Los Angeles, October 25: Fitness Influencer Beatriz Amma saw her greatest dread come true after battling a flesh-eating sickness. Amma, then 23, sought perfection three years ago at a luxury spa in Los Angeles, where she spent $800 (roughly $66,000) on a treatment plan comprising a series of vitamin injections.

These injections, which contained a combination of vitamins B1 and C as well as "fast-dissolving" deoxycholic acid, were given to her 60 times in her arms, back, and stomach. Justyn Vicky Dies in Gym Video: Indonesian Fitness Influencer Passes Away After Barbell Breaks His Neck During Workout in Bali.

However, Amma's life took an unexpected turn just a few days following the therapy. "I developed welts on my skin, and they began appearing in the areas where the injections had been administered," she told Kennedy News. My entire body appeared to be destroying itself, she added. Mycobacterium abscessus, a well-known bacterial infection that causes painful skin sores, was the diagnosis. Medical authorities blamed it on an incorrect injection of deoxycholic acid.

Amma, a former swimsuit model, saw her dreams of becoming a fitness guru and living a life full of travel disintegrate. She's had many operations to remove contaminated tissue, and now, three years later, she has to endure six hours of intravenous antibiotic treatments every day. The fact that everything looked to be totally authentic adds to the unsettling character of this story. Amma had these injections at a Los Angeles spa that radiated cleanliness, expertise, and safety. A staffer informed me that a renowned manufacturer made it and even showed me the vials. I was overjoyed, Amma stated.

The agony that followed became a life-or-death fight, with Amma bedridden and her own body seemingly turning against her. I couldn't even get dressed. I needed help using the loo, showering and changing, she said while describing how her body was devastated and how she felt like she was withering in bed. Adriana Thyssen, Brazilian Fitness Influencer, Dies of ‘Mystery Illness’ At 49 After Losing 45 Kg in A Year.

Meanwhile, Amma refused to let this horrible occurrence define her. Instead, she focuses her efforts on promoting body acceptance and raising awareness of this disfiguring condition.

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