A mum-of-three has been left unable to hug her own children following years of excruciating pain caused by complications with her breast implants.

Kelly Wood, from Maidstone, was given augmentation surgery at the age of 17 when doctors found no breast tissue developing in her body.

But now her life has been described as a nightmare after issues with both implants.

Miss Wood’s problems began six years ago when she says hardened scar tissue left her breasts deformed. The pain began the following year.

A rupture was suspected, although an MRI scan showed no evidence of that.

The 28-year-old is now locked in a dispute with the NHS following two postponements to a corrective procedure, initially due to take place at Maidstone Hospital in November.

She is desperate to go under the knife and put an end to her agony, but medical professionals want to seek further advice.

Miss Wood, of Clare Place, said: “I was told my surgery would be on January 5 and now it has been suspended because they need a second opinion.

“I can’t play with my children. It feels like I have got a rock on my front and I have to wear a bra all the time.

A spokesman for the Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust said: “We are sorry Miss Wood has concerns about her care, which we have discussed with her.

“We have her best interests at heart and have suggested a second opinion for clinical reasons.”

Miss Wood says she has been given conflicting reasons as to why doctors haven’t been able to do the procedure so far.

She claimed one told her they hadn’t ordered the implant and another said it was because they had a cancer patient in for surgery.

“My life is a struggle at the moment. The slightest knock is so painful and I have been living on painkillers" - Kelly Wood

The mum also claims she had issues over whether the NHS would pay for the replacement, as well as removal of her implants, which were only sorted out after getting her MP, Helen Whately involved.

Miss Wood says funds for the surgery were authorised in September.

She added: “The woman at the NHS thought my surgery was being done for cosmetic reasons and she had no idea it was for health reasons.

“I am being told so many different things by so many different people and I don’t know what is going on.

“My life is a struggle at the moment. The slightest knock is so painful and I have been living on painkillers.”