Valentine is a celebration of love birds, couples on this day express their feelings with loved ones. But remembering a lost soul on this day of celebration and paying a tribute to her is marvellous. Boyfriend paid an emotional Valentine’s tribute to his girlfriend after she died during a bum lift op in Turkey.
Tragic Melissa Kerr, 31, travelled from Norfolk to Istanbul to undergo the procedure on November 19 at Medicana Haznedar Hospital.
But the mental health counsellor died during the dangerous op, which reshapes the buttocks by transferring fat from areas including the stomach and back.
Melissa’s devastated partner Skye Birch left an emotional Valentine’s Day message on her Facebook page yesterday along with a series of touching pictures of the couple.
He also shared a photo of the sparkling engagement ring she had picked out, which he said he will “place with” Melissa so it will “always be by your side”.
I will continue to love you with all my heart until my last breathMelissa’s Partner Skye Birch
Skye wrote: “So it’s valentines, a day of hearts and flowers, a day of showing how much you love and care for some one in your life.
“But for us it’s another occasion we have to spend without you Melissa Kerr.
“All I want is To be Us again…to put your engagement ring on your finger, for you to plan your wedding with you mum and sister.
“I will continue to love you with all my heart until my last breath.”
Words cannot describe the pain and heartbreak we are going through, life without her will never be the same againMelissas Twin Sister
Norfolk senior coroner Jacqueline Lake opened and adjourned Melissa’s inquest yesterday with a full hearing set to take place on April 7.
A cause of death was given as a pulmonary thromboembolism and fat embolism caused by a cosmetic surgical procedure, an inquest was told.
Melissa worked as a psychological wellbeing practitioner at mental health charity Mind, according to a JustGiving page.
Her heartbroken twin sister Natasha paid tribute to the animal lover, who was “passionate about changing the world one step at a time”.
She said: “Words cannot describe the pain and heartbreak we are going through, life without her will never be the same again.
“We miss her deeply and nothing will fill the emptiness we are left with.
“A pure and beautiful soul inside and out.”
The controversial Brazilian butt lift, made famous by US reality TV star Kim Kardashian, involves taking fat from the waist or stomach and inserting it in the buttocks.
It takes between one and two hours and involves a tiny cannula being inserted into a 2mm hole to extract fat.
The fat is then purified and re-injected into the buttocks.
Last November, an inquest heard how beautician Leah Cambridge, 29, died from a pulmonary embolism shortly after forking out £6,500 for a bum lift.
The mum-of-three, from Leeds, West Yorks, collapsed shortly after the op at a Turkish clinic loved by Towie stars, including Lauren Goodger.
Her partner Scott Franks had travelled to Izmir after she died to meet medics, who said of the operation: “It’s a guessing game, you can’t see where you are going into.”
Wakefield senior Coroner Kevin McLoughlin called for a UK ban on the procedure.
