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The Sun
11-07-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Vet said my dog was riddled with infection & should be PUT DOWN… but they failed to spot obvious blunder
VETS allegedly told a distraught dog owner her beloved Pomeranian was riddled with infection and beyond saving - after they failed to spot a lump of chicken stuck in her throat. Sadaf Jaffari, 41, took her five-year-old dog Lala to her vets because she was struggling to breathe and after taking an X-ray thought she had an airway blockage and sent her for expert treatment. 5 5 5 After a pet ambulance whisked the pooch to top animal hospital medics at Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, in Hertfordshire, Sadaf says they insisted there was actually 'no hope' and that Lala was at death's door, suffering a full lung collapse and pneumonia. Sadaf, a celebrity skincare expert, told the Sun on Sunday: 'They thought the X-ray showed that she was in fact full of infection, that she had pneumonia and that her right lung had completely collapsed. 'They said there was no hope of survival and euthanasia was the only option. A doctor told me: 'Why waste your money? You're better off putting her down. She's going to die.' 'They hadn't X-rayed again, just hooked her up to machines, it was horrendous. Time and time again they told me to save my money and just put her down.' But after refusing to condemn her precious pooch, a camera was finally fed down the tiny dog's throat which dislodged a piece of chicken - allowing Lala to breathe on her own again. The cost of the ordeal came to just under £6,000, including £3,850 for ICU care, £950 for ambulance transport, and £1,800 in vet fees. Sadaf has made a formal complaint to the hospital. She said: 'I don't plan legal action, but we deserve an apology. She isn't just a dog, she's my everything. 'Imagine if this were a child. You'd never just say, 'They're going to die so what's the point in trying?' So why is that okay for a dog? 'I don't want any other pet owner to go through this. In my view, they took the easy option. All they cared about was getting me to agree to put her down.' INCREDIBLE moment hero vet staff save dog from choking on favourite toy The drama unfolded earlier this month when Lala suddenly started choking at her home in Bushey, North London. Sadaf rushed Lala to her usual vet, who did an X ray and suggested something was lodged in her airway and advised urgent care from specialists. Lala, who was born with underdeveloped lungs, was transferred to the Queen Mother - among the world's largest and most advanced vet hospitals in the world - but things quickly spiralled. Sadaf said: 'They injected her with general anaesthetic and hooked her up to oxygen while they took her to intensive care. 'After four hours, the doctor came out and said she could hardly breathe without being intubated. 'They said her chest had filled with bacteria and advised me to put her down. 'I said the money didn't matter - we've got good insurance - and to do whatever it costs.' But she claims the vet coldly responded: 'Why do you want to waste your money? This dog is going to die.' Sadaf said the hospital failed to perform its own X-rays which would have quickly revealed the blockage and prevented Lala from taking needless high-dose antibiotics and having her coat shaved. She added: 'I said over and over again: 'There's something in her throat. Please just look.' 'If they'd listened to me from the start, she would have been home the same night.' After becoming increasingly frustrated, Sadaf demanded the hospital undertake fresh scans. SHADOW ON X-RAYS When a student medic picked up the X-rays sent the previous day by Lala's vet, they noticed a shadow in the dog's airway. Almost 24 hours after Lala was admitted, a CT scan was then performed which revealed Lala's lodged lunch. The chicken was dislodged when a camera was then inserted and Lala began to breathe again. Sadaf said: 'They were insistent for 48 hours that I needed to put her down, and all that time there was a bit of chicken in her throat. 'I went to pick her up - she was bruised, her legs were blue from all the wires and tubes. 'All of it could have been avoided had they properly looked at the X-ray that was sent by the vet in the first place.' Despite the trauma, Lala is now recovering and back by Sadaf's side at her aesthetic clinic in Chelsea, West London - where clients include Rebecca Vardy, her footy star husband Jamie, Love Island star turned presenter Olivia Attwood and Millie Mackintosh. She said: 'She's so small but so brave. She's been through hell and survived. She's traumatised - but she's alive. I'm just so glad that I trusted my instincts. The Royal Veterinary College, which runs Queen Mother Hospital, said in a statement: 'While we are unable to comment on individual cases, we take any concerns raised seriously and all feedback is thoroughly reviewed and investigated as required. 'We remain committed to delivering the best possible care for all our patients while supporting excellence and innovation in veterinary practice.' 5 5
The Irish Sun
03-07-2025
- Health
- The Irish Sun
Banishing my belly with £550 fat freeze was so painful I nearly collapsed but was worth it after losing 6cm from waist
AS a roll of frozen fat the colour and shape of an extra large hot dog is forcibly massaged back into my stomach area I think, just for a second, that I may actually pass out. My legs kick in the air as aesthetician Sadaf Jaffari massages and tries to defrost the fat cells in my tummy that she has just frozen to an icy four degrees. Advertisement 8 Jane Atkinson tried CoolSculpting, a £550 non-invasive fat-freezing treatment that promises a flatter tummy without surgery Credit: Darren Fletcher 8 Jane Atkinson pictured after ten weeks after the procedure with a flatter stomach Credit: LORNA ROACH 8 Jane pictured before and after the non-surgical, non-invasive fat reduction treatment The aim is that those dead cells will slowly but surely over the following few weeks pass into my bloodstream and be excreted from my body through my lymphatic system. Hey presto, a flat stomach for the first time in over a decade. Advertisement I was having a slimming tweakment called It was the same one that stunning, leggy supermodel Linda Evangelista had – but bits of her body actually ended up FATTER. But after a lot of research, I decided this non-surgical, non-invasive fat reduction treatment really was the one for me. I have always been an 'apple'. My legs and arms are decent, but as I've got older the weight – and fat – has piled on around my middle. Advertisement Although I'm far too old for a bikini, I did fancy the idea of having a flatter and even slightly toned stomach again, so I could wear some figure-hugging outfits. I've had Botox with celebrity favourite Sadaf for many years. She's a woman I trust and is so experienced with this treatment that she has been dubbed the 'CoolSculpting Queen'. Inside the horrifying High St beauty firm butchering patients in dirty rooms with dodgy liposuction, fillers and BBLs At her clinic in London's Chelsea , she explained how the body-contouring and fat-reduction treatment has changed since supermodel Linda had it. Three years ago, one of the most photographed women in the world revealed that she had been left 'permanently deformed' and 'brutally disfigured' from the Advertisement She suffered Linda had 'full-body liposuction' procedures in 2016 and 2017 to try and remove the hardened fat. So you would think I was nuts to even attempt to have this. But Sadaf explained how there was a new newly designed machine which provides better skin contact and more effective cooling. There is still a risk of PAH, but it's minimal. My hour-long session cost £550 and kicked off with a rather embarrassing photo shoot. Advertisement I had to strip to my undies and stand sideways as her assistant snapped pics of my bulging tummy. 8 Jane pictured with aesthetician Sadaf Jaffari during the procedure Credit: Darren Fletcher 8 Half an hour later, she was back to start the 'hideously intense' massage to destroy the fat crystals Credit: Darren Fletcher Instinctively, I wanted to suck it all in, but that would have defeated the whole point. Sadaf then soothingly agreed that I was a great candidate. Which meant, in polite terms, I had plenty of pinchable fat. Advertisement I lay back on a bed in her clinic and she drew around an area of my muffin top before spreading over a heavy gauze with a thick jelly texture. Then she grabbed the CoolSculpting 'head', which was a 30cm long and 10cm wide contraption attached to a large machine by a tube. She laid the head on top of the gauze pad. And that's when the fun really started. The machine began to make sucking and gulping noises as it suctioned my fat up and away into the gadget – and started to freeze it. I sensed an intense cooling sensation for around two minutes, which might not sound very long, but it felt strange. And for the first time I started to wonder what on earth I was actually doing there. 'Just give it a couple of minutes,' Sadaf assured me. 'And then you won't feel a thing.' Advertisement She was right of course, all of a sudden everything went completely numb. If I am honest, it was all quite pleasant. I just lay there, scrolling on my phone. I FaceTimed a friend, did a bit of work and happily daydreamed of my new toned and honed physique. But the relaxed vibes were short-lived. Half an hour later, she was back to start the hideously intense massage. Sadaf is petite – tiny in fact – but she is stronger than she looks and defrosting the crystals is agony. The relaxed vibes were short-lived. Half an hour later, she was back to start the hideously intense massage 'This is the most important bit,' she said. 'This is how you get the best results.' Advertisement But I was warned to be patient. I had to wait several weeks before I started to notice those eagerly anticipated results. And in the meantime I had to be brave and learn to deal with the strangest of sensations. First off, the area felt entirely numb. 8 Leggy supermodel Linda Evangelista had the same procedure – but actually ended up FATTER due to a rare side effect Credit: Getty 8 Jane had to wait several weeks before she started to notice the results Credit: Darren Fletcher Advertisement Because the device freezes fat, the nerves under the skin also get a chilling blast and it takes a while for them to come back to life. It looked bloated and swollen, but if I touched it, flicked it or squeezed it as hard as I could, I felt nothing. Absolutely no sensation at all. Zilch. And I was fine with that. But then, after about ten days, the itching started to creep in. And boy did it itch. Imagine an army of angry ants crawling slowly but surely all over your torso. After speaking to Sadaf, she suggested taking antihistamines. The itching is often a result of the body's inflammatory response to the fat cell damage. Advertisement As I am prone to an allergy or two, I had plenty of tablets at my disposal. After taking them for a couple of days, the itching subsided. On the upside, at least I knew that the weirdness meant it was working. Unlike the CoolSculpting is a non-surgical, non-invasive treatment and it can take months for results to show. SMOOTHER STOMACH But now, ten weeks later, I can definitely see some. Advertisement The whole area around my stomach is smoother and less flabby. You can visibly see that there is less fat there. 8 Jane says the whole area around her stomach is smoother and less flabby - and was able to wear a tight dress during a recent holiday Credit: LORNA ROACH I recently went on holiday and could wear a tight dress without having a bulging gut. I even asked The Geordie – my husband, who is a man of few compliments – if it looked any flatter and he agreed it did. Result! And the tape measure even shows results too. Advertisement At a recent health check up I discovered that I've lost 6cm off my waist in the past year. And I know there's zero chance of that being down to sit ups or knocking Sauvignon Blanc on the head! I am planning to have another round of CoolSculpting – when I have saved up for it, because it does cost £550 a go – as there is no limit to the number of treatments you can have. You just need to wait for a couple of months in between them. Obviously the quicker route to achieve fat melting is the surgical one, but the risks and costs are so much higher and CoolSculpting really is something you can have during your lunchtime. So – unless you want to tell the world about it, as I have just done – it can be your own little secret. For more information on CoolSculpting visit
The Sun
03-07-2025
- Health
- The Sun
Banishing my belly with £550 fat freeze was so painful I nearly collapsed but was worth it after losing 6cm from waist
AS a roll of frozen fat the colour and shape of an extra large hot dog is forcibly massaged back into my stomach area I think, just for a second, that I may actually pass out. My legs kick in the air as aesthetician Sadaf Jaffari massages and tries to defrost the fat cells in my tummy that she has just frozen to an icy four degrees. 8 8 The aim is that those dead cells will slowly but surely over the following few weeks pass into my bloodstream and be excreted from my body through my lymphatic system. Hey presto, a flat stomach for the first time in over a decade. I was having a slimming tweakment called CoolSculpting. It was the same one that stunning, leggy supermodel Linda Evangelista had – but bits of her body actually ended up FATTER. But after a lot of research, I decided this non-surgical, non-invasive fat reduction treatment really was the one for me. I have always been an 'apple'. My legs and arms are decent, but as I've got older the weight – and fat – has piled on around my middle. Although I'm far too old for a bikini, I did fancy the idea of having a flatter and even slightly toned stomach again, so I could wear some figure-hugging outfits. I've had Botox with celebrity favourite Sadaf for many years. She's a woman I trust and is so experienced with this treatment that she has been dubbed the 'CoolSculpting Queen'. Inside the horrifying High St beauty firm butchering patients in dirty rooms with dodgy liposuction, fillers and BBLs At her clinic in London's Chelsea, she explained how the body-contouring and fat-reduction treatment has changed since supermodel Linda had it. Three years ago, one of the most photographed women in the world revealed that she had been left 'permanently deformed' and 'brutally disfigured' from the fat freezing procedure. She suffered paradoxical adipose hyperplasia (PAH), a rare side effect where fat cells expand instead of shrinking. Linda had 'full-body liposuction' procedures in 2016 and 2017 to try and remove the hardened fat. So you would think I was nuts to even attempt to have this. But Sadaf explained how there was a new newly designed machine which provides better skin contact and more effective cooling. There is still a risk of PAH, but it's minimal. My hour-long session cost £550 and kicked off with a rather embarrassing photo shoot. I had to strip to my undies and stand sideways as her assistant snapped pics of my bulging tummy. 8 8 Instinctively, I wanted to suck it all in, but that would have defeated the whole point. Sadaf then soothingly agreed that I was a great candidate. Which meant, in polite terms, I had plenty of pinchable fat. I lay back on a bed in her clinic and she drew around an area of my muffin top before spreading over a heavy gauze with a thick jelly texture. Then she grabbed the CoolSculpting 'head', which was a 30cm long and 10cm wide contraption attached to a large machine by a tube. She laid the head on top of the gauze pad. And that's when the fun really started. The machine began to make sucking and gulping noises as it suctioned my fat up and away into the gadget – and started to freeze it. I sensed an intense cooling sensation for around two minutes, which might not sound very long, but it felt strange. And for the first time I started to wonder what on earth I was actually doing there. 'Just give it a couple of minutes,' Sadaf assured me. 'And then you won't feel a thing.' She was right of course, all of a sudden everything went completely numb. If I am honest, it was all quite pleasant. I just lay there, scrolling on my phone. I FaceTimed a friend, did a bit of work and happily daydreamed of my new toned and honed physique. But the relaxed vibes were short-lived. Half an hour later, she was back to start the hideously intense massage. Sadaf is petite – tiny in fact – but she is stronger than she looks and defrosting the crystals is agony. The relaxed vibes were short-lived. Half an hour later, she was back to start the hideously intense massage 'This is the most important bit,' she said. 'This is how you get the best results.' But I was warned to be patient. I had to wait several weeks before I started to notice those eagerly anticipated results. And in the meantime I had to be brave and learn to deal with the strangest of sensations. First off, the area felt entirely numb. 8 8 Because the device freezes fat, the nerves under the skin also get a chilling blast and it takes a while for them to come back to life. It looked bloated and swollen, but if I touched it, flicked it or squeezed it as hard as I could, I felt nothing. Absolutely no sensation at all. Zilch. And I was fine with that. But then, after about ten days, the itching started to creep in. And boy did it itch. Imagine an army of angry ants crawling slowly but surely all over your torso. After speaking to Sadaf, she suggested taking antihistamines. The itching is often a result of the body's inflammatory response to the fat cell damage. As I am prone to an allergy or two, I had plenty of tablets at my disposal. After taking them for a couple of days, the itching subsided. On the upside, at least I knew that the weirdness meant it was working. Unlike the surgical procedure liposuction, that removes fat through a suction technique, the results aren't immediate or dramatic. CoolSculpting is a non-surgical, non-invasive treatment and it can take months for results to show. SMOOTHER STOMACH But now, ten weeks later, I can definitely see some. The whole area around my stomach is smoother and less flabby. You can visibly see that there is less fat there. I recently went on holiday and could wear a tight dress without having a bulging gut. I even asked The Geordie – my husband, who is a man of few compliments – if it looked any flatter and he agreed it did. Result! And the tape measure even shows results too. At a recent health check up I discovered that I've lost 6cm off my waist in the past year. And I know there's zero chance of that being down to sit ups or knocking Sauvignon Blanc on the head! I am planning to have another round of CoolSculpting – when I have saved up for it, because it does cost £550 a go – as there is no limit to the number of treatments you can have. You just need to wait for a couple of months in between them. Obviously the quicker route to achieve fat melting is the surgical one, but the risks and costs are so much higher and CoolSculpting really is something you can have during your lunchtime. So – unless you want to tell the world about it, as I have just done – it can be your own little secret.
