Mother-of-three spends £8,200 and sheds seven stone after gastric sleeve surgery and mummy makeover
A mother-of-three revealed how she spent £8,200 on a new body after years of being the ‘fat and funny friend.’
Kim Irving, 36, from Selby, North Yorkshire, used to tip the scales at 17st, but lost 7st after a gastric sleeve surgery in Turkey in 2019, costing her £2.700.
Unhappy with her loose skin after the weight loss, the make-up artist decided to have a ‘mummy makeover’ for £5,500 in September 2021, also plumping for surgery in Turkey because it was cheaper than the UK.
The makeover surgery included a tummy tuck, a breast lift with fat injections and a pubic lift, and saw Kim go from a size 10 to a size 8.
While Kim is happy with her results, the NHS stresses the importance of doing your own research when considering going through with cheap surgery abroad to make sure all safety standards are observed and to avoid potentially health complications.
Kim Irving, 36, from Selby, North Yorkshire, used to tip the scales at 17st, left, but lost seven stone and fell to 9st 12lbs after a gastric sleeve surgery in Turkey for £2,700 in 2019. In September, she underwent a mummy makeover in Turkey for £5,500 so she could get rid of her loose skin and finally wear the dresses she wanted, right
The mother of Maddison, 18, Lily, 15 and Aiden, 14, said she felt she could not dress in the outfits she wanted in spite of her amazing weight loss, due to saggy skin.
She says that she piled on the pounds after she got a job in a Chinese takeaway as a teenager and would get a free meal four times a week after work.
Kim, a make-up artist, added: ‘I tried lots of diets and managed to lose 2st. However, I hit a wall and couldn’t lose anymore.
‘So I decided to look into weight loss surgery, and I have never looked back.
After losing seven stone, Kim still felt her loose skin was holding her back and decided to have a mummy makeover, which includes a tummy tuck
‘I’ve shed over 7st and I feel better than I have ever felt.
‘However after losing weight, I still wasn’t happy with how my body looked. I still couldn’t wear all of the things I wanted to because of my loose skin.
‘So I decided to go back to Turkey for the “mummy makeover” package. And I am so happy with my new body.
‘Although I was big, I was never really miserable. I was just the funny, fat friend.’
Before shedding the weight, the mother-of-three said she was not ‘miserable’ but grew tired of shopping in the plus size section
Following the mummy makeover surgery in 2021, Kim has felt like a new woman and can finally wear the clothes she wants
‘I always had to shop in the plus-sized section of shops and I just got sick of it.
‘I wanted to be able to buy the beautiful dresses that I would see on Oh Polly and Pretty Little thing.
‘And I felt a lot of pressure to look a certain way from working in the make-up industry because all of my clients are stunning.’
After doing some research online, Kim decided to opt for a gastric sleeve and she was going to fly to Turkey for the procedure.
The mother-of-three said she is impressed with the result of her surgery and has now turned into a shopaholic
Before, pictured, Kim piled on the pounds after years of takeaways and three pregnancies, and could not seem to shed the weight with diets alone
Pictured: Kim before her gastric sleeve surgery of 2019. She said she had the procedure done in Turkey because it was £5,300 cheaper than in the UK
She says that the procedure cost her £2,700 compared to the cheapest UK price she found, which was £8,000.
Kim said: ‘The difference between the prices is crazy, it was a no brainer.
‘I paid £600 for my flights, and then in August 2019, I boarded the plane with my husband and off I went.
‘I couldn’t wait to get it done because I had seen so many amazing before and after pictures.
Kim flew to Turkey with her husband and awaited her first gastric sleeve surgery excitedly, pictured, keen to see the results of her transformation
After her plastic surgery, Kim now feels confidence to show her skin off and to wear the bikinis and dresses she wants
‘It was the first operation I had ever had but I knew it was going to be worth it.
‘After returning home from Turkey, I lost 13lbs in nine days. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I stepped on the scale, I nearly passed out.
‘Two years after my weight loss surgery, I’d lost 5st 12lbs, not including the weight I had previously lost from dieting, and I felt amazing.
‘However it was a mental battle to go from a size 20 to a size 10, and although I had lost so much weight I still didn’t feel like I could wear the clothes and swimwear I’d been dreaming of because I had a lot of loose skin.
‘I knew I should have been happy because I’d lost lots of fat, but it still wasn’t quite right.
‘So I started looking into plastic surgery and booked myself in for a trip back to Turkey for a mummy makeover and went under the knife again in September 2021.
‘The package included a tummy tuck, a breast lift with fat injections and a mons lift and cost £5,500.
‘I wasn’t nervous about the surgery, I just couldn’t wait to see the results. The hospital had taken such good care of me the first time, I wasn’t worried about it.’
‘I knew I should have been happy because I’d lost lots of fat, but it still wasn’t quite right.
‘So I started looking into plastic surgery and booked myself in for a trip back to Turkey for a mummy makeover and went under the knife again in September 2021.
‘The package included a tummy tuck, a breast lift with fat injections and a mons lift and cost £5,500.
‘I wasn’t nervous about the surgery, I just couldn’t wait to see the results. The hospital had taken such good care of me the first time, I wasn’t worried about it.’
Kim said she felt things weren’t ‘quite right’ after her gastric sleeve, due to her loose skin. She is now beaming her in her body
Kim had her eldest daughter Maddison, now 18, right, when she was 18 herself. Her second child Lily, right, is 15
Kim in hospital in Turkey before the mummy makeover. She said she wasn’t worried about the procedure, because her gastric sleeve surgery had been a good experience
‘I knew I should have been happy because I’d lost lots of fat, but it still wasn’t quite right.
‘So I started looking into plastic surgery and booked myself in for a trip back to Turkey for a mummy makeover and went under the knife again in September 2021.
‘The package included a tummy tuck, a breast lift with fat injections and a mons lift and cost £5,500.
‘I wasn’t nervous about the surgery, I just couldn’t wait to see the results. The hospital had taken such good care of me the first time, I wasn’t worried about it.’
Kim also has a son named Aiden, 15. Her three pregnancies took a toll on her body and by 2019, she had grown tired of shopping in the plus-size section
Kim revealed her husband Tony, left, accompanied her to Turkey for both the gastric sleeve surgery and the mummy makeover procedures
Six weeks after her surgery, as the swelling went down, Kim started really noticing the results of her plastic surgery.
She couldn’t wait to see her new stomach after hating the stretchy skin in that area so much.
Kim said: ‘When I first saw myself I couldn’t believe that it was my body I was looking at. My stomach was so tight and my belly button was perfect.
‘I formed a shopping addiction because I couldn’t wait to try on clothes and bikinis, without having to worry about my loose skin or wearing hold-in underwear.
‘I was getting clothes deliveries every day. I love my body now and I am filled with so much more confidence. I’ll never have to go under the knife again.
‘It feels amazing to be happy in my own body and be able to dress the way I have always wanted to.’
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