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Thigh lift and breast implants. Longevita promises 12 month aftercare...what rubbish!

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Thigh lift and breast implants .. Longevita promises 12 month aftercare .. what rubbish !!

catrina1707
$3,000
In February I flew to Istanbul from the UK to have a mini thigh lift (crescent)and breast implants.. my surgery was booked for 26th February .. met with dr yuksel day before .. make me feel very comfortable and at ease .. never had any type of surgery before so was pretty nervous .. day of surgery everything went ok took just over 2 1/2 hours .. was in hospital for 2 days as blood pressure was low .. was discharged and stayed in a beautiful hotel for remaining 7 days.day before I flew back to UK saw surgeon and he said everything is ok and was fine to fly .. I had no dressings on my thigh wounds I had to use batticon antiseptic daily and finish antibiotics that was given to me.
I honestly cannot fault the care I was given in Istanbul in the hospital and by the surgeon and host Imelda .. this company promotes 12 month aftercare in UK with a so called clinic in Earl’s Court !! After a week of being in the UK I noticed the wounds started to open and weep yellow .. I took pictures and sent to Imelda she said this was normal healing and to carry on with antiseptic! By the second week the holes were getting bigger and I could see the internal blue stitches sticking out .. the weeping was getting worse if I sat anywhere would leave a puddle and my vagjna had doubled in size .. I was in a very bad way .. I phoned Imelda and said I need to see the surgeon in the uk ASAP if not I would go to A&E she panicked and said no no I can book appointment their nurse in uk that day so I went in 3 trains just about walking to offices in London to be met with a woman in civilian clothes with the pointiest bright green nails I’ve ever seen I asked is she a nurse? She said she was ... yeh right .. she looked at my wounds and she said no it’s ok I looked at her and said how can this be ok I had stitches hanging out of the wounds with green yellow pus running down my legs was in there 2 hours crying with frustration and anger ended going straight to A&E and was seen by a doctor that confirmed I had severe infection .. was prescribed 2 types of antibiotics and had to go for daily dressing changes .. this lasted for the next 6 weeks .. we are now at the beginning of June and I am finally healed but not by Longevita but the NHS .. if I had listened to this so called nurse with the green nails I could have ended up with septis!! My scars are still healing and my labia seems to have shrunk and parted a bit .. not only did this affect me physically it affected me mentally too . I didn’t go out for 6 weeks didn’t want anyone to see me .. started getting panic attacks .. so my advice to anyone reading this if you are thinking about having surgery aboard because of price think twice as when something sounds too good to be true it normally is !!!

catrina1707's provider

Fuat Yuksel, MD

Fuat Yuksel, MD

Plastic Surgeon

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December 18, 2019
I'm so sorry. This sounds like a nightmare!! Are you ok now?
December 18, 2019
Hi I am ok now but that was with the help of the NHS not Longevita there aftercare is non existent.. my scars are not great because of the infection and there isn't much difference in my legs but lesson learnt .. thank you or asking x
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September 9, 2020
Hi hon I'm a nurse I would never have advised you to put antiseptic cream on a wound as it can actually hinder healing Long green nails and is a post op nurse dealing with surgical wounds Yeah ok!! Apparently thigh lifts are pretty much prone to infection due to the constant walking and rubbing and where the incisions are Sorry this happened to you but I do hope they healed well enough for u to be happy Turkey has a terrible reputation now for botched surgery and it's getting worse for infections and nonexistent aftercare
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July 26, 2019
OMG I am sorry to hear that you've had such a bad experience. Thank you for your review. I was actually thinking of going with Longevita but decided on Vanity instead as I've seen a few successful reviews and have been speaking with women who have been there from the Uk who are really happy. I am so happy that you are now healing and getting better. I wish you all the very best and thank you again
December 18, 2019
I'm glad you read my review and decided against them .. I'm ok now but only with the help of NHS. Not Longvita who are nothing more than money grabbing cowboys x
December 15, 2019
OMG have you found someone in the states to fix this problem
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December 24, 2019
Oh my goodness!! Your scar photos are making me physically ill!!! I know how hard it was to recover from a well done surgery, I can not even begin to imagine what this has done to your psyche. What a terrible thing to happen. I am so sorry. I hope that you are able find someone to do some revision.