Katy Morgan, a 32-year-old model, has shared her ordeal following a botched breast augmentation that left her in pain for years—and legally silenced by a non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
After giving birth to her second child, Morgan noticed significant changes in her body. “They went massive during pregnancy, then deflated,” she explained. “I wanted them to go back to what they were pre-pregnancy – a firm 34D.”
Seeking cosmetic surgery for the first time, Morgan chose Dr Riccardo Frati, a renowned Harley Street plastic surgeon known online as the “boob god” and a practitioner favored by celebrities. She paid £8,500 for breast implants in April 2021.
However, complications arose shortly after the procedure. Morgan collapsed days later and was rushed to hospital. “I had a contaminated implant, and it had given me an infection,” she said. “They had to do emergency surgery to remove the implant, wash it out, and it was put inside me. It was awful.”
In addition, she developed necrosis in her other breast. Five years later, Morgan continues to experience chronic pain and issues with implant positioning. “The left one floats around—it goes under my armpit, so I have to push it over,” she said.
At the time, Morgan kept the situation private while raising her young children. In 2023, after learning that an acquaintance planned to consult Dr Frati, she posted a TikTok sharing her experience, which garnered hundreds of thousands of views. Shortly afterward, she received a letter stating she was being sued for violating an NDA she claims she didn’t fully understand.
“The contract refunded the cost of my surgery but did not include any compensation and barred me from publicly criticising Dr Frati or providing information to industry regulators,” Morgan explained. She maintains she was heavily medicated at the time of signing, a claim Dr Frati disputes.
In September 2023, an interim injunction prevented Morgan from speaking about the case, forcing her to delete her TikTok. It was only in January 2026 that a judge lifted the injunction, allowing her to finally speak out.
“He took away my voice,” Morgan said. “I had my breasts done to get my confidence back after being pregnant. It was for my own self. But I wasn’t even allowed to speak about it.”
Morgan described ongoing physical and emotional impacts: “My breasts are awful. I hide it well, but I don’t model like I used to. My sexual life is different. I should be in the prime of my life, but I no longer have the body confidence I used to.”
She emphasized the importance of transparency for future patients: “I want it to be fair, and for other women to make their own judgements with the good and the bad… It should be out there for people to make their own informed decisions.”
Zelda Perkins, founder of Can’t Buy My Silence UK, which campaigns against misuse of NDAs, said such agreements are common in medicine. “It’s not that everyone’s corrupt, but over the last 40 years it’s become ‘standardised’ to use confidentiality as reputational protection. That’s not what confidentiality is for,” Perkins said. She praised Morgan for fighting to lift the injunction, noting the broader implications: “It’s a basic human right being removed from someone not being able to speak about a harm that’s happened to them.”
Morgan, whose next hearing is scheduled for 9 February 2026, hopes the case will be dismissed. Elliot Hammer, her legal representative, said: “Lifting the injunction was a significant victory, allowing Katy to tell her story to the press. Katy has pleaded that the claim is a SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation), and our strike-out hearing will determine whether the NDA is void for public policy or undue influence reasons.”
Dr Frati’s legal team said: “Dr Frati categorically denies the allegations made in this case… The recent court hearing concerned interim and procedural issues only. No findings were made on the merits of any allegations, which remain to be determined through the proper legal process.”
For Morgan, speaking publicly has been empowering. “Don’t let a man take away your voice,” she said. “Don’t be threatened and intimidated by powerful people to tell you what you can and can’t say about something that happened to you personally and your own body.”
