Liz Da-Silva, the Nigerian actress, has detailed her near-tragic oversight during a routine MRI scan, crediting a last-minute recollection with potentially saving her life.
The 47-year-old movie star took to Instagram to detail the incident, which occurred as she prepared for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) examination — a non-invasive medical scan that uses powerful magnets to create detailed images of the body’s internal structures.
Da-Silva said she was thoroughly briefed on the 25-minute procedure and diligently removed her jewelry and waist trainer.
The actress added that, however, in a moment of panic just as she was about to enter the machine, she remembered a hidden danger: metal pins securing her wig.
Expressing gratitude, Da-Silva revealed that the technician acknowledged the oversight.
The actress described being visibly frightened from the start of the appointment, even requesting assistance to remove a small chain due to her panicked state.
“It is an MRI appointment. When I got in I was scared. And I made it known to the person attending to me that I am scared. And I asked the person that will I be the only person in that room? And she said yes. She said I was going to be there for 25 minutes,” she said.
“She was very pleasant, but I was still afraid and it was written all over me. I was supposed to take my bra off. And I always have my waist trainer on, which I know I was going to take away as well.
“I had to call her to assist me to take out my chain because the hook is a bit small for me. I said I was panicking and it was written all over me. I was almost ready to go in and I remembered there is pin in my wig.
“And I had to quickly remind her that my wig has pin. She said ‘oh, I was about telling you.’ What if I had gone in with my wig? There will now be investigation and people would say it is only a little mistake.”
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