My face has been ruined after my fillers became infected – it's been ten years of hell | The Sun

A WOMAN has told how her face was ruined after her fillers became infected.

Giuseppina Baccarella, known as Jo, has been living through "ten years of hell" after a number of complications.

The 45-year-old, from Southgate, discussed getting cheek filler with her husband in 2008 before undergoing the procedure by a "reputable surgeon".

Jo said of the surgeon, who was also a practitioner with the NHS: "I trusted my doctor, he told me it was safe, he told me it was easily removable and it’s not."

Four years after being injected with the permanent filler Bio-Alcamid, Jo was told it had delayed complications.

And ten years on, she has become a recluse dealing with constant migraines and eye pain.

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Avoiding social occasions, Jo has also been left struggling with anxiety and depression.

Jo, who was once a "bubbly and outgoing person" said the filler has migrated to different parts of her face, including underneath her eye.

Fearing she could go blind, Jo is determined to get her face reconstructed.

However, she told MyLondon: "To remove it, it then leaves depressions in your face and indentations, so much scarring.

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"It’s basically disfigurement and none of these surgeons want to take any responsibility."

Since losing faith in British surgeons after 20 operations, Jo has started working with an Italian professional.

She has even launched a a GoFundMe to raise money to ensure she gets the treatment she needs.

Despite her draining journey, Jo was informed it would be "impossible" to sue because the filler was being used across the country at the time.

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