Sheyla Hershey‘s famous “world’s largest breast implants” have been removed due to persistent infections that threatened her life, according to the Houston Press Blogger Richard Connelly.
Sheyla Hershey's largest Breast implants in the world
According to her official Website, Sheyla Hershey’s breast implants made her a size M (whatever that is), and she was awarded the Brazilian equivalent of the Guinness Book of World’s Records for largest breast implants after her most recent breast augmentation.
In the United States, plastic surgeons are only allowed to place implants up to 800 cc and for her to achieve this size, I’m guessing she was fitted with 4 implants of perhaps 800 cc each? Sheyla Hershey was originally from Brazil and flew back home where the laws are less strict so she could have this breast augmentation done. Since she is only 5’2 she would appear quite lopsided, as the attached picture illustrates.
I’ve blogged before where I discussed Heidi Montag’s breast implants, about all the reasons why you don’t want to select breast implants that are too big for your body. In the case of Sheyla Hershey, it is even more an indication of likely mental illness than a misdirected attempt at having an attractive figure. Breasts this size are dangerous, painful and will have to eventually be removed 100% of the time, leaving the patient permanently disfigured.
NineMSN reported on the story:
“We’ve already taken her to surgery twice,” said the surgeon in charge of the breast removal, Dr Ron Bucek.
“We needed to open the area up to allow it to drain because we can’t leave an infection in a contained zone.”
According to reporting by the Herald Sun in Australia, many attempts were made to save her from having to remove four implants, TWO in each breast!
“But after the operation, Hershey became seriously ill and has since been closely monitored by a cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Ron Bucek, and an infectious disease expert, Dr. Shazia Gill.
Before yesterday’s surgery to remove the implants, Bucek performed two other operations to help drain the infected areas, and a special vacuum had been suctioning the infection from Hershey’s body 24 hours a day for months.
“It’s the only thing that has saved my life, to be honest,” Hershey said of the device, though she added that it was “annoying” and “heavy.”
My Fox Houston gave the most detailed report:
“None of the bacteria have cultured out. We had to start her on a third antibiotic, because it wasn’t resolving as rapidly as we wanted to see, so she’s on three antibiotics, and she was on an anti-fungal medication during this time as well,” says Dr. Gill.
Because of the severity of the infections, doctors have been closely monitoring Hershey twice a week.
“I look at white blood cell count, I look at electrolytes and inflammation and right now her drug level. She’s on one antibiotic if her levels get too high she can damage her hearing as well as kidneys, she is on very strong antibiotics,” explains Dr. Gill.
Even with all of this medical intervention, Hershey’s body hasn’t been able to ward off the infection. It has been progressively getting worse.
“What’s happening, the skin is opening because the implants, the two on each side, are beginning to open that area up”, says Dr. Bucek. Hershey’s doctors are confident that she will restore her health by removing all four implants.
Dr. Gill showed Sheyla’s CT scan to FOX 26 to demonstrate how the two implants are stacked up on each side. She says there is a lot of inflammation and thickening of the skin.”
It amazes me that there are doctors ANYWHERE in the world who would butcher an obviously disturbed young woman. Now she’s had to undergo what is essentially a double mastectomy at age 28 because along with the removal of all 4 implants, she also lost most of her breast tissue and her skin is going to be in terrible shape. I can’t imagine any number of surgeries that will allow her to have normal, attractive looking breasts now.
On the TresSugar blog, “Gigglesugar” asked in her poll:
“Silicone Breast Implants: How Big Is Too Big?
When plastic surgeons tell you they won’t operate on you. (Look around — do those folks say no much?)”
And actually, yes, most plastic surgeons that I know, myself included, regularly say no to all kinds of requests. The reasons range from unrealistic expectations, “can you make me look like “insert hot celebrity of the moment,” to physical limitations and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). As plastic surgeons, we are in the business of improving lives in realistic terms through enhancing aesthetic beauty, not in creating caricatures of human perfection.
Please weigh in below, I look forward to your comments!
