warm pus that had traveled all over my body.
‘I went into septic shock 10 days (after surgery) and was rushed to hospital, where the NHS had to remove my implants.
‘This was the third time I had had sepsis and I was really fighting for my life. It was so bad. My temperature was skyrocketing, I was very sick.’
Despite her family’s concerns, Louisa opted to go under the knife once again after struggling with her baby weight earlier this year, gaining five stone during a traumatic pregnancy.
Now, the mother wants to raise awareness about the risks involved in operations both in the country and abroad.
Louisa said: ‘It’s important to raise awareness about the dangers of surgery abroad, but my experience with surgery here in the UK also really surprised me.
“There are also many failed surgeries being performed in the UK. Of course, you also have to be careful when going to Türkiye.’