The wife of English footballer Colin Hendry died in 2009 after a 7 year battle to recover from a botched liposuction procedure. Sky News reports:
“Denise Hendry’s bowel and colon were perforated nine times during the “routine” liposuction surgery at a private Lancashire clinic in April 2002. the mother-of-four spent three months in hospital after initially being given a 10% chance of survival. mrs Hendry went on to have two more major operations to try to correct the damage caused, but died from a post-operative infection in July 2009.”
Could you image losing your wife or mother to something as stupid as an elective surgery to suck a little fat out of her body? what a tragic waste.
THE daughter of football hero Colin Hendry is backing a bid to educate young women on the importance of natural beauty.
Rheagan Hendry, 22, wants to change attitudes towards cosmetic surgery to stop girls damaging their health.
And she is working on a new project called Body Gossip with UK Health Secretary Andrew Lansley.
Rheagan began campaigning against women going under the knife after her mum died as a result of complications caused by plastic surgery.
Denise Hendry was left fighting for her life after a botched liposuction operation in 2002. She had corrective procedures but contracted meningitis and died aged 43 in July 2009.
Rheagan, sister to Kyle, 20, Callum, 14, and Niamh, 12, said: “What we went through was horrific. I would never want anyone to have the same experience.
“When my mum went for surgery, it was something she did privately and only my dad knew about it.
“She still wanted us to feel confident in our bodies. I don’t want my younger sister or any young girl to grow up feeling she has to be a certain way.”
Rheagan – who set up the Denise Hendry Foundation to help other victims of medical negligence – now wants tighter regulations on plastic surgery
She said: “My mum went for a procedure that seemed so simple and quick but it cost her her life in the end.
“I just want girls to know that there is nothing more beautiful than natural beauty.
“The price you have to pay for surgery, it’s not worth it. there is nothing more important than your health and you can’t buy that.”
It has been reported that the number of people in the UK making negligence claims against cosmetic surgeons has increased significantly recently.
Cosmetic surgery negligence is currently at the forefront of many people’s minds following the sad news of the death of Denise Hendry, wife of ex-footballer Colin Hendry, last week. Denise Hendry had liposuction in 2002 and suffered greatly from a number of complications after surgery. in the intervening years, Hendry had to have several corrective surgeries to correct issues arising from the original liposuction surgery. unfortunately in the last set of surgery, she fell into a coma and her husband made the agonising decision to turn her life support machine off. It is believed that the original cosmetic surgeon may be sued for negligence.
Part of the reason for the increased negligence claims is the massive increase in the cosmetic surgery industry in the UK. According to market research company Mintel, the cosmetic surgery industry was worth £143 million in 2002. in 2009, the plastic surgery industry is predicted to be worth £1.2 billion in the UK alone.
With such an increase in the number of cosmetic surgeries, it is no surprise that the number of complaints will increase.
Another factor may be the regulation of the cosmetic surgery industry in the UK. At present, surgeons who have other surgery specialities are permitted to do cosmetic surgery and the patient may be none the wiser. Non-invasive procedures such as Botox and dermal fillers are also currently unregulated.
The number of complaints is so worrying that the UK charity Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) is looking at setting up an independent group which would look at the success rate of cosmetic surgeons so that prospective patients can make better informed decisions over their surgery. the new group would also offer support to patients who find that their cosmetic surgery goes wrong.
The recent news of a British woman who died in a U.S. hotel after undergoing illegal butt-enhancing injections underscores the potential dangers associated with plastic surgery. She’s not the only one to have suffered serious health consequences after seeking cosmetic surgery. Another former patient, Penny Johnson, is suing her plastic surgeon for £54m (about $86m) after a facelift left her with pain and a facial twitch, allegedly curtailing her business career.
Though many wealthy patients assume they can avoid the dangers by opting for expensive doctors, this isn’t always the case. In one of the UK’s high-profile cases of cosmetic surgery gone wrong, Denise Hendry, the wife of football player Colin Hendry, nearly died after a botched liposuction procedure in 2002. Former miss Argentina Solange Magnano, 38, died in Buenos Aires after getting buttock implants.
Despite the risks, many patients don’t view cosmetic surgery “with the same caution and fear that they would another surgical procedure,” says medical negligence specialist Edwina Rawson. “People seem to be less willing to see the danger of having a tummy tuck compared to that of a stomach operation they need medically,” she said.
When plastic surgery goes wrong, the risks aren’t only cosmetic – patients could end up with disfigurements, from drooping eyelids to oddly-shaped breasts. Infection is also a risk, as with all surgical procedures. these dangers point to a need for better patient education about the risks involved.
Read more about the risks of plastic surgery: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/feb/09/dangers-cosmetic-surgery
There have been a lot of deaths caused by plastic surgery in the news lately, but I thought this one was particularly sad:
