Open wounds and eyes that can't close - women warn about cheap bleph eyelid surgery

Image caption, Nikita had stitches in her upper eyelids. This photo was taken seven days after her bleph procedure

Warning: Graphic images and descriptions of surgery

"Everyone made it out to be so easy, but my face felt like it was on fire and there was a horrible smell of burning skin," says Nikita Morgan, as she describes her eyelid surgery.

She decided to get a blepharoplasty, or a "bleph", removing skin from just above the eyes - after seeing videos about it on social media. Even though she was given a local anaesthetic, Nikita felt extreme pain.

Oculoplastic surgeons - doctors specialising in surgery around the eyes - say a concerning number of patients are reporting problems from cheap bleph surgery, typically carried out abroad.

Figure caption, Watch: 'My eyelids split open and became infected - I was scared to sleep'