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Former Big Brother
star Skye Wheatley has spoken publicly about the breast augmentation
that has left her with a “double bubble” boob and shattered self-esteem.
It’s estimated 15,000 Australians travel
overseas each year to undergo cosmetic procedures. Last February
Wheatley joined their ranks, undergoing surgery in Thailand to even
up her asymmetrical breasts — a feature that had affected her confidence
for years.
“They’re completely deformed. If I can fix them, why not?” Wheatley told the Daily Mail in the lead-up to her trip.
“Boyfriends have called me ‘pancake’ in the past and comments like that stick.”
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The 22-year-old’s procedure was performed in
Bangkok, courtesy of an Australian medical travel agency she had
initially contacted before going on Big Brother.
Although she was confident going in to
the procedure, her excitement turned to concern when her bandages were
removed and she noticed a lump on her right breast.
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“I gasped at the lump and was told it would go away in a month,” Wheatley recalls in the latest issue of NW magazine.
While she says she followed the surgeons’
instructions to massage the area and wear compression garments for the
recommended period, the appearance of Wheatley’s breasts still hasn’t
improved 12 months on. And the procedure didn’t even achieve what it had
set out to do.
“I’ve now got a double bubble in the right one and they’re still different sizes. They’ve just swapped around,” she tells NW.
As you might imagine, Wheatley’s self-confidence has been shaken by the experience.
“I want my old boobs back … What I had before
was better, even though I used to complain,” the former barista admits
in a subsequent interview with the Daily Mail.
“I can’t ever get my boobs out again and this double bubble has damaged my self esteem even more.”
It’s hard not to feel for the reality star — and unfortunately, hers is not an isolated experience.
“Over the last few years we’ve seen an
increasing number of people arrive as outpatients or at emergency
departments with complications often related to breast implants,
atypical infections… bad things like losing both nipples,” Dr Anthony
Kane, President of the Australian Society of Plastic Surgeons, told
Choice in 2014.
It goes without saying that cosmetic surgery
can have complications regardless of where it’s performed — yes, things
can go wrong here in Australia. However, Dr Kane told Choice a rising
number of patients had been returning from offshore surgeries with
issues.
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For her part, Skye Wheatley is urging women
considering surgery to do their research and think carefully before
making any concrete plans.
“It’s not worth it, stay in Australia,” she tells the Daily Mail.
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