'Being beautiful is not worth dying for': Make-up artist, 20, sobs as she reveals how 'mummy makeover' in Turkey nearly killed her after being bombarded with cosmetic surgery ads on social media Isabella woke to find that she had been left disfigured from a botched surgery By Sabrina Penty Published: 00:37, 24 August 2024 | Updated: 00:40, 24 August 2024 e-mail View comments A 20-year-old British woman who underwent a string of cosmetic procedures in Turkey says she nearly died after contracting a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection. Isabella Crawford, a make-up artist from Newcastle, secretly flew to Turkey in February after getting in touch with a popular plastic surgeon who recommended she have a 'mummy makeover' - which included a tummy tuck, a breast uplift, a Brazilian butt lift and a liposuction , despite not having any children. Speaking to ITV , Isabella said she was low on confidence and wanted to 'try to fix how I felt' after having been swayed by numerous online ads she received for cosmetic surgery abroad.
'It wasn't about an image I was trying to achieve, I just felt so bad inside', she said. 'I thought going somewhere like that would make me happy, because on social media that's what they tell you'. 20-year-old makeup artist Isabella Crawford from Newcastle said she suffered from complications after undergoing cosmetic surgery in Turkey earlier this year Isabella says she woke to find that she had been left disfigured from a botched surgery Isabella recalled .