Flat-chested mum is left with ‘UDDERS for breasts’ after forking out £11k on dream boob job that went horribly wrong
A MUM-of-three has been left with "breasts like udders" after shelling out £11,000 on a boob job that went horribly wrong.
As a flat-chested teenager, Stephanie Lopez, from Texas, was desperate for a bigger chest.
But just two months after the op to inflate her A cup assets to a D cup, she realised something had gone wrong.
The now 27-year-old was just 17 went she went under the knife.
Weeks after the op Stephanie's silicone implants had detached themselves from her breast tissue, causing them to head south and droop.
She was devastated, and now after almost a decade with her uneven boobs, the mum-of-three applied to go on Botched, the TV show that's dedicated to fixing plastic surgery mishaps.
And, in May 2016, Stephanie's dream of a pert pair finally became a reality.
The stay-at-home mum, said: "I knew there was something wrong with my implants when I took my bandages off.
"But, as they were swollen, I was told to wait until they'd fully healed before I would see the real results."
Two months later, Stephanie said it became clear something wasn't right.
"My implants were sat too high and the rest of my boobs were sagging," she explained.
But, after moving house shortly after her surgery, Stephanie was unable to make the 36-hour round trip to go back and ask questions.
She looked into getting legal help, but has yet to find a lawyer who would take on her case.
";I wanted a boob job to improve my cleavage but I ended up with no self-confidence," Stephanie said.
"It took nine years to finally get the surgery fixed thanks to a TV show about botched breasts."
Shortly after hitting puberty, Stephanie was left miserable, hating her A cup breasts.
As a teenager she started saving for a boob job when she was old enough.
I knew there was something wrong with my implants when I took my bandages off... My implants were sat too high and the rest of my boobs were sagging
Stephanie Lopez
She recalled: "My whole life going through puberty I just wasn't growing any boobs.
"My mum had big boobs, and I just didn't know why I wasn't growing any.
"As long as I can remember I didn't feel very confident or pretty without boobs.
"I had always wanted to have a boob job, so when I was 17 my mum took me for a consultation."
After looking around, they chose a surgeon, based on the "amazing recommendations" he had.
The op wasn't cheap, costing Stephanie £11,000.
She said: "I went there with no worries whatsoever, and when I had a speedy recovery I thought everything was fine.
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"But when I realised how much they were drooping like udders I felt more self-conscious than before I had the enlargement."
Left feeling "horrible", when Stephanie met her now husband Robert, 32, a few years later, she refused to let him see her breasts.
While she hoped to have her botched boobs corrected, family life got in the way, taking priority when it came to the finances.
Stephanie said: "I fell pregnant with our son, Ryder, when I was 20, and then we quickly had two more kids shortly after – so all our money was spent on our children.
"Weirdly having three kids didn't make my boobs much worse.
"Soon almost ten years had passed since I had my bad boob job and I had got used to them, even though I hated how they looked.
"Because we really didn't have the money for me to get surgery again, it was just something that I planned to live with."
Due to financial restraints, Stephanie could not afford to get her boob job done privately.
When I realised how much they were drooping like udders I felt more self-conscious than before I had the enlargement
Stephanie Lopez
But, after watching an ad on TV for the E! show Botched, she emailed in to see if they would take on her case.
"I thought I might as well give it a go," she said.
";I sent some detail of my surgery and pictures of my misshapen breasts."
Just moments later the show's team replied asking Stephanie to fly to Los Angeles to have a consultation and meet the surgeon.
"Obviously I accepted," Stephanie said.
"As soon as I met the surgeon I had entire faith in him, he was one of the top surgeons in LA.
"But aside from that, I knew that I had nothing to lose because the shape was so horrible.
"I had my final bit of surgery in May 2016 and as soon as they were done I knew that they looked how I'd always wanted them to.
"As soon as the surgery was over, the surgeon told me that my breasts were now perfect and I knew he wasn't lying.
"Since I've had them corrected I am the most confident version of myself I've ever been.
"Even my husband, Robert, and my kids have noticed how happy I am now."
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