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Two weeks after spotting an ad in a health magazine, Charlotte was on her way to Wroclaw in Poland for a nose job - no questions asked. 'I had a real Roman nose and always kept my hand over my face to hide it', says Charlotte who went with a company called Euromedica, based in north Wales. 'I didn't give myself time to really think,' she says. 'I did get Alina Deeble, the Head of Euromedica, to send me before and after photos of women who'd had rhinoplasty with the same surgeon but that's all. I don't know if I was optimistic or naive - probably both.'

The surgeon didn't speak English so Alina - who accompanies all her clients on trips - acted as translator during Charlotte's consultation. It wasn't until Charlotte was on the operating table that she started to worry about what she'd let herself in for. She had a tablet to relax her and a local anaesthetic then realised she wouldn't be having a general anaesthetic.

'I was going to be awake throughout,' she says, 'I now know many surgeons do rhinoplasty under local anaesthetic - at the time I had no idea but it was too late to back out. It never occurred to me it could have gone wrong. I asked him to cover my eyes so I wouldn't see him coming at me with the chisel, or whatever he used. I could feel my skull rattling as he chipped bits of bone off but weird as it sounds, it didn't hurt.'

Immediately after the operation Charlotte was put in a taxi to Alina's apartment for a few days rest and recuperation. 'I didn't stay in hospital overnight, although I visited the clinic every day to have my bandages changed and stitches cleaned.'

Charlotte wasn't alone on her trip - there were three other patients from the UK all in for facelifts. 'Wroclaw is a lovely old town so we all went sightseeing with our bandages on!' says Charlotte. Her operation cost £1,600 including flights, accommodation in Alina's apartment, food and surgery. Three years on the price is now £2,100. 'Here it would've cost about £3,500,' says Charlotte, who's delighted with the results. 'My new nose is perfect - it's really boosted my confidence.'

Charlotte's so impressed, she plans to return to Poland later this year for a boob job. 'I'd consider somewhere more exotic but I know what to expect in Poland and don't fancy a long-haul flight after surgery.'