Miss Universe Switzerland Finalist Opens Up About Her Healing Journey and Designer Debut

Kerry: Hello, welcome to season 2 of Once Upon a Surgery. I’m the host Kerry Berlet, married to world-renowned plastic surgeon, Dr. Anthony Berlet. Today we are in our downtown New York location with our first ever international guest, Tessy Busher. And Tessy is a remarkable woman. She has quite a story.

On top of everything else, I mean, she’s lived quite a life. She’s a former Miss Universe Switzerland contestant, an up-and-coming designer. She had an attempted someone attempt to murder her this year. I mean like this has been quite a year. I mean like traumatic like ups and downs. Crazy crazy stuff and she has some plastic surgery stories that I think are really interesting to share and she actually just had a very interesting procedure done by my husband which I had never seen done before.

So I’m really excited. Thank you so much for coming Tessy. Thank you. Thank you too for hosting me. Welcome to New York. Welcome to New York.

Yes. First of all, I must apologize. I have a little bit my actually I have a cute voice. I don’t apologize for your cute voice, but of the AC. It changed my voice. It was too cute for the AC.

So that’s why. Oh, I see. A little bit scratchy. I see. Yes. Yeah, that doesn’t matter.

Just for explanation. All good. I’m not trans. No, no, no. Yes. Yes.

And so I know. So, I don’t know how far back. I know you have this crazy life story, crazy events of the last year. So like I don’t know how far back you want to go. And also, I didn’t even mention a past victim of domestic violence, which like thank goodness you’re out of that situation and like how far you’ve come from there. But as in the first thing is like self love first.

The first self-love and with self love I mean it’s like those things like surgery. Yeah. Like liposuction what I did or the face treatments cuz I left myself behind. I did not even watch myself in the mirror during that or through that you understand and that’s absolutely normal you know because that it’s not possible at all cuz you don’t even think about it in that situation. No but yes but when you focus on yourself that’s why when you find yourself and self love and focus that and do something and you can go forward and have more win and I say it could become difference you know but I say everything happens for a reason that’s the teach of my life I’m happy like I’m the opportunity yes I’m getting 30 but that something like that happened to me. She’s going to be 30, uh-oh. Yes.

Yes. I’m happy that that happened to me so that I can know for the rest of my life. Imagine I will be like I don’t know a depressed 45 years old. You know what I mean? Then the brain works different and then you get more to the psychologist and take you take that advice to take the medicine. And as I told you, I brought myself to the clinic and I saw this is nothing for me.

Someone who reads something out of the book and it’s still your mind and yourself which is going to change it. So for what do I need the psychologist? But as long you’re depressed and you’re older and you think like oh I don’t have much time. You might feel like you don’t have an option. Yes. Then you start to take the medicine and all then you get crazy in the head.

But I was saying heck no. I’m still like mature or getting too mature and too sweet or too hard or. Yeah. You’re better. You were better than the situation. Yes. And I learned it when I was there, you know.

Yeah. But it did not stop. It did not stop. Right. At any age, it can’t be good. But like I guess at different stages, at least for you, you felt you had your youth like you could like overcome this and like change your life.

Yes. I apologize for those one who are in that age and maybe have the same thinking like me. Sorry for saying that in that way, but I’m just like you know in Swiss all of them they’re like they have a system and they have like 30 you get married and pop and when it’s not like that then you’re lost right you know I’m saying I’m just speaking about the system life how I grew up you know but still those system I love system there the human being has to have a system but you have to love yourself. Of course, no, I mean and a lot of people end up in those situations and can’t get out.

And so I mean and even so in that one you actually that was part of was that the first thing you did was you had scars from being like hit and so then you had scar removal. Yeah I had but it took time until I started everything this year. It was just this year. Yeah. Everything this year with Miss Universe together all together. This year.

Yes. Wow. Yes. After I felt comfortable for myself, you know. So I know this has been a crazy roller coaster year maybe year and a half that I think began your journey, your transformation began when you first took control of your life and actually you know took initiative to heal like literally probably physically and emotionally right the scars from your past relationship right that involved abuse? Right, yes of course. Yeah and so what was that like? So who did you, you went to a plastic surgeon for that?

Okay. Yeah. Like actually the story is really funny and cuz everything has like a puzzle, you understand? Yes. And after I came out of that toxic relationship. Yes.

Cuz I love myself. I came out of the relationship and then I start thinking now I must go forward. But first of all, I need to fix myself again before I go forward. Cuz when I don’t feel comfortable and me I love myself so much and I need to like every woman or human being of course you understand. Yes. Yes.

And first of all it was like the breasts you know. Yes. Like 2021 I did my breasts. In your breasts you did implants, right, the first time in Istanbul? And then the last. How was that? It was actually look it was my first time when I was younger there. Okay. And for me cuz it was the first time I could not say like cuz before I was like I had like two walls.

Okay. You’re like a pancake. Okay. Right. Okay. Yes.

Okay. Yes. Yes. Okay. And so yeah, but then like after 3 years later last year, there was like sagging and I don’t make implant like the pain I did. Not for nothing.

Yeah, that seems like a short time like so only 3 years after having implants that they were already sagging. And that was not fat. You understand? That was not, it wasn’t bad. It was like probably bad surgery. Yes.

Yes. Yes. And it was under my breast muscles as well. And everybody said it was the trend under the breasts. But it doesn’t matter if under or over. It depends about the body situation or couture.

You understand? But it was my first surgery. It was cheaper to make it in Istanbul. It was like a trend for people from Europe to go to Istanbul, make the surgery there cuz it’s cheaper or to a you know. Yeah. People hear some they hear of them going.

But look, it doesn’t matter if Istanbul or not cuz now I’m going to tell you guys a story. Yes. And then I did it the first I start with the pre-surgery cuz those one was the most bothering part of my body even if I had scars on my face or like hair or whatever. And then I did them in Switzerland with, I don’t say names because I don’t want. Okay. The first surgery as the second surgery I did it yeah in Zug. I can say the place as well where I live.

I live in [inaudible] Zug. It’s a central place of Switzerland. It’s a really nice place. Okay. Anyway, yeah, there my surgery was and like I paid like 50,000 [inaudible]. Oh my god.

Yes. And there you expect something right after when you hear my story and all that. Right. Right. Yes. And then it was like that then one month after the surgery everything was good like this is what I have now.

Right. Did I show? Yes. But one month after surgery the left side just got swollen. Oh my gosh. I don’t know cuz of what you know and I was a private client.

Maybe we can show later. I can send you a picture that you can show people how swollen at night. You could maybe you need to cover the nipples but then people understand and it got an inflammatory inside and you know the bad thing is he just sent me to a public clinic really after that happened. He didn’t try to do any revision. He didn’t take me to his clinic and I pay and I have a private pay, you must do that. Yes.

And then I was like what the heck. It doesn’t matter where you do it. I say you have to be like best friend with your plastic surgeon. Of course. Yeah. You know or like friends or like tight friends so that such things don’t happen, that he’s not afraid, cuz I understand he was afraid and he sent me to the clinic and there I had to wait 10 hours like I get inside there at the emergency with this one big and I was heading with my friend to Istanbul for vacation with my best friend.

Oh my gosh. Yes. We was planning this trip for so long, right? And then exactly on that day we wanted to fly. I must tell him sorry I cannot come. And he was so mad at me.

He was thinking I’m lying. Then I sent him a picture of my breast and he was like oh my god like that you cannot fly. Everything happened. If I’m sick, if I broke my arm, whatever, I would have gone. But this sounded dangerous. And the doctor wouldn’t see you himself.

He just sent you to some clinic. Yes. Yes. And that’s what I don’t understand. I mean like I paid, you take care of me until the end, right? That’s how you treat your clients.

Yeah. For what you open it. Then you can work at the open clinic as in the beginning, for what you open, you know. Yes. But so were they able to help you? They were able to help me but the assistant doctor operated me, not a main doctor.

Like three doctors was on my breast. And that was for me like. Yes. And when I arrived there when I went there it was in Luzern in Switzerland. Not Zurich. Yeah. In Switzerland.

[inaudible] hospital Luzern. She did a good job, you know. But in the beginning when I heard her assistant operated me, I was like why the heck assistant is operating me? I paid 50K. Something else going to happen cuz they told me if they’re going to [inaudible] I have to take them out and I’m so afraid to get the T scars you understand when you take them out, oh you know, if I would have big boobs and make them then I would understand it and have other mindset but I want to make them bigger then have to take them out cuz they did a mistake. That sounds like a nightmare. Yes I was also crying and I entered there 4:00 p.m.

That day and they told me the life emergency surgery are coming before you cuz mine was not life emergency but I did not know, I just bad luck at that, typical my life. Yes. Wow. And then did they tell you like was there like anything life-threatening about like that? I mean, when it’s so swollen, I mean, was it?

Yes. They said they have to take it out both if it’s not. Yes. And look, I really was thinking if I should still travel with my best friend cuz finally we could manage our travel. And I was still think better I did not do that because if I would have done that then I could have like have bigger issues which is also right. Yeah. But I had to wait like. Yeah.

From 5:00 p.m. until the next day 3:00 a.m. That is my turn. And that hospital had never so much life emergency exactly that day when I had. You will see the picture then you understand more what I’m speaking about.

But I have been now and it’s okay but I must say something even in Istanbul when I did the breasts I always felt something strange on my left side. Really? Yes. Something was brewing. It’s okay. I don’t know nothing was but yeah everything makes sense but still though as a doctor you must take care of your patient right, of course, you know, but there is start and the funny thing, when I was in the emergency room I got a call from Miss Universe casting. Really? You have been accepted. Oh my, so that was right as you have this giant. That’s like great. And I even forgot when I was signing up for Miss Universe, I forgot that. Maybe did that once, like it was totally not in your mind.

Yeah. I really not remember, right? Oh my gosh. And then in the emergency while I have to wait, I get a call from a strange number. I was like, yes. I pick up cuz I had to wait anyway.

Yes. Hello, this is blah blah blah. Yeah. Miss Universe Switzerland, you’ve been accepted. I was like, and then the people in the [inaudible], they were like, “What the heck is wrong there?” And then this man went to the, “Miss Universe, finally.”

Did they pay more attention to you once you got the phone call? Did they? Okay. Well, good. Maybe I was like, “It started already.” Something came together.

That’s too funny. Wow. Okay. Yes. And I was supposed to stay like five more nights in the hospital, right? But I just left myself on Saturday cuz I had to go sign my contract.

Okay. But didn’t seem like they were like helping you too much. I mean, did they, so whatever needed to be done, they got done and you were able to go. Okay. Yes. And so then after, they were able to drain it or whatever was needed to. Yes.

Like that was the only thing they had to take it out. It was just like an inflammatory thing. Okay. Inflammation, right. Like I say they did not work clean, okay, that’s why that happened, oh otherwise it would happen to both side. If I’m allergic to silicone then it would be happen to both sides, right? Right, yes, you understand. So that just maybe an infection or something. Yes yes yes and things can happen. I’m still even not mad at him, things can happen. The thing is only I am mad the follow-up should have been better. Yes. I’m just mad at him, he did not even like now, he never cared.

He doesn’t even ask like even like five months later. Hey, how you doing? Wow. You know. Yes. Mhm.

That’s terrible. And so when was that? That was September, October of last year. September. No, this year. May.

Wait, that was just May. Wait. And so that, oh, it was that fast. So May you then you were the Miss Switzerland. Oh, no. No, the surgery was in April.

Sorry. But it’s close to May. Yeah. Still. Okay. So that was only like six months ago.

Oh my gosh. Wow. That’s crazy. And so at that point and I know you have like a partner now, and you were together prior to that, right? And so was he, I mean he must have been like concerned too. Was he?

Yeah. He was like, “I told you to not do it.” I was like, “Look, the thing is right for me. It was like I either had my pancakes to even start, you know, cuz that issue I had. It was also a shock for me and you don’t know how much I cried. Yes.

After I heard when they told me maybe we have to take both out. And after everything you’ve been through. Oh my god. And I was taking like the money. I paid 15,000 to take them out again. Oh, it’s heartbreaking. Yeah.

It’s not about the money. It’s just about the feeling you have now. And it was one month after I did it, you know. Wow. Yes. And yeah.

But it came out great. But at least, you know, I mean they look great now, you know. I must cry because [inaudible] it’s all good. And so then after, so that was the first thing you did this year that was just in April and then you addressed the scar after that. Is that right? So cuz that one was more the thing, the breasts and then the liposuction.

Oh and then liposuction. So how long ago did you do liposuction? The liposuction was like one month after that. So like May. Okay. Yes.

No. In June. June. In June. Yes. In June.

But I made, you know, the doctor also the drainage cuz I left the hospital and but I was speaking you have to saying that you’re leaving before they telling you. But I was like everything is okay. And I know the procedure. So for what I can even stay at home like when you do the surgery then on the same day you can go home why not then right yeah was a mistake but my doctor was not even there so I was like why they pretend now they’re taking care you know what I mean right so and I heard I’m a Miss Universe finalist by, you know, and but then they left me. I signed everything, they make it so complicated, but I said, and that, you know, with the pump you have.

Yes. They forgot to take that off and I had like a small bag and I was with the drainage, right? Yes. I was in the car with my chauffeur and my chauffeur says you have a new decoration and I was like, “Oh my god, I forgot to put that.” Wait, and they let you leave with it. Did they even notice that?

Even me, I did not notice cuz I was used to it cuz I was with that three days, you know. I see. Okay. Yes. My chauffeur told me like, “You have a new decoration or what?” You know, that’s good.

Cuz it was still in a Fendi bag of mine. A dream. And then he saw the cable and he was like, “You have a new decoration or what?” Wow. And I thought, “Oh my god.” You know, he picked me up on Friday and Saturday had the contract signing from Miss Universe.

That’s why I left on Friday. Oh, right. Yes. And then on that Friday, I was calling around Zug where I live. Yes. Every plastic surgeon where I can take off the drain.

I called my doctor. Great. And he was telling me like, “Oh, I’m going to [inaudible]. You can go to.” What? I was like, “Okay.” I mean, I just can’t believe they let you leave the hospital with the thing on and then telling the hospital.

And then I called my doctor. Okay. Concerned. Yes. Yes. And then I called him and then he was like telling me the emergency.

You know how they say emergency in Switzerland. No. And have a nightmare with emergency, right? You know and that’s how I knew my second doctor which did the liposuction and [inaudible] for me. Which I’m really happy with that. You know that’s how we knew each other.

When I was calling around and every doctor was like, they didn’t believe me. They was thinking I just want an appointment. No one could possibly have left. Yes, I was thinking, I just want an appointment, and now here I can say the name cuz he’s a good doctor. Dr. [inaudible].

Plastic surgeon from Switzerland. He was the only one who accepted me. Okay. And took it off and from there I am his patient in Switzerland. Of course. That’s great.

And so then after that you signed up. So did he also do the scar revision on your face? The liposuction, scar [inaudible] and all the thing, hair removal, also the vitamins injection. Okay, awesome. Yes and I say like I have a really good connection with him and that’s what I say, it’s like you have to have like a best friend connection with especially plastic surgeon, house doctor, something else, beautician, and the plastic surgeon, you have to be like best friends. They have to know everything about what you want and what you, you know, open, right, you know.

Yes. So that’s how it works, like when it’s not personal. Yes. Right. Okay. Yes.

And in Switzerland that’s really difficult. Yeah. Now do you think, were you doing this like the extra? So you had done a breast revision before you knew you were a contestant but once you knew do you think then that pushed you to do the other things or you had always wanted to do them anyway? Yeah I wanted to do that anyway cuz I wanted to have, yes, cuz I really had no breasts before, right. But I have a [inaudible], Lord give me. Yes but still though like cuz I have a lot of dresses or a lot of things I could not wear cuz of that or bikini when I was on the beach.

Yeah, I know. The good one, my first love ex-boyfriend, he was keep on telling me like yes, you know, you look good, better with no breasts, you know. Oh, right. Yes. But after he left me, I was like, no. No, no, no, no.

But there are some men that say that. Yeah. They like no breasts and there are some men they like different but I did not for someone to like it, I want that I like. You wanted, yeah, you have a vision of how you want to present yourself. Yes, especially after the pregnancy, the story we’re going to speak later, when I got that then I wanted more be more softy you know more juicy. Right. But I was just wondering like after that cuz you did two procedures after that like liposuction and or you said then the scar removal but I was like that was something it wasn’t because of being the contestant.

It was just that you actually like wanted to always. Obviously the scars can go away but the liposuction it has to come as well cuz I was, let me be honest, I was like in a hole. I was drinking more cuz I had nobody, in a depression, and yes and depression is one and the other is look forget about those psychologists, I don’t believe in them, right. It’s good, you can use them for when you need psych paper to enter something or whatever like my friend she did not have to pay for her transformation because of psychologist but that’s a lot of work, right, you know. Yes but in that case I don’t believe them, you know, you have to go forward. Yes, some people are, well, they’re unhappy with themselves, I mean everyone has their own, you know, tools for dealing with that but for you it was more about like just taking control and being empowered to, you know, change your life yourself, right?

And like no psychologist could do that. And I know, look, even like the liposuction and all that. I know I got some judgments, people saying, “Oh, she had liposuction already, blah blah.” But if they would know, you know what I mean? Cuz I know my shape. I had a shape and I lost my shape because even when I was drinking so much, I drunk so much cuz I [inaudible] myself.

I was like just, right? Escaping and laying back and you know, but I know I’m going to wake up, but I lost the weight also because of the hormones and all that and the child I lost and all you know what I mean? Yeah. Cuz you lost your child, and so that I know you had a, and then the crazy marriage. The guy, the one I got the scars, which used to beat me, married me just because of my name, of Swiss paper, you understand. Yes, all that together, and outside it looks like oh she’s getting married oh wow and then but they don’t know the background then divorce. Oh, and then they see me my down time, my drink time.

They’re like, “Do you see how she is? She’s only drinking. She’s a junkie. She is this.” But, you know, and then when I heard that I was drinking more, I was like, “Oh my god.” But nobody was here for me, right?

And I don’t need it better, right? Cuz I know who I am and I know what is happening and I can push myself. Nobody can push me. I don’t need a push. But sometimes I need a little bit of love. Yes, of course.

You know, that’s so understandable. Well, now you found love, right? Yes. I mean, like a little bit of love. I like when someone tells me, “Oh.” Right. I mean, but what a life.

I mean, cuz then, so you went and you’re still so young to live so much life, but that you had this, you know, husband who was like, you know, abusive physically, emotionally. And forcing me to pay the marriage back, right? And you know when I think today my operation was more worth than the marriage he was owing me back, right. Yeah. No. Terrible. And then so how long after like that relationship ended?

Oh, sorry. How did you meet your current partner? Like yes, must say it’s like a really miracle cuz it was at that moment I felt comfortable even though when the breasts was and whatever you know and I was start living my life again with nobody around me and that’s why I’m with him. He lives exactly my lives, and he’s doing also the same thing like me, like as a photographer and actually a dentist you know but we knew each other through the photographer and yes and I was start modeling cuz I’m modeling since 2012 you know. Wow okay. Yes but I had always to stop because of relationships. I see, so you were a model but then you had various relationships that kind of derailed. Yes.

And then when I met him. Yes. That everything open you know with that and he saw me and he saw also the pain in me and also the pain in him okay you know cuz he also has two children but he’s alone right you know and that one I also noticed and he saw me right you know like we have some age difference but I love that you know it’s not controlling. Yeah, he’s not jealous. Yeah, because he has so much experience in his life because of the age.

So that he knows exactly is that one which I can be with or not, you know. He knows also. Okay. Yeah. And for me it was like finally a man which is not jealous cuz I always had, that’s why I got beaten, that’s why I had backfire things, you know. People say yeah there are always two people needed to have a toxic relationship but I say I always had those men, that’s why I cannot be with men in my age, that’s why I love that he’s older. Or sometimes a contrast is nice.

Yes, cuz I always had the issues with what’s happen cuz it was like she has more career than me. She’s earning more money than me. That’s why they [inaudible] and this and I was like, cuz they were jealous of your success. Yes. Yes. All the women’s only speak woman.

No, in relationship they can also be jealous and especially when a woman is higher than a man, successful, that is definitely, and when their moms are behind them. Oh yeah. No, better just make yourself blind or run. Right. But now this new one he’s not jealous but then his former like wife was jealous or is it girlfriend? This whole story of this attempted. Yes.

So he’s not jealous but there’s a whole other level of jealous. That’s another part which I don’t understand. Like he was like a really long time alone you understand and after I came with him together like he was shining and then my name is like kind of popular, right, so you’re not like influencer but it’s kind of popular, people know, you know, yeah. Four years alone and after [inaudible] she want to kill me, call me a Russian. Right.

N word. Right. Yes. And well, she says this and then tried to light your house on fire. And she did that and then sent him a voice message and thought she had actually wanted to delete me just to let him stay alone. That’s insane, you know.

And then she was jealous just like it’s much better cuz I clean everything at once, you know. Before he has like some maids who came but then after I do all, you know, cuz I have the power and all that. I mean it really is crazy that someone wanted to kill you earlier, like less than a year ago. I mean that’s so like scary. I mean that must have been in the news. I mean like someone like at 3:00 a.m.

You wake up and this, your house on fire. Yeah. They woke us up and it came in a gazette, but without names cuz my partner did not want that and for sure me as well now cuz I’m a model right. And like now after one year maybe it’s not a problem but at that moment like there was around eight fire trucks there and eight firemen, fire trucks and police and all that and like our house is one of the biggest house in that compound and it was like wow, you know, what is happening there, you know, as well the neighbor. That must have been so traumatic and then so that person’s in jail now, right? The culprit, she’s in jail. And yeah. Wow so I mean that must have taken a lot of healing and then you’re thrown into this Miss Universe pageant, right? I mean like what an experience that must have been.

And then I know you talked about, so I actually got connected with you through this pageant cuz we were in the same fashion show and I got to walk with you and that was when I met you and you stayed in my home. It was after me. We had the same blue dress. Yes. Yes. Yeah.

We closed the last show of the night. So that was so fun. And then I met you and you stayed in my home and learned about my husband who’s a plastic surgeon. Chocolate. Oh yes. And Chocolate the cat.

Yes. Chocolate. You know, you guys had a bond. Yes. Which also made my partner look poor. Yes.

That’s so cute. But anyway, so you then you learned about my husband and then I know that when you were here you talked to him and then it was so nice cuz of course you were in town for the fashion show and then I ended up going to Switzerland to judge and then we talked and then you happened to be in town this week for the Victoria’s Secret fashion show and I know wanted a little tune-up and thought of my husband and so like talk about, cuz I had never known, like I’ve only known filler like for people that get older, like you know, people do it here or here, and you had a new idea that I thought, for the jawlines.

Okay. For the cuz like this part one you cannot make liposuction or whatever. I’m doing like [inaudible] face in Switzerland. Okay. But that takes time until you see the result. But as well I wanted my own shape back, is that when you put the jawline, the contouring jawline here and the chin to have a diamond face.

This is what. Wow. Yeah. You mentioned this diamond. So it’s really, yeah. Look at that. Look at this diamond face.

It’s like that’s crazy. And I really like and that was instantaneous cuz I saw like we must put like before and after picture then you see more right and it’s amazing, it’s amazing like the points are making everything you know like horoscope stars they also have points so that you can see the contour of Sagittarius and whatever. Is the same on this here. He injected perfectly here and I think somewhere yeah here, here and here.

It depends on the face of the person you know. I think for me it was more here and here and so it somehow made it so it had like a, it makes it more and it kind of lifts automatically right that you don’t see the double chin here. You understand? No. Yep. I know.

Yes. I was like, I need that cuz I have big cheeks. When I smile, it’s like a trampoline on both side, you know. But yeah. Okay. Interesting.

That one. And I did that, but [inaudible] again. But you know, I did it in Switzerland, but I don’t want to speak bad about Swiss doctors, but it is like that. And every woman agrees that they are too shy. Okay. They either put less inside that you come a second time, ka-ching.

Okay. You want more money. Okay. Yes. And right. Okay.

And that’s why in America more things are allowed, like some products which are not in Europe allowed. And I understand it why, cuz ka-ching ka-ching you know, that they can use more. Okay. And I did it before and I’ve only one day I had one seen, I was like I’m not happy with that. And you’re like I’m coming to America then, we get doctor for that treatment. Yeah. And then he did cuz you was at the final as a jury and we spoke about that and I was like oh my god I could just go to you.

Yes. And also my partner said like, he was like pissed off that I go to the doctors in Switzerland. He was like go to Asia or America, there they have no ideas, cuz in Europe they are so scared, there’s so much rules and so much things, you know, they are scared because of the rules. I understand it somehow and then I was thinking so why am I wasting my time and then I have a connection. Let’s go there. Right.

Yeah. Yeah. I know. And then perfect like and you only did that, what was it, Monday or Tuesday? I’m forgetting. It was actually Tuesday morning, 8:00, and I was on time. Yes.

But 8:00 in the morning Tuesday and prepping for, I cannot imagine, 8:00 in the morning and then but it was already and like the Victoria’s Secret show was yesterday. So within one day, I mean, you could see it almost immediately. That’s amazing. And then even like the Botox. Yeah. He did the Botox and already like cuz you know, you can’t. That’s amazing cuz I used to look, right.

Cuz now I have the before. Yeah. It’s crazy. And then even you talked about this walnut. Yeah. Cuz here it was like strawberry, you know.

When I make this to my husband, you know. Oh yeah. It looks bad. You can’t see it now. I would never notice that. But you talked about this walnut, typical face at home like yesterday when I came out of Victoria’s Secret.

But yeah, at least you have like better pout, right? That really it’s amazing because how did you, did you research that? Like I had never even like thought about this like how I look when I’m pouting. Yeah, that’s the thing. Like every human has a different body construction, you know, a different construction, whatever. And that’s why I also say like there are some good results in Switzerland, I’m sure, but those one are not for my, even the makeup artist.

The makeup in Switzerland, nobody can do makeup for me. I know. I’ve seen your makeup. Yeah, that makeup looks amazing. I have to say I do think it looks a little better than how it looks with it. Yes.

Yes. Yeah. It’s funny. I mean, like we do have some good things in America for sure. Yes. But I’m saying about that like cuz also like it’s not about racist or whatever, but it is like they are too shy or too scared to do something with someone.

It’s different, right? That they’re not used to and people can understand it wrong. But I don’t mean it wrong, but it is like that. Okay. Right. Yeah.

And in America you have more mixed and all that, more popular people in America as well. I see it also like I [inaudible] model management Milano before Miss Universe and even there it was like the makeup they was like oh they just have less black people there, really black beautiful people. Like my face doesn’t need much makeup, right, yeah, but if it need much makeup then you have to know how to make it and people are afraid of it cuz they see my skin it’s nice, they see I already have the shapes and all, they don’t know what to do else you know, but then they make too less but they speak, ah with you I can play with much colors, and in the end they look like a mosaic. Interesting. All right and I want to talk, let’s bring Dr. Berlet in.

Remember that too cuz I want to talk about like this, like in Switzerland, so you think that like are there fewer black people so they’re afraid to even do filler? Interesting. Yeah. Wow. Yeah. Cuz like with this you’re like an alien to them.

Yeah. And I hope I’m going to push that thing there. Right. I swear to God. No to Dr. Berlet.

I mean look at this one. Look at it. Right.

Kerry: All right. So we’re here with Dr. Berlet who just saw Tessy. First, well, we met during the fashion show when she was first here but he just saw Tessy in his office Tuesday morning, right, and she did, you know, I had never heard of like the diamond face. Did you know immediately what she was talking about that she wanted? Okay. And then you know there’s this issue in Switzerland, oh, it’s like a black patient. Like you do all different races all the time, right. Is there any difference in like skin or what you need to do with filler based on like you know people’s skin tone?

Dr. Berlet: Well, we all age the same way.

Kerry: Okay.

Dr. Berlet: We all want the same thing, you know, a refined jawline. You know so the advantage of this, the way we put it in, was basically to define her jawline, give her a little bit more of something called a gonial angle here.

Kerry: Gonial angle. Okay.

Dr. Berlet: Gonial angle. So they like that. And then the chin itself. So that’s what we did. We refined that a little bit more. It wasn’t a lot.

Yeah. No, but you must say like was enough, you know, as I didn’t feel like any pain as like the stitch one, but it’s okay. But good, good job.

Kerry: And have you ever heard like this walnut thing that she, is that normal? Do other people notice that?

Dr. Berlet: Well, it’s very common. You put a little Botox in there. It settles out the muscle there. Something called a mentalis. And it’s actually directly attached from the skin to just below the teeth. And so when you pull it, when it tenses, you get that walnut chin. So you can, you know, paralyze it, basically soften it. Yeah. It’s great. Very common.

Kerry: Yeah. But I do feel like is it cuz she’s younger, cuz I feel like her Botox like kicked in faster cuz it’s only Thursday and like already by last night you could see it had settled in.

Dr. Berlet: Everybody’s different, can get anywhere from.

Everything comes faster, everything what I do. Yeah. Yes. I know that in any other treatments, like even normal beauty treatments I did, everything go kicking fast cuz yeah I eat a lot of carrots, retinol. Even the makeup artist today she asked me what do you do for your face? Yes. And that’s it. I just eat a lot of carrots. Carrots.

Carrots and onion. Well, no. Those are very good for you. Yeah. Do you have good vision, too? Aren’t carrots supposed to be good for your eyes?

Vitamin A. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Is that the thing? Yeah.

They’re all good for the skin. Yeah. And almost say like also the forehead parts and I have a big forehead. You know, but you don’t have, you know what they say here, like if you have a big forehead they’ll sometimes call it a five head. You don’t have a five head. You know, a few people told me like I have the same side profile like Rihanna and I was like, “Oh, thank you for the compliment, but I cannot take it as a compliment cuz Rihanna is way different than me.”

But then they explain me you have the same forehead. So it was actually like a backhanded, like, all right. Was it a compliment or an insult? Like I don’t think it’s an insult. No, I think that’s quite good. Yes, Rihanna is quite beautiful. She is very beautiful, you know.

I think there’s one time, I will look for that post. There’s one post which one of my popular photographer made like one picture of me and one picture of her which we have like almost the same dress and when you don’t know me then you will think it’s her. Right. Right. Right. Right.

Okay. What was I going to say? And so like what do you think? Like is it exactly how you imagined? Like it looks amazing.

I think the Botox, beautiful. Yeah. I mean she has this amazing skin. This summer I did right after the liposuction and I did legs, stomach, back and a little bit of arms. You don’t know it was like 30° in Switzerland. Switzerland was never having so much nice weather.

Then on that day and you know and then right after that I did the bichectomy. And that is, could you explain what bichectomy is? The bichectomy she’s talking about. Oh so she had the fat taken out of her cheeks. So you had the fat removed. Yes. Cuz that one there you cannot do a liposuction.

And when I did a liposuction down here I was like here I also need to put that fat away. You understand? Okay. And but you still could not see exactly that. And yeah, every human is different. Blah blah blah.

Mhm. But I knew I need some contouring that you see that, you know, cuz I have chubby cheeks naturally, right? And those one I will never take away even with the bichectomy. I just wanted this one here to have, you know, the contouring. You wanted a little more. And then I saw the contouring is not working.

So, I need a little bit more cuz I’m getting older. Oh my gosh, she’s going to be 30. So anyway, so I think all that work was amazing. And then, you can sit here and hear this too. You know, Tessy’s like a designer and she has, you know, this upcoming. So, five pieces.

So, talk about you. So, you have five different, like what is it? Animals or like pieces of your personality. That’s my first personality. Yes. Yes.

Yes. And I’m a human. I love animals more than human beings. Let me be honest. And those five outfits, is it because of like from your life story that these different? The story of my life and how I am. Like the one is like a snake cuz I can be toxic. If you make me I can be toxic.

You know what I mean? I can be. Yeah. You can be poisonous. Cuz I just love, it’s silent when they come to you, they are hunters and they are, you know what I mean, and clever. And diamond cuz I’m not finished shaped diamond cuz I’m still growing you understand. And the crown, that’s why I was also Miss Universe, cuz I know I’m a princess and diva I can be, right, you know, what I want to be. Okay. And like the last one, the fifth one is like butterfly and colibri.

I don’t know. I put butterfly with inside cuz not everybody knows what colibri is. Do you guys know what colibri is? Colibri. No. Colibri is a bird.

A really special bird. And when the wings make, you don’t see it. Okay. It’s the fastest bird in the earth. Hummingbird. Yes.

It’s so fast. You don’t see it. And they are less in the world. And they’re really fast. Yeah. You must figure it.

Okay. Yes. And doing a fashion show like the colibri and the butterfly will be like more like with feathers, you know, the design. And so you have pieces that will be inspired by all these different facets of your personality. So what was it? I like the snake. I can go get one of my, I have one jacket that can show like a little taste of my fashion show.

Okay. The snake one. It was snake, panther, diamond, crown, colibri, right? Butterfly, colibri. Okay.

Yes. They are in one cuz they both have feathers. Yes. You know, because nobody knows what colibri is. I don’t want to say bird. Right.

Right. Right. Yes. But I am a colibri and the personality is like a panther. I love the panther. I’m from Africa.

Madagascar as well. And I know I can be silent but then I shock you as well. And but Leopard, I saw you like. Yes. You like that as well. And I’m also a DJ and my DJ name is DJ Panther. Oh nice.

Yes. So that’s also that I say before I start playing when I do my setup I’m meowing you and that is a good thing. Yes. And the diamond cuz I like glitter and glamour and fancy and I’m not finished shaped diamond. Yes. And look, and it’s also like one time I was also thinking so far while I’m creating my clothes, when I’m drawing my clothes at home.

I’m like for like two nights or three nights for one, right? You know, and then I was like when I was in the diamond, I was like also thinking like of the colonialism, you know, cuz I come from Africa. Why is the colonialism? Because they stole diamond, oil, water and all the [inaudible] and I also want like that to be a little bit a part of that and the money which I earn from there I want to build a ground water things which they took from us.

Mhm. In some places I know they need that. Yes. Right. Oh so interesting. Yeah.

And so each one, so it’s like five, everything has a reason, that’s why only five. Only five, yes, and because of you now I can make it 10. Right, now you have to explain. Which will be a secret. No, we won’t say it till it’s out. Yes, but somehow they’re now multiplied because of an idea we talked about. Yes. I love it. All right well so I mean like it’s like so many, you’re like a model, a DJ, a designer and Miss Universe Switzerland contestant, patient.

Yes. And a patient and a model patient. Yes. And you were like, I mean I was there. I thought you were going to be like, you know, dramatic and you just like you didn’t do anything, like you didn’t even react.

The best thing, I had silicone as a, I asked for a stress ball and to give me silicone and I was saying, “Oh, this is inside me by the way.” Yes. But no, he did a good job, you know. I’m actually a dramatic person, but as long as that person comes to me with not, I’m not dramatic. Right.

Right. But actually, yes. Right. So funny. Yes.

Kerry: Yeah. Well, I mean, I am so excited to see these fashions and we’re going to be there next year in Milan and Switzerland to see this, right? And Boston as well. And Boston. Yes.

Yes. Very exciting. Well, I want to thank you so much for coming. You are such an amazing person and inspiring and like congratulations on overcoming so many life obstacles and being on such a positive trajectory now and so many good things to come. So cheers. Cheers to you.

Cheers and cheers to Dr. Berlet for your diamond work. Yes, for your diamonds. Well, I hope you enjoyed this unique downtown New York City episode with our international guest Tessy Busher. And if you liked it, please comment. Make sure you subscribe and don’t forget to watch the next episode of Once Upon a Surgery.