Photos: Miss Bumbum runner-up almost died when plastic surgery began to rot tissue.

A model whose bottom came second in Brazil's Miss BumBum beauty contest has revealed the terrible harm plastic surgery wreaked on her body.

Andressa Urach, 27, spent a month in intensive care and feared she would lose her leg after fillers 'rotted' her muscles and had to be removed, triggering a life-threatening infection.

These photos show the shocking extent of the damage to one of the most controversial TV presenters in Brazil a nation which has overtaken the U.S. to become the cosmetic surgery capital of the world.
Bed-ridden and in agony, this Brazilian model almost died when plastic surgery to plump her rear began to ROT her body tissue.

Miss BumBum runner-up Andressa Urach, who pals describe as a 'slave to beauty' spent a month in intensive care as a string of drastic procedures took their toll.
The 27-year-old, who controversially claimed she bedded Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo , has reportedly undergone at least nine cosmetic procedures in the past five years.

They were said to have included a nose job, a bioplasty facial "correction," jaw reduction, breast enlargement, liposuction and even vaginal lip reduction.