An Australian model claims her career has been ruined after a "surgery holiday" to Thailand that left her with botched breast implants.
Mindy Bouchet, who appeared in Zoo Weekly's Beach Babes competition 2010, purchased the budget holiday and surgery package last year.
But after her surgery, the 25-year-old Perth woman was left with uneven breasts, scarring and a "double bubble" effect.
Ms Bouchet told A Current Affair the Thai surgeon who performed the operation was dismissive when she made a formal complaint.
"I sent them photos saying what was happening and he sent me an email back saying they looked great, 'what was I talking about?'," Ms Bouchet said.
"I just want other girls to know it's not worth it".
The company who supplied the package, Restored Beauty Getaways, blamed Ms Bouchet's previous breast augmentation in 2009 for the complications, and said the company offered to have the Thai surgeon perform corrective surgery, which she declined.
Restored Beauty Getaways sends on average 60-80 patients to Thailand each month.
Ms Bouchet said will spend $15,000 for surgery back in Australia to correct the damage — about three times what she paid for the surgery holiday package.
Her surgeon, Kourosh Tavakoli, said he believed a large number of women return with complications after surgery holidays.
"Somewhere between 20 and 30 percent of people who go overseas will need corrective surgery," he said.
"Mindy's case is particularly bad … Everything that could go wrong did go wrong."
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