For four years, she waited for doctors to repair her nose, which was destroyed by cocaine addiction.
And actress Daniela Westbrook, 49, revealed that she regrets the pain she was forced to undergo after undergoing facial surgery for the fifth time in Turkey.
Daniela, who cannot take painkillers because they contain codeine due to a past cocaine addiction, woke up in agony and feared for her life.
The star underwent a thread lift (a procedure that uses temporary stitches to “lift” the skin) and fat grafting surgery last month to correct a previous botched surgery.
But she told OK! “I had a thread lift surgery and had over 1,200 threads put into my face. I was also supposed to have a nose reconstruction done, so I went to the hospital for that, but it wasn’t done. did.”
‘I thought I was going to die: Daniela Westbrook reveals details of ‘nightmarish’ reconstructive surgery in Turkey, saying doctors failed to perform rhinoplasty, leaving ‘lumps the size of tennis balls’ all over her body insisted. She can’t take painkillers due to past cocaine addiction, and the drugs contain codeine, which wakes her up in agony and makes her worry that it will take her life. said he became anxious.
Daniela says she’s going back to my surgeon in Liverpool to fix her nose, and they’re going to redo all the bridges in her mouth and strengthen the front of her nose.
She said: “They took fat from my back, sides, and stomach and injected it into my face to try to make it more symmetrical. But I feel like they took too much fat from my stomach. There were six of them, but when I woke up in the morning they were gone.”
“I have a big lump of fluid all over my stomach. It’s like a big tennis ball. It’s ruined my body. It’s going to take a lot of effort to get it back on track. I’m turning 50 this year. So I want to be in the best shape I’ve ever been in.”
Daniela said she had undergone surgery before, but had never experienced pain like the one she felt after the two-hour surgery.
She continued to cry hysterically and Turkish doctors said they could not understand what she was saying.
Daniela said she was convinced she was going to die and wrote a will. She recuperated in Turkey for five days and then flew to Portugal, where she currently lives.
She said she hated her appearance more than before and wanted to be in the best shape possible before she turned 50.
Daniella has vowed never to undergo surgery abroad again and said she remains in good spirits.
help! Last month, Daniella went under the knife for a surgical thread lift (a procedure that uses temporary stitches to create a ‘lift’ in the skin) and fat grafting to correct a previous botched surgery – Stock Tough: The actress’s battle with drugs is well known (pictured in 2009) Now: She previously revealed that she would undergo facial reconstructive surgery (pictured in 2009) Actress: Daniela first appeared in EastEnders in 1990 at the age of 16 and has had several stints on the soap over the years (pictured in 2009)
She got engaged to her 29-year-old fiancé David, who is currently in prison, last year, but is looking forward to getting married this year and finally getting things together.
This comes after it was revealed that Daniela will finally undergo facial reconstruction surgery on the NHS after a private plastic surgeon said it would cost £500,000.
The star will need five surgeries to correct his “broken” face due to past cocaine addiction and osteoporosis.
But she insists she needed the surgery to “survive” and that it was purely for health reasons, not “vanity”, after a drug overdose caused her nasal septum to collapse in 2002.
She previously told The Sun: “I’ve been trying to get someone to do it for the past seven years and they said no in case I messed up and got fired.”
“A plastic surgeon wanted £500,000 to change my face and I thought I couldn’t change it because I ended up in intensive care before Christmas.
“I had a cold and couldn’t breathe. I had so much fluid in my body that I couldn’t wake up properly after sleeping, so I was taken to intensive care.”
“I was sent to Aintree Hospital in Liverpool so they could get me in front of the right doctor, otherwise I would still be waiting for someone to find me. “They’re doing it for me now under the NHS.”
She recently revealed plans to have ribs inserted into her face after years of drug abuse left her nose disfigured.
She underwent rib insertion surgery in 2018 after her cheekbones and gums rotted due to osteoporosis, and after a year of lip fillers and Botox treatment in addition to facial surgery, she hopes to get back to her best. I want it.
The actress’ battle with drugs is well known, and she famously had her nose reconstructed in 2002 after a cocaine overdose caused her nasal septum to collapse.
At the height of her use, she reportedly took up to five grams of cocaine a day and spent nearly £250,000 on the drug.
Since then, she has embarked on multiple rounds of rehab to battle her demons, attending a clinic in Mijas, Spain, and revealed in June 2021 that she was finally clean.
Daniella first appeared in EastEnders in 1990 at the age of 16 and remained on the soap for three years.
