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'I won't stop
until I feel Im perfect' I'm a plastic surgery addict - AT 28 '
MUM-OF-TWO
RACHAEL HATED HER POST-PREGNANCY BODY. SO SHE SPENT 8,000 'FIXING' IT,
LOST 4ST AND IS ALREADY PLANNING MORE SURGERY
By Kelly
Strange
Not only has she had several nip-tucks but for the last 14 months the 28-year-old
has been having regular Botox injections and lip-plumping procedures.
"If youre not happy with what youve
got, change it", she says.
Shes desperate to look the way
she did before she had her son, Jacob, at 18, and her daughter, Amber, at
22.
But
with Amber I ballooned to a size 16 and lost my confidence. I felt Id aged 10
years and I hated it.
And sadly, her marriage collapsed shortly
afterwards, leaving her even more unhappy.
I was too young to hate my body and longed to feel sexy again, says Rachael, who lives in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire.
So in November 2004, she used her credit card to pay for a £3,200 breast lift and augmentation to take her up to a 32F.
Rachael, then 25, was thrilled with the results.
But
her joy was short-lived. Suddenly, she was obsessed with her stomach.
In
Rachaels eyes, it was saggy and marred by stretchmarks.
Id
only been out of the operating theatre a few hours and I was planning more
surgery, she admits.
Now
I could see how effective it was, there was no stopping me."
I
work full-time in recruitment, so I want to spend my spare time with my kids,
not at the gym, she says defiantly.
Nine
months later, Rachael paid out £4,200 from her savings for a tummy tuck and
lipo.
Surgeons
removed 2lb from her stomach, and 3 litres of fat from her thighs, hips and
bum.
It
was painful after but my stomach was flat and my thighs smoother, she says.
Rachael
had shrunk from a size 12 to a size 10, and weighed 9st 7lb just right for her
5ft 6in frame.
But
it wasnt long before she was thinking about her next procedure.
I
saw photos of celebs after they'd had their lips done and thought Id have it
done myself.
Then
I noticed wrinkles around my eyes so I booked myself in for Botox.
Since
then, Rachael has been having regular top-ups of both treatments at £120 each
every eight months for the Botox, once a year for her lips.
Her
job is well paid, so she can afford to indulge her addiction.
Shes
scheduling a facelift for when shes 45, more surgery for her breasts every 10
years, and plans to have lipo again.
Im
not doing this for a man, says Rachael, whos single.
Im
doing it to feel good. Surgerys addictive when you see how easily something can
be fixed with a swish of a knife, you start thinking about the next thing.
"And
I wont stop until I feel Im perfect.
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