Anita Roehsl, who lost her right breast and part of her left one after having cosmetic surgery, has reached an out-of-court settlement with the hospital and is now on the slow road to recovery.

She is glad that she can put the legal battle behind her but still has a long way to go to become the woman she was before the surgery in September 2012.

She now hopes that by sharing her story, as painful as it was, other women who suffered similar experiences will not shy away from seeking justice.

“I am still in contact with other victims and it’s the Maltese way of life that makes them not take legal action or talk about it to their own family, they want it to be secret and they are ashamed of themselves...

“I have friends who didn’t have the strength to fight and are now suffering to pay the upcoming reconstruction,” she told Times of Malta.

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