Nurse Loses Nipple in Botched Boob Job Abroad, Fights for Life

In July 2025, a 31-year-old British nurse named Chloe Roiser nearly lost her life after a botched cosmetic surgery in Turkey. Chloe had traveled to a clinic in Antalya, Turkey, for a boob job, ignoring warnings from her family about the risks. The surgery resulted in a severe complication - Chloe lost half of her left nipple due to necrosis.

Chloe spent seven weeks in a Turkish hospital fighting a life-threatening, flesh-eating infection that cost £12,000 to treat. During this ordeal, her teenage daughter flew out to be by her bedside, pleading with her not to die. Chloe's condition became so dire that at one point, it appeared she might lose her entire left breast.

Now back home in Norfolk, England, Chloe is speaking out about her harrowing experience to warn others against traveling abroad for cosmetic procedures. She reflects that the thought of dying and leaving her five children without a mother, just so she could feel more confident about her appearance, is unbearable. Chloe is determined to pay back the money her family and friends had to borrow to support her during this crisis.

The British government has recently announced a major crackdown on "cosmetic cowboys" following a campaign by the Mirror, of which Chloe's case is a part. She hopes her story will deter others from making the same mistake she did in pursuing cheap, risky surgeries overseas.