A model and a mother-of-two was left disfigured and unable to close her eyes after a series of botched cosmetic procedures.
43-year-old Yulia Tarasevich from Russia is a mother and a model who secured the title of runner-up in Miss International Russia two years ago.
Inspired by her achievement in modeling, Yulia decided to take her beauty a step further by undergoing a series of cosmetic procedures including a facelift, mini-liposuction, and the correction of the eyelids known as blepharoplasty at a Krasnodar clinic.
After the procedure, however, the model was left unable to move a large portion of her face including her eyes. As time passed and there was no improvement, she also spent over $20,000 in an attempt to fix the damage to no avail.
“I came to them with a beautiful healthy face. I just wanted to correct some nuances caused by aging. But sadly, I lost my health,” Yulia said.
“I have scars that formed in my cheeks when they ripped out all my tissue. My eyes don’t close, and I can’t smile.
“I can’t lift my upper lip, and one part of my face doesn’t work at all. I went quietly to the operation, firstly, because all my tests were in order.
“Secondly, because I had plastic surgery before this, I did rhinoplasty, and it went perfectly for me, without any genetic abnormalities.”
Since the unfortunate surgeries, the 43-year-old has filed a criminal complaint against plastic surgeons Andrey Komarov and Omar Khaled.
The two doctors, however, maintain their innocence and insist that the patient has a rare genetic disorder known as scleroderma and that her reaction to treatment could not be predicted or prevented.
While the doctors insist Yulia is suffering from scleroderma – a condition that causes skin thickening – there is currently no evidence suggesting this is the case.
“The surgeons made me the only one guilty for what has happened. The doctors who disfigured my face relieved themselves of all responsibility. I decided to have my day in court,” Yulia concluded.
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