A British-Nigerian woman, Joy Williams, 24, has died in Thailand
after suffering from an infection which resulted from a buttock
augmentation operation went wrong.
According to a report released by The Telegraph UK, William is from Thamesmead London, but was born in Lagos, Nigeria.
Reports revealed that she had travelled to Bangkok, the Thai capital, earlier this month for the £2,000 (
N530,000)
buttock augmentation surgery – inserting silicone implants into a
patient’s buttocks. She underwent the operation on October 14, only to
be in severe pains for days and had to return to the clinic on Thursday
to have the implants removed, however she died shortly after the second
operation.
The doctor who carried out the latest surgery, Sompob Sansiri, has
been charged with causing her death by negligence and accused of
carrying out night-time surgery without a license.
Williams is said to have struggled with self-esteem issues, and had previously had plastic surgery on her nose.
One of Miss Williams’ friends, who told the Daily Mail, “She was a
really, really nice girl. She was very friendly and caring. She was
always helping her mum with her brothers.
“She was a very bright girl and did well at school. She was a bit shy
and quiet and I knew in later years there was something wrong and
upsetting her.
“At school, she had been bullied over her appearance and she went for
surgery on her nose and face. Last time, I saw her, it was obvious she
had had cosmetic surgery. She was fine before, she didn’t need to. She
was fine the way she was, but she just wasn’t happy. She had no
self-esteem and I guess she felt she needed to do it. She was just never
happy with herself.”
Another school friend, who preferred closed identity, was in shock when she heard of the tragedy.
“I’m in total shock, I just can’t believe it. Not Joy. Not her. She was lovely, she was my friend,” she lamented.