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Friday 13 March 2015

How Australian woman's £4,000 Thai surgery to fix her 'pancake boobs' cost her both breast and almost KILLED her when scars became infected

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Courtney O'Keefe, from Perth, Australia, contracted a life-threatening infection after a $7,500AUD breast implant procedure in Thailand and claims she was 'butchered' by cosmetic surgeons. Ms O'Keefe chose a $7,500 cosmetic surgery tourism package as a reward to herself after losing 35kg. She claims her weight loss left her with 'pancake breasts' and was told she was going to have 'the best time of her life'. 

However, shortly after returning to Australia her new breasts began to ache (She is pictured left after her boob job, but before the scarring became sore). When she visited hospital they told her the scars left after the procedure had become infected (Ms O'Keefe is pictured right, in hospital after they removed both of her breasts).


Ms O'Keefe chose a $7,500 cosmetic surgery tourism package as a reward to herself after losing 35kg and her breasts appearing 'like pancakes'. 
She said she was told she was going to have 'the best time of her life'. But Ms O'Keefe said she was shocked at the result of the operation. 
'I've been absolutely butchered,' she said. 
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Ordeal: Courtney O'Keefe (pictured) contracted a life-threatening infection after a breast implant procedure at a Thai hospital, later requiring a double mastectomy, said she was 'butchered' by cosmetic surgeons.
Ordeal: Courtney O'Keefe (pictured) contracted a life-threatening infection after a breast implant procedure at a Thai hospital, later requiring a double mastectomy, said she was 'butchered' by cosmetic surgeons.
With implants: Courtney O'Keefe is pictured here, with her implants, after spending more than six months in hospital for a deadly infection. Ms O'Keefe has since had the implants removed and a double mastectomy, but still has a long path of reconstructive surgery ahead
With implants: Courtney O'Keefe is pictured here, with her implants, after spending more than six months in hospital for a deadly infection. Ms O'Keefe has since had the implants removed and a double mastectomy, but still has a long path of reconstructive surgery ahead
After they were taken out: This picture shows Ms O'Keefe's breasts after her implants were extracted from her body. She will receive re-constructive surgery from the Cosmetic Institute in Sydney, who have stumped up to assist her
After they were taken out: This picture shows Ms O'Keefe's breasts after her implants were extracted from her body. She will receive re-constructive surgery from the Cosmetic Institute in Sydney, who have stumped up to assist her
Ms O'Keefe is pictured here following her double mastectomy, holding both of her implants in each hand. The implants were removed on December 17. Ms O'Keefe has not worked since she was struck down by the infection
Ms O'Keefe is pictured here following her double mastectomy, holding both of her implants in each hand. The implants were removed on December 17. Ms O'Keefe has not worked since she was struck down by the infection

Ms O'Keefe said she was in 'agony' upon returning to Australia and her mother whisked her to hospital shortly after she arrived back home in Perth. 
'We went straight to Armidale Emergency,' she said. 'I was there for 5 minutes and she admitted me up to a room. 
'I was in an isolation room becaues they didnt have any clue what I had... They swabbed, and it took four days to figure out what it was.'
It was the beginning of a six month ordeal, with Ms O'Keefe spending time at both Armidale and Fremantle hospitals. 
She was diagnosed with the rare bacterium pseudomonas aeruginosa, which the Centre for Disease Control said is often contracted by patients in hospital, particularly those with wounds from surgery or hooked up to medical devices.
Ms O'Keefe is pictured here after her stay in hospital, when she still had implants
Ms O'Keefe is pictured here after her stay in hospital, when she still had implants

Her condition worsened. 'It was also turning septic and was starting to shut down my liver, my kidneys, my heart, my brain,' she said. 
'Mum and Dad had to come and say goodbye to me twice,' said Ms O'Keefe. 
Doctors called in respected specialists to treat the condition, and they concocted a special substance to fight it. 
A PIC (peripherally inserted central catheter) was installed inside her so she could receive a constant stream of antibiotics. 
On December 17, 2014, nearly a year after her ordeal, surgeons removed her implants because the infection had returned. 
Because the infection had spread to her surrounding tissue, both her breasts were also removed. 


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