- A rhinoplasty performed by an apocryphal plastic surgeon caused irreparable damage to a young woman.
- Through a video, the influencer also describes that the incorrect perforation of her septum caused her to now have to inhale medication for life to be able to breathe.
- Currently, Mexico is one of the world leaders in medical tourism and one of the reasons is the low price of surgeries compared to the United States and Europe.
Body modification has been around for thousands of years. But although ancient civilizations practiced it for spiritual reasons, now it is more common for aesthetic purposes. The greatest indication is always go with qualified personnel to avoid situations such as what happened with the Mexican influencer Lily García.
The young woman has become popular on social networks for her videos where she uses humor as a means of expression. On TikTok alone, he accumulates 14 million followers and the number is constantly increasing.
History of a bad operation
Precisely in that medium he shared an experience that happened to him and although now he sees him with humor, it was not really funny. It all started when she was 17 years old and she felt dissatisfied with her nose. For this reason, he decided to see a surgeon to undergo a rhinoplasty.
The problem wasn’t whether he really needed that surgery or not, it was that he did it with the wrong person. According to the testimony of the influencersHe was not a specialist nor did he have the necessary knowledge, although he discovered that after the intervention and it was too late.
In this case, the plastic surgeon perforated her septum, causing irreversible damage. From then on, the young woman’s life has not been the same because she was harmed for life because now she cannot breathe normally.
After visiting several specialists, he finally arrived with a pulmonologist who explained the failure. Due to the perforation of the septum now the nasal turbinates come together. In fact, everything was wrong from the beginning because the surgery was done in the wrong way.
For your part now The influencer must consume medication through the nose to be able to breathe. This treatment must be followed for life because there is no intervention that allows you to return to your previous condition.
Through the video posted on TikTok, he shows the seriousness of the problem. Now any type of liquid that enters through one of his nostrils comes out through the other due to the perforation of the septum that he received.
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While another worrying point is that The influencer’s pulmonologist told her that this problem is quite common. Most of the cases have the same origin: they are caused by interventions carried out by apocryphal plastic surgeons or who do not have the necessary knowledge. For this reason, the highest recommendation is always to see a certified surgeon.
In another vein, Mexico is currently one of the world leaders in medical tourism. One of the most attractive items for tourists is cosmetic surgery because here they are quite cheap compared to the United States and Europe.
The most requested cosmetic surgeries in the world
In fact, before the pandemic the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) pointed out that 3.9 percent of all interventions of this type in the world were carried out in our country. One of the most recent figures is from 2016 and is 957 thousand 814 aesthetic surgical operations.
Among the most requested is mammoplasty or breast augmentation because it represents 16% of all procedures that are carried out. Liposuction also stands out with 15.1%. The third place is for blepharoplasty or eyelid surgery with 12.1%. While the fourth position is for rhinoplasty with 8.4%.
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