I travelled to Mexico for a second BBL but it left me in hospital fighting for my life - I'll regret it forever
An influencer has revealed the terrifying ordeal she went through after undergoing an 'extreme' second Brazilian butt lift (BBL) in Mexico which did not at all turn out as she hoped.
The Texas-based content creator, who uses the handle @TheeHtxHottiee on TikTok as well as other platforms including Instagram and X.
She regularly shares glam snaps and videos with her thousands of followers, but when it came to this surgery, she had a much more serious message to share.
According to the 30-year-old, her latest cosmetic surgery journey turned into a nightmare, which left her fighting for her life.
In addition, she says, the operation also left her with a bum that's too big.
She is now sharing her story as a warning to others of the hidden dangers of medical tourism.
The TikTokker told how she was left with multiple problems revolving around infections, which landed her in hospital - and how the result is more than she bargained for.
'I went for a tummy tuck and a BBL,' she said. 'My BBL is TOO big - and it nearly killed me.
'I was in surgery double the time that I was supposed to be. I lost so much blood that I had to get six blood transfusions.'
As a result, the surgical enhancement turned life-threatening when complications spiralled out of control.
What started as an attempt to create what she saw as her perfect figure with a second BBL ended in ongoing medical treatments.
Following the botched operation, the influencer ended up having five emergency surgeries, including a painful skin graft.
She shared some photos and clips via her social media accounts showing the dramatic results of what she now describes as an 'extreme BBL'.
She calls it extreme as it is much larger result than what she originally hoped for.
Making matters even worse, the language barrier in Mexico left her family in the dark during her hours-long operation.
While her first BBL went smoothly, this second operation nearly cost her her life.
Now, she's speaking out about the risks she went through to get her eye-catching figure.
She said: 'When I got back to the US, I was admitted into the hospital for almost four months due to an infection in my bloodstream and an infection on the skin where my tummy tuck was closed.
'They had to take skin from my thighs and put it on my stomach. 'My mother and twin sister thought I was dead because I had been in surgery so long with no word.
'When I awoke, they were already driving down to Mexico.
'I wanted to be honest about what happened. People don't always see the dangerous side.'
It comes after a New Zealand OnlyFans star has revealed more horrific details about a Brazilian Butt Lift procedure she had in Turkey that left her 'vomiting blood'.
Kayla Jade, 30, who boasts 2.2 million TikTok followers and lives in Australia, said she was forced to get a revision surgery back in Australia a year after the botched job.
She said the surgery didn't last because the fat taken from her back and inserted in her bottom went bad.
'They'd taken literal chunks out of my back, so [the Australian doctor] went and smoothed everything over,' she told news.com.au.
'The BBL didn't last because the fat wasn't taken care of when it was taken out of my body.'
Kayla went into more detail about her 'horrific experience' earlier this month, telling her TikTok followers she 'almost died from her first BBL'.
She said she was awake through the entire surgery and recalled lying on the operating table 'paralysed' while internally 'screaming' due to the pain.
After the procedure, Kayla began 'vomiting blood' while 'fading in and out of consciousness' during the nightmarish ordeal.
She also claimed she experienced sexual harassment during her time at the hospital.
'There were two nurses looking after me, and one of the nurses was getting me dressed to leave [after the surgery],' she said.
'And, as soon as [the female nurse] left the room, he immediately started touching me inappropriately while he was getting me dressed.'
Kayla claimed he 'did it again' in the elevator as she was leaving the unnamed medical facility.
The mother-of-two said the memory of the alleged incident only came back a month or two after Kayla's surgery.
Kayla Jade, 30, who boasts 2.2 million TikTok followers and lives in Australia, said she was forced to get a revision surgery back in Australia a year after the botched job
'I was just sitting in my kitchen and I broke down crying because I remembered everything,' she said.
'It was like my body was in such shock from the surgery that it just blanked that out until I was ready enough to process [the incident].'
The OnlyFans performer said she 'cheapened out' and flew to Turkey several years ago as part of an all-inclusive package that covered the costs of her flights, accommodation, and the butt lift surgery itself.
'I can be quite impulsive so I definitely rushed into it without thinking of the complications that the surgery may have had,' Kayla said.
Kayla, who posts confessional videos of her experiences as an escort on TikTok, said she hoped her story would make young women 'think twice' about heavily discounted surgeries in medical tourism hotspots like Turkey.
At the time, however, Kayla felt she'd done enough research after looking up the clinic, reading online reviews and going through 'before-and-after' photos posted on its website.
She added she had been speaking with the doctor over WhatsApp and he told Kayla she was a 'great candidate' for a BBL after an initial consultation.
While Kayla initially felt good about her decision, things veered off-course quite soon after she touched down in Turkey, as she recalled being unable to get a hold of her doctor.
When she finally met him, she says the surgeon told Kayla she wouldn't get the results she wanted because she didn't have enough fat for a BBL.
The cosmetic procedure is used to enhance the appearance of the patient's buttocks by making them bigger, more rounded, or lifted. A standard BBL involves removing fat from the hips, abdomen, or back with liposuction before injecting it back into the buttocks.
'I 100 per cent had enough fat for a BBL, like I'd purposely been gaining weight for the BBL,' Kayla countered.
'It's like he was trying to lower my expectations because he knew he was gonna cheap out and do a half-a***d job,' she added.
Despite this, Kayla said she remained hopeful about the procedure - until she found herself lying awake on the operating table during the excruciatingly painful surgery.
'I remember I could hear nurses and the doctors talking and I couldn't move my body,' she recalled.
'I was paralysed, but I could just feel like tears running down my face because I was in so much pain.
'There was nothing I could do. I was just lying there in my head screaming, but I could just feel all the stuff that was happening. I guess they didn't give me enough anaesthetic,' Kayla said.
After the allegedly botched procedure she was shaking uncontrollably and 'vomiting blood' because of the shock of the BBL.
The post-op care was equally bad, Kayla alleged, as she revealed she was placed on her back immediately after the surgery - even though, patients who have undergone BBLs are advised to lie on their stomach for at least six weeks afterwards.
After one day at the hospital, Kayla was asked to vacate the bed - despite the fact that she was still extremely fragile from the surgery and in and out of consciousness'.
While she was in this vulnerable state, Kayla was allegedly molested by the male nurse while he was helping her get changed - as she claimed he touched her inappropriately on two occasions.
'Please don't cheapen out like what I did and end up in some crazy situation,' Kayla concluded.
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