FORMER Towie star Bobby Norris has revealed the heartbreaking ‘real reason’ he turned to ‘360 liposuction’.
Last year, the reality TV personality was rushed to hospital after he was mowed down by a motorbike while crossing the road in London.
Bobby, 37, has revealed that he is still suffering from the repercussions of the incident.
He previously threw himself into regular gym exercises during the coronavirus pandemic.
But the former The Only Way Is Essex personality admitted that his injuries from the crash have prevented him from properly working out.
The TV personality noticed a change in his body without the regular sessions, despite his clean diet.
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He then decided that surgery was his best option, and he jetted off to Turkey for the procedure.
"I was doing all I could and I just couldn't lose the weight," he admitted.
"I couldn't get into the gym and, for me, I was just feeling worse and worse about myself.
"I was frustrated that I couldn't get in the motor and drive. I couldn't go to the gym, which is a huge part of my life, and for me to to lose that little bit of weight... Lipo isn't really a weight loss surgery as such.
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"It's not like I've had a gastric band or a balloon, which is more to drop serious size."
He added: "It's more just about selectively taking pockets where you can't say in your brain, in your diet, I'd like a little bit off this off the left hand side. That's just not how it works.
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"So because of the nature of my injuries. It's better for me and my recovery to weigh less for for the sake of my knee. I think it's got a lot better than what it was.
Recently, he has appeared on social media and on his Fubar Radio show with compression bandages around his face and torso.
After weeks of speculation, the TV star revealed exactly what he also had done to his face.
He told us: "I've had an upper left blepharoplasty - so that's an eyelid surgery - and I had my buccal fat removed from my cheeks, which are fat pads that people have in their cheeks.
The dangers of liposuction
Liposuction is a cosmetic procedure that involves sucking out small areas of fat that are hard to lose through exercise and a healthy diet - commonly the bottom, hips, thighs and tummy.
While it can achieve good results, it can be dangerous.
The NHS warns: "If you're considering having liposuction for cosmetic reasons, think very carefully before you go ahead.
"It can be expensive, the results cannot be guaranteed, and there are risks to consider. Speak to your GP about it."
If you are looking to get liposuction, make sure you check the Care Quality Commission (CQC) website for treatment centres.
You should also research the individual surgeon and check: if they are registered with the General Medical Council (GMC), how many liposuctions they have performed where there have been complications, what sort of follow-up you should expect if things go wrong, and what their own patient satisfaction rates are, the NHS says.
