Ghanaian lady in UK dies during surgery to correct her ‘alanta’ legs (photos)

  • A Ghanaian lady in the UK has reportedly died from a surgery she had.

  • The lady, according to Chris Vincent, the underwent surgery to correct her K-legs but died after.

  • The news of the lady’s death has stirred a lot of reactions on social media

A lady of Ghanaian descent living in the United Kingdom (UK) has reportedly died after undergoing surgery in London.

Reports suggest the lady had gone for surgery to correct her knock knee legs (K-legs), what is popularly called ‘alanta’ in Ghana, but she died after the operation.

Details are sketchy but according to a post sighted on the Facebook page of Chris Vincent, the deceased seemed not happy with the shape of her legs. Sharing photos of the deceased, Chris Vincent decried the culture of people wanting to look perfect in the eyes of other people on social media. Following the post from Chris Vincent, many Ghanaians have reacted to news of the death of the lady.

For many of the commenters, it was an expression of sadness and lamentation of social media pressures. Naa Bernice described the culture of teasing as hypocrisy: Ewurama described how he has been dealing with such pressures:

Nii Armah was surprised by the news: Emmie said society is the problem.

Source: yen.com.gh

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