Woman left with horrific injuries after cheap ‘mommy makeover’

A mom claims she was left fighting for her life after a botched ‘mommy makeover’ in Turkey.

Tracy Marriott, 45, flew to Istanbul for a tummy tuck and boob job after being recommended a budget surgeon by her friends.

The mom-of-three, from Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, had hoped the cut-price procedure would improve her self-confidence – but was instead left with shocking results.

Tracy’s budget surgery left her with a life-threatening lung infection, as well as gaping holes in her breasts and a giant jagged scar on her stomach.

The mom, who is a full-time carer for her son, Daniel, six, is sharing her story to warn others who are considering cheap cosmetic surgeries abroad to research the clinic first.

Tracy said: “After the surgery, I was pretty much out of it and I thought I was going to die.

“The procedure was something that I’ve always wanted – I had a bit of a saggy belly after having three kids and wanted a tummy tuck as well as a boob job.

“I thought that I had done a lot of research, a couple of friends had recommended the same surgeon in Turkey.

“It was the price that swayed my decision more anything.

“It was $6,151 for the combined surgery and the plan was to fly out there and stay in the hospital for five days but I ended up having to book an additional flight because I was so unwell and my husband, Dan, flew out too to help me come home.

“After the surgery, I was in a lot of pain and was having trouble breathing.

“I wasn’t told much about what was happening to me and I hadn’t even had the chance to see my surgery outcome.

“I was in so much pain and one day they wheeled me down for some sort of x-ray without explaining what was happening to my health apart from having abnormal blood levels.

“I felt like I was dying and I wouldn’t make it back home to them.

“My mom video called me whilst I was in the hospital and she said she could barely recognise me, I looked so unwell.”

Tracy’s procedure shrunk her size 18 body down to a size 14 and her 36DD bra size increased to a 36FF – but she wasn’t prepared for the gruesome consequences.

The mom-of-three added: “When I finally came back round and flew home, I immediately went to the NHS who couldn’t believe the stitching, the type of stitches and how it had been done.

“The doctor also said I had a lung infection.

“One day not long after, I knocked one and another hole appeared with all this stuff that oozed out.

“There was no infection which really surprised me but I was still put on an IV and admitted straight to hospital.

“They’re used to seeing it, I’m sure and I’m really grateful for their duty of care and support they gave me.

“I knew I would have a scar but I was not expecting the scar I got across my stomach – it didn’t seem normal.

“The clinic tried to tell me that this was just the way my body was healing but that’s really not the case.”

After suffering through the ordeal, Tracy got her procedure revised in Belgium and says she now feels much better.

She said: “It was wrong for the surgery to recommend multiple surgeries as I seriously thought I was going to die.

“Surgery can be really worth it for most people, I just recommend people do as much research as they can.

“I guess the sayings true – you get what you pay for.”

This story originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced here with permission.