A WOMAN claims her nipple rotted off after a "botched" £8,000 boob reduction. Paige Harvey went under the knife at a private clinic in a bid to rid herself of back pain and agonising skin tears caused by her "ridiculous" size KK breasts . She also hoped the surgery would help her comfortably pursue her dream of becoming a paramedic.
The then-18-year-old took out a loan to fund the procedure to take her to a D-cup in October 2021. Paige, now 21, alleges that she was turfed out of the clinic just two hours later while "still high as a kite". Halfway home, Paige claims her horrified mum burst into tears as the wounds split open and left her "sitting in a pool of her own blood".
READ MORE SURGERY HORRORS Over the following year, she then reportedly took more than 30 courses of antibiotics to shift subsequent infections. Horrifying photos show how these ravaged her chest area, leaving her weeping and bloody with lumps and uneven scars. Paige says she later developed a golf ball-sized lump that doctors said was fat necrosis - death of fat tissue due to injury and loss of blood supply.
Three years on from her surgery, Paige claims she is still suffering from swelling in her armpits, which she believes is linked to the operation. Most read in Health She is urging anyone considering a breast reduction to thoroughly research their surgeon and to do their best to get it done on the NHS so it can help if things go wrong. Paige, from Eyemouth, Berwickshire , said: "I had a breast reducti.