Breast implants burst
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 30-08-2014
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A beauty therapist who went abroad for a bargain boob job was horrified when the implants burst through her skin just days later, nearly killing her. Claire Hawker, 30, had been recommended the cosmetic surgeon in Prague by a friend and was initially delighted with her new figure.
But just days after returning home, her size G breasts started leaking a brown discharge and suddenly burst. After being rushed to hospital, surgeons warned the mother-of-two she would die if the implants were not removed immediately.
'I remember feeling scared then angry when I was told my implants would have to be taken out - but I had no choice,' says Ms Hawker
At Royal Welbeck Hospital, in London, a leading cosmetic surgeon Dr Nick Percival, from Cosmetic Surgery Partners, examined her and recommended an E cup.
she had a second procedure to remove the scar tissue she'd lived with for three years. She said: 'Having this surgery changed my life. I'm more confident now and love receiving compliments.