Sheyla Hershey, a Brazilian model who underwent breast augmentation to have the largest breasts in the world, is experiencing complications after her most recent surgical procedure.  Fox news reports that Hershey has a staph infection in both breasts, which could be life threatening if it reaches the bloodstream.

According to Dr. Cuzalina, complications like this are uncommon but often problematic.

Any infection in a breast implant is unwanted by both patient and surgeon.  They are fortunately very rare (just less than 3 in 1000 patients), but a breast implant infection is difficult to deal with when they do occur and almost always require implant removal.  Having massive implants just complicates the problem further due to the excess skin after removal.

Certain infections such as methocillin resistant staph (MRSA) are becoming more common in today’s society and require more aggressive treatment.  Patients should let their surgeon know if redness or unusual pain occurs along with fever combined with a general feeling of extreme malaise during the first few weeks following breast augmentation.

In an interview with her local television station, Ms. Hershey expressed regret for choosing extremely large breast implants and suggested that reaching her goal of having the world’s largest breasts wasn’t actually satisfying.  Demonstrating her daily routine on video, it’s clear that she’s a very dedicated and strong-willed woman.

“Sheyla takes her craft seriously,” says the model’s official website.  After 32 surgical procedures on her breast, lips and buttocks, she seems very comfortable going under the knife and talking about it publicly.

Fox News has a series of video interviews with Sheyla Hershey and you can read regular updates about her status on her website, sheylahershey.net