I spent over $9K on a mommy makeover in Turkey its my lifes biggest regret

A woman flew to Turkey for a $9,200 “mommy makeover” — but says it’s her “biggest regret” and feels she “looked better with the fat”.Chantelle Woolston, 46, decided to get a tummy tuck and a breast revision after her 91 pound weight loss left with excess skin.The mom-of-two did her research and picked a surgery in Izmir, Turkey, who also offered her a back lift at an all inclusive price of $9,200.She flew out in February 2025 but when she came round she knew she’d made a “big mistake”.Now two months post-surgery she says she can’t stretch for fear she will “rip in half” and says she had gathered skin and her stomach is as “hard as a block”.Chantelle, an administrator, from Southampton, Hampshire in the UK said: “I’d built it up so much and I was so excited to go.“I couldn’t wait to see the results.“I 100 per cent wish I hadn’t done it with this clinic.“I’m regretful of going with this clinic.I wish I’d researched more.“Now I have to tell people I’m devastated with how my body is.“I looked better with the fat.“I should have known by the deal that it was too good to be true.”Chantelle flew to Istanbul, Turkey, back in September 2020 for a gastric sleeve and was delighted with the results after it helped her drop from 210 pounds and a size 18 to 119 pounds and a slender size eight.But she still struggled with the excess skin it had left her with.She said: “I was looking in the mirror and seeing droopy boobs and rolls of fat.“I didn’t feel attractive.“I wanted to look nice.”Chantelle wanted to do something for herself and decided to look into surgery abroad after her success the first time around.She chose to look into a different surgery as the medics from the initial clinic had left.Chantelle said: “I trawled the internet for places to go.“I didn’t see any negatives on this Facebook group.“It was just so positive and they sent me pictures of stunning women.“I thought ‘bloody hell, can I...