Open wounds and eyes that can't close - women warn about cheap bleph eyelid surgery
A concerning number of patients are reporting problems from treatment abroad, say doctors.
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""Everyone made it out to be so easy, but my face felt like it was on fire and there was a horrible smell of burning skin.""
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""I went into shell shock, it was horrible.""
— Nikita Morgan , Other
""I was struggling to see, if I looked up, my stitches would bleed so it was like I was crying blood.""
— Nikita Morgan , Other
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A concerning number of patients are reporting problems from treatment abroad, say doctors.
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