SCROLLING by way of Instagram on her lunch break on the magnificence salon, Shannon Davies noticed a publish which might change the course of her life.
It was from an influencer, who'd not too long ago returned from Turkey and was gushing in regards to the outcomes of her "bundle deal" surgical procedure.
5 days later Shannon, now 25, was on a aircraft flying out for her personal therapies - after spending £5,000 regardless of doing no analysis on the corporate.
The mum-of-one, from Pontypridd, Wales, was determined to spice up her "non-existent" rear and now has her dream 50cm butt.
However she is stuffed with remorse as strangers seize it with out permission and fixed catcalling has left her too scared to stroll down the road on her personal.
Shannon tells Fabulous: "I at all times wished an enormous bum however now I consistently get trolled on-line, it is nearly on a weekly foundation.
"Individuals say ‘your child’s going to get bullied’, that I want a refund, ‘why did you try this to your self?’ ‘you had been so a lot better earlier than’, ‘she most likely solely does this for her man’, ‘you’ve ruined your seems to be’ or ‘she’s acquired no shallowness’.
"In addition they touch upon my butt, saying 'it’s ugly’, ‘you look ridiculous’ or ‘you appear like a knowledge tooth’, as a result of my bum is a lot larger than my legs.
"Anyone as soon as stated they wished to burn my physique alive to see how a lot plastic would come off. On the time I used to be pregnant, so that basically made me unhappy.
"All my shoppers touch upon my look too. They’ll say ‘oh you’ve acquired such an enormous bum, fortunate you’, however you may inform from their faces they are not being honest.
"After I stroll down the road, everybody’s watching. I get wolf whistled by males in vans, typically I get abuse shouted at me, with individuals yelling ‘what the f*ck is that?’
"On nights out, individuals contact my bum with out asking. Or a bunch of women will come over and say ‘we’re betting, have you ever had your bum executed?’
"All of it makes me really feel actually self aware. I've a TikTok account and I like displaying off my bum on there, as a result of it annoys individuals.
"However I placed on a persona on-line. In actuality, I hate all the eye.
"I work in a salon and there’s a pub throughout the street from me. I really wait till there’s no one there earlier than strolling to my automotive, so I don’t get shouted at and no one seems to be."
Individuals say ‘you appear like a knowledge tooth’, as a result of my bum is a lot larger than my legs. Anyone as soon as stated they wished to burn my physique alive to see how a lot plastic would come off
Shannon Davies
Shannon has a one-year-old son known as Gussy together with her accomplice of 9 years, a 27-year-old Wetherspoon supervisor who she met by way of Instagram.
She first went underneath the knife in 2018, aged 21, and has now had 4 boob jobs, 4 Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs), a tummy tuck, liposuction on her arms, legs and again, Botox, enamel crowns and 4 a number of lip fillers.
Shannon says: "I noticed a publish on Instagram about low cost surgical procedure, it was a British influencer who went to Turkey and had her boobs executed.
"I assumed ‘I’ll click on on that as a result of it seems to be actually low cost’. There have been a great deal of bundle offers and I assumed ‘oh my God, I would like all of it’.
"I paid £5,000 for a bundle which included boobs, a Brazilian butt raise and 7 areas of liposuction.
"I’ve spent over £30,000 in complete. My accomplice helped me pay the primary time, however I've since opened my very own salon, specialising in fillers and microblading, so it’s all been self-funded."
Shannon has spent £18,000 on her butt alone, taking it from 20cm to 50cm.
However as the unique surgeons made it too massive, three of the 4 operations have been attempting to repair their work.
She says: "Earlier than, I had a very small bum and my again was actually massive, so individuals typically used to assume my again was my bum once I was carrying garments, which was actually embarrassing.
"Sadly the operation went improper and the surgeon ended up filling in my again, he tried to make the bum greater and it did not work. My pores and skin could not maintain the fats so it went into the aspect of my legs and began forming lumps and dents.
"I went from completely no bum to one thing crazily massive, so my pores and skin couldn’t deal with it and the fats began to sag.
"I went again in 2019 for a correction. They stated they had been going to make it smaller, however they ended up placing in additional fats to fill the dents and sculpt me.
"Afterwards, bits of fats had been protruding out the aspect of my hips. Now my bum is 50cm, which is loopy. You see me from the entrance and I look regular, then I flip round and it is in your face."
On nights out, individuals contact my bum with out asking. All of it makes me really feel actually self aware. I work in a salon and there’s a pub throughout the street from me. I really wait till there’s no one there earlier than strolling to my automotive, so I don’t get shouted at and no one seems to be
Shannon Davies
In October 2019, Shannon returned for a 3rd BBL, with a distinct surgeon, who she says "ripped her off" and left her bum wanting the identical.
In June final 12 months, she had her fourth op with one other surgeon and was pleased with the outcomes. However she is planning a fifth butt raise, to get her rear "rounded off" because it's "nonetheless a bit misshapen".
She says: "My accomplice completely loves my bum. We each just like the dramatic look however I feel another boys wouldn’t prefer it.
"The trolling feedback bothered me extra earlier than my correction. As a result of I’d assume like ‘yeah I agree’ and it will make me actually unhappy and depressed.
"However now my bum is healthier and I really feel completely happy in myself, I simply snort on the feedback, I don’t thoughts. Everybody has their very own opinions they usually’re entitled to their’s, as nasty as they're.
"I additionally get loads of feedback saying ‘you most likely grew up wealthy, you had a silver spoon in your mouth, I wager Daddy pays for your entire surgical procedure’.
"However in actuality, I grew up on a council property with not a lot cash in any respect. I acquired my mortgage at 21, from simply working exhausting since I used to be 16.
"Everybody sees me and judges, considering ‘she’s most likely a bitch’. I’ve had clients say ‘I used to be terrified of you as a result of I assumed you appeared fairly intimidating however you’re really very nice’.
"That makes me unhappy, as a result of I don’t need individuals to take a look at me and assume ‘she’s unapproachable’ simply because I've had work executed."
A Brazilian butt raise is a kind of surgical fats switch - the place fats is moved from one a part of the physique to a different.
Within the UK, a single op prices between £2,000 and £8,000 - that means many Brits depart Europe for cheaper surgical procedure, however these clinics could not have the identical security requirements.
The NHS warn: "The danger of demise for BBL surgical procedure is no less than 10 occasions greater than many different beauty procedures, and it has the best demise fee of all beauty procedures.
"The principle concern is that the injected fats could cause a blockage in a blood vessel within the lungs (pulmonary embolism), which will be deadly."
The dangers had been introduced into the highlight when tragic Brit Leah Cambridge, 29, from Leeds, died following a botched BBL in August 2018.
She paid £6,500 for the op in Izmir, Turkey, and the damning therapy was revealed following an inquest in November 2019.
For Shannon, who'd already had three butt lifts by this level, it was scary information.
She says: "It's worrying. I've had well being points from the surgical procedure so I get nervous each time I return to Turkey.
"I've had coronary heart issues as a result of they did not weigh me earlier than my anaesthetic, so I feel they gave me an excessive amount of, and now I've tachycardia - a quick fee coronary heart.
"I've additionally contracted sepsis and I've acquired respiratory points. I dwell in a cottage and it is solely seven or eight stairs to get upstairs, however I actually battle now.
"After I gave delivery, there was added danger due to my coronary heart fee and I ended up getting placenta previa (the place a child's placenta covers the mom's cervix, inflicting extreme bleeding) which I feel was due to all of the scarring in my abdomen.
"It was actually exhausting for the bump to develop for some time, so I ended up having a C-section. Fortunately my son was completely nice."
My accomplice completely loves my bum. We each just like the dramatic look however I feel another boys wouldn’t prefer it
Shannon Davies
However Shannon says she must take the chance to repair the harm already executed.
She provides: "I've enquired about getting corrections executed within the UK however loads of surgeons have stated 'no' to even doing liposuction on me, as a result of they don’t need to contact it.
"I am so decided to get my bum corrected that I generally is a bit ignorant to the dangers. I would like it to be good now.
"I do remorse getting surgical procedure. I kick myself about it typically, however there’s nothing I can do about it now, I’m simply attempting to get my well being higher.
"Earlier than I might get lipo after which assume 'I can eat what I would like'. Now I am specializing in going to the gymnasium thrice per week and having eating regimen, little issues I can enhance."
Though Shannon would not "discourage" different ladies from travelling to Turkey for surgical procedure, she urges them to do their analysis.
She says: "There is a group of women who've had it executed now which there wasn't once I first went, and to be sincere I did not do any analysis, which I ought to have executed.
"I actually noticed it on my lunch break, went house, instructed my boyfriend I wished it executed and was there inside 5 days. I did not know something in regards to the firm, I simply noticed an influencer had acquired it executed and that was it. Now I get loads of ladies asking me who I might suggest.
"Be sure to're very clear with the surgeon. Some ladies get intimidated by the surgeon saying they are going to do that and that, they're too scared to talk up, however it's your physique.
"So watch out, do your analysis, communicate to different ladies and produce a temper board with you if it's important to.
"Be actually persistent that you simply don’t need it any larger than a sure measurement, perhaps even take a measurement with you. It’s nearly being cautious."
- You possibly can comply with Shannon on TikTok right here.
We beforehand spoke to a different lady about the perils of getting a 43 inch "bubble butt".
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