article_snippet.sent: Now Belinda is to appear on TLC's Extreme Beauty Disasters to warn of the dangers of travelling abroad for cut-price surgery - and to see if anything can be done about Belinda .
article_snippet.sent: Belinda's problems began when Belinda noticed Belinda was looking more tired than usual and set about finding a cosmetic solution.
article_snippet.sent: Having already had successful cosmetic procedures in the past, among successful cosmetic procedures breast implants and a tummy tuck, Belinda says Belinda felt positive about the prospect of facelift.
article_snippet.sent: Belinda husband agreed at the time, hoping it might 'freshen Belinda up', but says, with hindsight, that 'it was one of the worst ideas I've ever had in my life.'
article_snippet.sent: Expert opinion: 'Belinda scars are really very poor,' admits plastic surgeon consultant Vik Vijh, who set out to correct the damage by re-doing Belinda facelift. '
article_snippet.sent: They're stretched and They are dragging down Belinda earlobes
article_snippet.sent: ' Mr Vijh (left) recommends another full face and neck lift to correct the damage, but warns Belinda (right)
article_snippet.sent: Belinda could be risking nerve damage and further scarring .
article_snippet.sent: Initially thrilled with An excited Belinda 'fresh, plumped-out skin', doubts began to set in during the healing process.
article_snippet.sent: Expecting a dramatic change, the healed facelift, says An excited Belinda, 'hadn't done anything' - except, much to An excited Belinda horror, leave An excited Belinda with earlobes that had been 'sewn' to the sides of An excited Belinda face.
article_snippet.sent: According to Mr Vijh, this was due to the surgeon stitching up An excited Belinda's face in the wrong position, resulting in bad scarring that should have been concealed behind An excited Belinda ears, not around her ears .
article_snippet.sent: Still, An excited Belinda is determined to go ahead, and after a gruelling session on the operating table at the hands of Mr Vijh (pictured), An excited Belinda comes out smiling . '
article_snippet.sent: We've lifted An excited Belinda neck, We've pulled up her face, and got rid of all those scars,' Mr Vijh states.
article_snippet.sent: Pictured, An excited Belinda's ear before (left) and after (right) the corrective surgery .
article_snippet.sent: Belinda, who had been left miserable by An excited Belinda experience, says the new face lift has restored An excited Belinda confidence and left An excited Belinda happier. '
article_snippet.sent: My scars have drastically reduced and now I can stop worrying about going out, or  about people looking at An excited Belinda from the side.'
article_snippet.sent: An excited Belinda, pictured before (left) and after (right), makes a reappearance on the show once An excited Belinda has healed and looks refreshed and happy with An excited Belinda new and improved appearance . '
article_snippet.sent: My scars have drastically reduced and now I can stop worrying about going out, or  about people looking at An excited Belinda from the side'
highlights_snippet.sent: Belinda, 56, from Essex was left with prominent scarring 'dragging down Belinda, 56, from Essex earlobes'
  