Danniella Westbrook has been left with a hole in her head as she revealed her Turkey surgery nightmare.
The 49-year-old went under the knife last month for her fifth facial reconstruction. The former EastEnders star underwent a surgical thread lift, which is a procedure to fix a past botched surgery.
However, Danniella has been devastated by the results as she told OK!: "I don’t know how it’s gone so wrong. I think it was a bit of miscommunication.
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"I just wish I had never gone to Turkey to have it done. I will never have surgery abroad ever again." Danniella travelled to Portugal after the operation but was taken to hospital when her stitches burst.
She said: "It wasn’t until I was washing my hair that I realised the stitches had come undone and I had an open wound. I literally have a hole on the side of my head. It’s about an inch long. I could actually put my finger in the hole, which was awful.
"I’ve had sepsis twice in the past and I was worried I was going to get it again. I’ve also had friends die of sepsis, so I know how bad it is. I really was terrified. I went to a private hospital in Portugal to get it checked. They were shocked at the state I was in. But they’ve given me some antibiotics and have advised me to let it heal. It has been a living nightmare. I regret it so much. I just want to go back to England and see my family.”
Danniella is now waiting to return to the UK and wants to go back to her surgeon in Liverpool. She said: "They’re going to rebuild all the bridge in my mouth and build up the front of my nose. I need to wait to heal first, but I’ll be getting it done when I can.”
Danniella is still looking forward to the future after the ordeal and is looking forward to get married to her partner when he is released from jail. She said: "My fella David is back from jail soon, so I can’t wait to see him and I can’t wait to finally get married this year."
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