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A MUM'S bid for a bigger bum nearly cost her her life when she was admitted to hospital with sepsis days after having a 'liquid BBL'.
Laura Bassnett booked an appointment with what she believed was a reputable salon for March 16 to enhance her bottom non-surgically, after stumbling upon the clinic on Instagram.
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Laura Bassnett, 29, developed sepsis after having a 'liquid BBL'Credit: Kennedy News7
Laura before and after her BBL - she collapsed in agony during the procedureCredit: Kennedy News7
She was admitted into hospital just days afterwards after the pain became too much to bearCredit: Kennedy NewsThe 29-year-old forked out £2,000 to have one litre of filler injected into her bum cheeks, a treatment popularised by the likes of Love Island and Towie stars.
The non-surgical procedure usually involves injecting hyaluronic acid - the same material used for lip filler - into the buttocks.
However, 30 minutes into the treatment Laura began feeling unwell - claiming she fell unconscious onto the bed in 'excruciating pain' halfway through the appointment.
The mum left the clinic feeling 'intoxicated' and said she was going 'in and out of consciousness' on the three-hour car journey home.
After days of agony, Laura, who lives in Derby, Derbyshire, rushed to A&E at Royal Derby Hospital where medics told the mum she had developed sepsis.
I did ask, 'are you going to have to take this filler out? Is that the worst case scenario?' And the doctor said 'no Laura, the worst case scenario is you could potentially lose your life'."
Laura BassnettAt one stage during her hospital admission, Laura feared she would lose a limb as she lost feeling in her left leg, leaving her unable to walk.
Laura said doctors did not know what filler had been injected into her bum - and considered surgery if her symptoms did not improve.
Luckily, the mum made a full recovery but said her 'eyes have been opened' to the dangers of these procedures.
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Warning to Brit holidaymakers as cases of malaria caught abroad hit 20-year highLaura said: "After about 30 minutes [following the treatment], I didn't know what was happening to me. I actually passed out and went unconscious.
"I came round and felt clammy and out of it. They asked if I could carry on but my legs felt like jelly.
Turkish docs caught pushing 'deadly' bum lift operations on vulnerable Brits at UK hotels in Sun Investigation"He said 'you've done really well. You've got not long left'. I got up and carried on but the pain was excruciating, I could feel everything.
"The procedure finished and it was like I'd drank a bottle of vodka. I couldn't get my words out.
"I was holding onto my friend and could barely walk. I was being sick in the car, going in and out of consciousness."
The following few days, Laura was still in a considerable amount of pain and rushed to Derby Royal Hospital's A&E after the agony became too much to bear.
Laura said: "I got through the door and practically collapsed, I went straight through. My heart rate was going at 140bpm, my temperature was 39.8 degrees.
"The consultant looked at my bum and it was really hot on one side. They did some blood tests and put me straight on an antibiotic drip. Then the second day, I was told I had sepsis.
What are the symptoms of sepsis?
SEPSIS is a life-threatening reaction to an infection that happens when your immune system overreacts and starts to damage your body's own tissues and organs.
Symptoms of sepsis in an adult include:
If you think you or someone else has symptoms of sepsis, call 999 or go to A&E.
Source: NHS
"I thought I was going to die. It was so selfish and stupid at the time but I did ask, 'are you going to have to take this filler out? Is that the worst case scenario?' And the doctor said 'no Laura, the worst case scenario is you could potentially lose your life'."
Doctors told Laura that they were unable to dissolve the filler and suggested surgery if her condition continued to deteriorate.
Matters took a turn for the worse as Laura then lost feeling in her left leg, concerning medics that her blood supply was being cut off - and she could face amputation.
I thought I was being safe getting a non-surgical procedure done. My boys could've lost their mum.
Laura BassnettLaura said: "I couldn't move my leg. I couldn't walk. They said we need an emergency MRI scan to check the blood circulation in your leg is flowing.
"I said 'am I going to lose my leg?' They said 'obviously we'll do everything we can for that not to happen'.
"Luckily the MRI came back clear and it was actually the swelling pushing against my nerves which was restricting the movement in my legs. That was scary."
Laura was discharged from hospital after a week-long admission - commenting that the experience has made her feel lucky to be alive.
Laura said: "This has really opened my eyes. I thought I was being safe getting a non-surgical procedure done. My boys could've lost their mum. I feel lucky to be alive.
"I thought I might never be able to walk down or lose my leg. If I hadn't gone to hospital when I did, it could've been a different story.
"I regret this - I would never do it again. If I knew what I knew now, I would never have had it done. I say to girls it's not worth risking your life."
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Laura was told she had developed sepsisCredit: Kennedy News7
She lost feeling in her leg and was left fearing she'd have to have it amputatedCredit: Kennedy News7
Now Laura says she regrets her decision to have a liquid BBL and feels lucky to be aliveCredit: Kennedy News7
"My boys could've lost their mum," she saidCredit: Kennedy NewsModel Who Spent £128,000 On Leg-lengthening Surgery Struck Down With Bone Disease Brought On By Ops
Surgeons broke thigh and shin bones in both of reality star Theresia Fischer's legs and used steel rods to support them as new bone tissue formed to fuse them back together.
Theresia Fischer, 31, from the city of Hamburg, Germany, poses in undated photo (Image: CEN)
A model who spent £128,000 on extreme leg-lengthening surgery is ill with bone disease as a result of the operations, she has revealed.
Reality star Theresia Fischer, 32, spent years in surgery and recovery, having opted to increase the length of her legs by five and a half inches, which is fourteen centimetres. Surgeons broke thigh and shin bones in both her legs and used steel rods to support them as new bone tissue formed to fuse them back together.
Now Theresia has been made to quit a German version of Battle of the Reality Stars due to painful bone infections. The former Germany's Next Top Model star - who is now 1.84 metres (6 feet) tall - revealed: "I had periosteum inflammation."
Theresia Fischer, 31, from the city of Hamburg, Germany, poses in undated photo (Image:
CEN) Image shows the legs of Theresia Fischer, 31, from the city of Hamburg, Germany, after the extension, on July 12, 2022 (Image:
CEN)Medics have said the chronic condition impacts the layer of connective tissue that encircles bone and might cause swelling and a painful, constant ache. Theresia said she has managed to "stay afloat" with painkillers but she avoids putting on too much weight on her most painful leg.
She said that filming reality TV shows had already been challenging, especially when she had to run or move around a set quickly. She said: "When I had to run a little or be faster - it's just strange to run with metal in your legs."
Just months ago she reportedly found out during a health check that the fibula bone in one of her legs had not grown as planned. Now Theresia longs for the day when the metal support rods can be removed, saying: "I'm longing for that day when these rods finally come out."
She had her first leg op in 2016 followed by a second in 2022 to have her thigh and lower leg bones cut and fitted with metal rods.
WAPL Morning Co-host Rick McNeal Continues Recovery From Painful Bacterial Infection That Has Kept Him Off The Air Since March
Rick McNeal, who has been a fixture of the morning show at WAPL-FM for decades, has been off the air since mid-March as he heals from a a bacterial infection in his leg.
APPLETON - WAPL-FM's Rick McNeal may be temporarily out of commission, but his sense of humor is alive and well.
The classic rock station's longtime morning co-host has been off the air since becoming ill in mid-March. In a post on "The Rick and Cutter Show" Facebook page on March 26, McNeal explained he had fallen in his apartment on March 15 and spent two days trying to get back up.
"During those 48 hours, my left leg, which had become quite scraped up, developed a bad case of cellulitis: an extremely painful bacterial infection involving the inner layers of the skin. How could we make that worse? A blood clot in the same leg," he wrote.
At the time of the post, McNeal said he had been in the hospital for nine days and was to be moved to "a rehab facility."
"It's ironic that I would end up at a rehab facility that has nothing to do with alcohol," he joked in the post.
McNeal's morning show co-host of the last three years, Andrew "Cutter" Puyleart, has been carrying on from 6 to 10 a.M. Weekdays with fill-in co-hosts Chuggs and Rylan.
On Thursday, McNeal offered listeners an update on his progress in a new Facebook post, his humor very much intact. He reported that he's on a med that makes him thirsty all the time and a new antibiotic that makes water taste like he's drinking a glass of rusty nails.
"Not a good combo," he wrote. "On the bright side, I took my first Vicodin today. As a result, I was able to stand on my infected leg for the first time since this started without assistance busting pain. Plus, I threw a 40 yard touchdown strike off the back foot to Greg Jennings. Amazing drug."
(Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has talked openly about his addiction to Vicodin, a painkiller, during his time in the NFL.)
McNeal noted in his original post that cellulitis is one of the slowest bacterial infections to heal and he was unsure how many weeks it would take before he could return.
"It's still going to be while before I'm back," he wrote on Thursday. "Thanks for all your prayers and well wishes. And as Martin Short always says when responding to the audience applause during his introductions on talk shows...'thanks for remembering!'"
The show's Facebook page has been flooded with hundreds of messages wishing McNeal healing and recovery — and at least one reminder to "make sure you do your therapy whether you like it or not."
His time at WAPL, a Woodward Radio Group station, goes back to the 1980s, including more than 30 years with Len Nelson as co-hosts of "The Rick & Len Show."
Kendra Meinert is an entertainment and feature writer at the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Contact her at 920-431-8347 or kmeinert@greenbay.Gannett.Com. Follow her on X @KendraMeinert.
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