Lavern Barnes, 51, from Northwich, Cheshire, booked surgery to straighten out her 'bumpy' nose, but her botched operation left her with even more bumps. She paid £3,400 for a the nose job in 2009, but a week after the surgery she lifted the gauze to discover a broken nose which later collapsed, forcing her to have over £4,200 of reconstructive surgery. ...read
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