TPT in 2007 by Andy Titcomb
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, 39, had a three-hour operation on Wednesday at a Harley Street Clinic to reconstruct her cocaine-damaged nose.
The star famously snorted so much cocaine in her heyday that her septum wasted away, and she recently made the decision to go under the knife once again after worrying about last month’s Royal Wedding appearance, whereby she wore a stunning blue number to detract from her declining nose.
In 2006 she had a similar operation, using cartilage from her ear to replace the septum she had lost. It didn’t prove strong enough though and soon collapsed. This time, the 007 of the surgery world, Dr East, used cartilage from one of her ribs.
Tara was said to be recovering at her West London home where she was being cared for by her mother, and is said to be ‘over the moon with her new nose’ according to a friend of hers. They went on to say, ‘She plans to stay at home for the next fortnight just to make sure she doesn’t damage it, but she is so happy.’
