Victoria Meppen-Walter's suicide note blames private doctor for operation that scarred her face A former teacher who was found dead at her home left a suicide note blaming a routine procedure carried out at a leading cosmetic surgery clinic for making her life "hell." Victoria Meppen-Walter, 44, spiralled into depression after being left with what she described as "dreadful facial deformities" when a mole was removed from her forehead. She took an overdose of pills after typing a note blaming her cosmetic surgeon for her impending death and asking that his name be engraved on her headstone as a reminder of her suffering. In a series of notes, Mrs Meppen-Walter complained that she had been left with severe pain from "burning flesh in the face, neck and chest" and spoke of a "regular stabbing pain" in her forehead. She said her life had become "hell" because she was unable to leave her home after her face was left so severely deformed that friends did not recognise her. In her final note, which was addressed to her husband Ashley, 64, she wrote: "Life is for enjoyment not for endless suffering." The letter, written in July, made requests for her funeral and said: "What I would appreciate though is this inscription: "Died as a result of malice caused by Dr [name blacked out] of Transform in Sep 2011."" But the world-renowned Transform Clinic, in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, said it provided a "high standard" of care for Mrs Meppen-Walter and the surgeon involved said he had successfully carried out many similar procedures. Company director Mr Meppen-Walter, who found the note at the family home in Heywood, Greater Manchester, said his wife of 17 years "couldn't take any more." "It was only supposed to be a 25-minute procedure," he said. But during the operation she said there was a lot of blood pouring from her head. She would sit there with her head in her hands and her eyes closed. Mr Meppen-Walter, a father of three, said his wife began to lack confidence and became a complete recluse following the surgery. Then she began to talk about suicide. He reported her missing on August 30 after she disappeared two days earlier and he found her disturbing notes. Officers searched the house but did not find a body. Her body remained undiscovered for a further three days in an unused locked front room of their £500,000 home. It was eventually found by Mr Meppen-Walter's son, who climbed in through a window. Initially Mr Meppen-Walter, his 24-year-old daughter Ainsley and a man aged 24 were arrested on suspicion of murder. They were released shortly afterwards without charge. A spokesman for Transform said: "The treatment we provided was of a high standard. It was apparent her issues were more deep rooted than with the actual treatment and care we provided. The surgeon who carried out the procedure said Mrs Meppen-Walter had a form of skin cancer. He also said she had been having psychiatric care and "we had to get the police involved as she had been causing difficulty for members of our staff and myself." Mrs Meppen-Walter was the step-gran of former Manchester City player Courtney Meppen-Walter, who was jailed for 16 months after killing two people in a car crash.