Nadinne Bruna, 32, wanted light grey eyes instead of hazel, but ended up losing 80 per cent of her vision in her right eye and 50 per cent in her left eye.
Nadinne flew to Colombia for the surgery as it is not approved in the US and it cost around $3,000 to have silicone implants inserted into her eyes, a discounted price offered on the condition that she posted about it on social media.
After the surgery, the model immediately began experiencing serious problems.
Nadinne claims her vision was constantly blurry as a result of the pressure placed on her optic nerve by the implant and her eyes were red and painful for months.
She had to return to Colombia in March and June 2017 for two further procedures to attempt to repair the damage but was forced to seek medical attention at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami.
In September, ophthalmologist Ranya Habash led a team of medics to remove the dangerous implants and in November, Nadinne underwent emergency sight-saving surgery to treat glaucoma.
As a result, the model has lost 80 per cent of vision in her right eye and 50 per cent in her left eye, and will have to deal with the consequences of the surgery for the rest of her life.
The model and her twin sister Danna have made a career on Instagram, where they share images of the cosmetic procedures they have undergone. The twins regularly have their surgeries compensated and are often paid to feature medical practices on their accounts which have more than one million combined followers.
Recently, Nadinne laments on her Instagram page, writing: “Before this surgery my eyes were completely healthy. I was so naïve. Ever since this surgery I have had blurry vision. For about a year my eyes were constantly red and itchy. My pupils, they can’t adjust to light anymore so I’m very photosensitive now too.
“This surgery completely f***ed up my life.”
“My vision damage is permanent, and I still have to have a cornea transplant and I have cataracts too.”
According to her, the surgery has affected her career as she has been unable to participate in photo shoots for her Instagram page, because of the appearance of her eyes.
“After this surgery I went into a deep depression. I’m a very strong person, usually very brave and very smart, but with this I was completely stupid. I trusted the wrong person. Now I have the vision of a 90-year-old lady right but I’m hoping I can just keep my glaucoma under control,” She adds.
The model also revealed that in spite of her eye problems, lots of people are still asking her where they can get the surgery done.
“It’s crazy, because even though I’ve been open about this surgery on Instagram, people are still asking me where they can do it.
“But I don’t think surgeries are bad. I just didn’t know the risks and I made a mistake by not doing my research. Next month I’m going to have a surgery to reduce my b---s because I’ve lost a lot of weight this year and it’s something I have to do.”
However, she says she is ready to fight with all her might to prevent naive people from doing such surgeries. “I’m here not for all of you to judge if I deserved this or not. Thats not the point.
“I’m a model and I like aesthetic, like a Formula 1 pilot, likes cars & speed.. The purpose of this is prevent naive people like I was, to become future victims. It’s to help each other to keep us safe.
“Surgeries are not dangerous if the professional take care of ur health, but @brignt_ocular does not! Always will go wrong. Everybody knows this today, but 2 years ago nobody knew it nothing about it.
“Today it’s not only me. Out there there, are lot of victims. They wrote from all around the world. My case was pure negligence, but my partners got different kind of ocular diseases, glaucoma; photophobia, photo sensitivity, Atrophy in pupils, iris paralized, corneal transplant, macula degeneration, uveitis, cataracts, epitelitis, varicose veins, blood vassels, etc!
“Some of them removed the implants after 1 year, 2 years, 4 and 6 years. So earlier or later ALL present problems!
“The implants cover the drains generating blocks and hlgh intra ocular preassure a silent condition that it doesnt present symtoms! If the optic nerve is tight bcz the fluids that cant be drained, u get blind. Simple like that!
“I was stupid and naive but I’ll do anything to be the last one! I can hold this mess, I got in, I’ll get out, but other people don’t have my strenght. More Love and Less Hate! Karma exist! Remember that!”
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