A MEXICAN actress has gone viral after shocking before and after pictures showed her dramatic transformation.
Lyn May, real name Lilia Guadalupe Mendiola, began her career as an exotic cabaret dancer, before moving to on-screen roles in Mexican films including Tívoli and Las Ficheras.
Shocking pictures of Mexican actress Lyn May have gone viral on social media[/caption]
They show how dramatically different she looks, after she was left disfigured when she was injected with oil rather than filler[/caption]
She’s pictured here in 1973 – Lyn has claimed that a “jealous” friend tricked her into having the unregulated procedure[/caption]
While she has undergone numerous procedures since, she has never been able to regain her natural beauty[/caption]
At the height of her fame in the 1990s, she decided to explore the idea of getting plastic surgery to maintain her youthful appearance.
And it’s said that a jealous friend was the one who pushed her into getting the first procedure.
When she went to get fillers for the first time, a substance not approved for cosmetic use was injected into her face – resulting in swelling, abscesses and permanent disfigurement.
Lyn has claimed that instead of filler, she was injected with a mixture of cooking oil, baby oil and water.
While she has since undergone numerous procedures in a bid to reverse the damage, they have largely all been unsuccessful.
She’s also believed to have had further surgeries, including various BBLs and other body shaping procedures.
One surgeon did manage to remove some of the oil that had been injected, but he was unable to do so without leaving a permanent mark on the screen star’s face.
According to reports, Lyn has recently started working with a “legitimate doctor who is helping her reverse some of the effects of what happened to her”.
Pictures of Lyn before and after the tragedy, and subsequent plastic surgeries, recently went viral, with people taking to the comments section to share their sympathies for the 72-year-old.
“Scariest thing about being pretty is the sickos out there who are jealous,” one person wrote.
“She was so beautiful wtf,” another sighed.
“She was pretty before all that, how sad,” a third commented.
“Omg it’s awful that her ‘friend’ did this to her. What a horrible thing to do to someone,” someone else agreed.
“I hope her ‘friend’ is in jail. Who needs haters when you have friends?” another wrote.
As others went as far as suggesting AI had been used to make Lyn look worse than in real life, with someone else writing: “This has to be a mask, I don’t believe this!”
“OMG, I would be so creeped out if I saw someone who looked like that in real life!” another added.
What are the risks of getting surgery abroad?
IT’S important to do your research if you’re thinking about having cosmetic surgery abroad.
It can cost less than in the UK, but you need to weigh up potential savings against the potential risks.
Safety standards in different countries may not be as high.
No surgery is risk-free. Complications can happen after surgery in the UK or abroad.
If you have complications after an operation in the UK, the surgeon is responsible for providing follow-up treatment.
Overseas clinics may not provide follow-up treatment, or they may not provide it to the same standard as in the UK.
Also, they may not have a healthcare professional in the UK you can visit if you have any problems.
Source: NHS
Lyn is now using her tragic story to help warn others about the dangers of unregulated cosmetic procedures.
The actress has also hit headlines in the past for various shocking situations – including digging up her husband Antonio Chi Su’s body after his death in 2008, bringing the remains home and sleeping next to them.
“I lived with him for 25 years; it was a 25-year marriage, and I didn’t want to let him go. I loved him… Yes, I dug him up and slept beside him,” she said.
Lyn also alleged that she once had an affair with a former President of Mexico – although stopped short of revealing his name.
And in August 2021, she claimed she’d fallen pregnant aged 68.
“I am very happy to announce that I am 3 months pregnant and Markos D1 is very happy that he will be dad,” she wrote on Instagram at the time.
Markos D1, her fiance, was just 29 at the time.
Lyn later revealed the ‘pregnancy’ had been a publicity stunt for her farewell tour.
