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Woman's breasts explode
22 Jun 2014 at 20:16hrs | Views
51-year-old Kim Brockhurst from Wales UK was horrified when her breast implants burst inside her.
She says she didn't even want size DD breasts.
Her original plan was to go up two cup sizes, but she "ended up with these big, heavy breasts - much bigger than I'd asked for," she told the Mirror.
But that's not the only mistake her surgeon made.
"My breasts slowly went out of shape - it was a terrible time," she said.
Brockhurst's nearly $7,000 implants then burst inside her body, leaking industrial-strength silicone into her.
Brockhurst had to have reconstructive surgery to fix the faulty Poly Implant Prothese, or PIP, implants, which were medically unauthorised.
PIP went into liquidation in 2010 after its products were recalled. The company had been using silicone intended for mattresses. About 400,000 women worldwide were affected by defective implants.
But Brockhurst couldn't afford the surgery because the British medical system wouldn't cover all of it. So a reality show called "Botched Up Bodies" fronted the bill and filmed her saga.
"It was awful knowing I couldn't afford that surgery but all the while I had silicone leaking into my body. I still don't know where it's gone and that's a real worry," she told Metro.
During her second surgery, silicone came out "like milk," said Brockhurst.
"It was disgusting to watch but I'm very happy to have the implants out."
Post-reconstructive surgery, Brockhurst's breasts are now a 34D.
"Sometimes it's nice not to have a big cleavage," she said.
She says she didn't even want size DD breasts.
Her original plan was to go up two cup sizes, but she "ended up with these big, heavy breasts - much bigger than I'd asked for," she told the Mirror.
But that's not the only mistake her surgeon made.
"My breasts slowly went out of shape - it was a terrible time," she said.
Brockhurst's nearly $7,000 implants then burst inside her body, leaking industrial-strength silicone into her.
Brockhurst had to have reconstructive surgery to fix the faulty Poly Implant Prothese, or PIP, implants, which were medically unauthorised.
PIP went into liquidation in 2010 after its products were recalled. The company had been using silicone intended for mattresses. About 400,000 women worldwide were affected by defective implants.
But Brockhurst couldn't afford the surgery because the British medical system wouldn't cover all of it. So a reality show called "Botched Up Bodies" fronted the bill and filmed her saga.
"It was awful knowing I couldn't afford that surgery but all the while I had silicone leaking into my body. I still don't know where it's gone and that's a real worry," she told Metro.
During her second surgery, silicone came out "like milk," said Brockhurst.
"It was disgusting to watch but I'm very happy to have the implants out."
Post-reconstructive surgery, Brockhurst's breasts are now a 34D.
"Sometimes it's nice not to have a big cleavage," she said.
Source - NYDN
