EXCLUSIVE How
CAN they
charge just £2,000
for a
BBL?
As British
woman dies after
botched cosmetic
surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия in Turkey• Турция - experts warn clinics '
cut corners'
withpotentially
fatal consequences
to offer 'unrealistically
low' prices
for majorops
EXCLUSIVE How CAN they charge just £2,000 for a BBL? As British woman dies
after botched cosmetic surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия in Turkey• Турция - experts warn clinics 'cut corners'
with potentially fatal consequences to offer 'unrealistically low' prices for
major ops
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By JOHN ELY DEPUTY HEALTH EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE
Published: 01:11 GMT, 14 November 2024 | Updated: 02:12 GMT, 14 November 2024
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British plastic surgeons have warned of the unsafe 'short cuts' taken by
Turkish cosmetic surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия clinics, which they say likely explains the
astonishingly cheap prices of procedures they offer.
Experts have voiced suspicions about high-risk• Страхование » Риск procedures such as nose jobs
and weight loss surgeries priced £6,000 less than they would be in the UK.
The use of old, riskier equipment, a lack of aftercare and scrimping on
insurance• Страхование that protects patients when something goes wrong may explain the
shortfall in price, surgeons told MailOnline.
This website has identified at least five Turkish clinics offering Brazilian
Butt Lifts, gastric bands, nose jobs and breast augmentations that lure
customers in with prices five times cheaper than they are in the UK.
The findings come after the death of Janet Savage, 54, who suffered fatal
injuries on the operating table in a Turkish clinic while undergoing a gastric
sleeve weight loss procedure.
She paid £2,750 for the treatment, which included flights to Turkey• Турция. This is a
fraction of the £5,000 to £15,000 for a similar procedure in the UK.
MailOnline has found rhinoplasties and Brazilian Butt Lifts advertised on
various Turkish clinics' websites for around £1,500 and £2,000 respectively.
Janet Savage, 54, (pictured) who travelled to Antalya, Turkey• Турция, for a gastric
sleeve operation died on the operating table, a recent inquest heard
Hayley Dowell, 38, (pictured) died after paying £7,000 for a 'premium'
cosmetic surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия package including a Brazilian butt lift and tummy tuck in
Turkey• Турция in October 2023
Kaydell Brown, 38, (pictured) died after paying just £5,400 for a 'mummy MOT'
- a package deal involving a BBL, tummy tuck and boob job - in Turkey• Турция in March
In comparison, such operations can cost upwards of £7,000 and £8,000 in
Britain.
Boob jobs, including lifts and augmentations, were listed at as little as
£2,000 compared to upwards of £8,000 in the UK.
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British woman, 38, died after paying £7,000 for 'premium' cosmetic
surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия including BBL in Turkey• Турция
Tummy tucks were priced by some Turkish as costing just under £2,500, five
times less than the upwards of £10,000 such an op can cost in Britain.
Meanwhile, MailOnline found bariatric surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия, the same type of weight-loss
procedure that killed Mrs Savage, priced from £2,500.
Many clinics, such as major Turkish hospital chain Medicine Park, offer a
package that includes accomodation and flights, meaning the operation itself
is even cheaper.
One advertisment on another clinic's website claimed: 'Don't regret paying
over the odds for exactly the same treatment.'
But British surgeons warned that ultra-cheap prices are a 'red-flag'.
Charles Durrant, a consultant plastic surgeon• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия » Хирурги at the Ad Nova in Portsmouth
said British surgeons are more expensive as they are covered by costly
insurance• Страхование, which can provide financial protection of something goes wrong.
Mother-of-two Kaydell, who died after cosmetic surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия in Turkey• Турция, is pictured
with her two sons
Liposuction• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия » Липосакция, Brazilian butt lifts, eye colour-changing laser treatments and
hymenoplasties are all offered in clinics across Turkey• Турция
Glamorous Ms Savage suffered fatal injuries on the operating table in a
Turkish clinic
Hayley Butler, 40, (pictured) died from complications after travelling to
Turkey• Турция for gastric sleeve surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия
This is just one of many 'catches', with cheap procedures, he said.
'The chances are they're not using the most up to date equipment which
potentially means a higher risk• Страхование » Риск of complications, and a less desirable
result.'
It's for these reasons that extraordinary price differences are a 'red flag',
he said.
'If you're racing to get to the lowest price possible, short cuts are going to
be taken. You're going to be less skilful, have less effective equipment and
take short cuts with the aftercare.'
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British mother dies during £5k 'mum MOT' of Brazilian butt lift,
tummy tuck and boob job in Turkey• Турция
'There's a lot of truth to the ''you get what you pay for''.'
And he highlighted such a false economy could 'end up costing your life'.
'There have been several deaths in Turkey• Турция and there haven't in the UK, now
that's a pretty obvious statistic.'
He added a lesser known aspect of the equation was what he called 'collusion'
by the Turkish government in luring Brits to have surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия in the country.
'Cosmetic tourism is such a big financial income for the government that all
these pop-ups will get government funding,' he said.
'The government will subsidise the building of the clinic, they'll subsidise
the hotel stays, flights for patients, the list goes on.'
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons has previously estimated
the cost of treating such botched patients back in Britain is about £15,000
and with over 300 known patients, this puts the bill at about £4.8million.
Some Turkish agencies, like this example from Medicine Park, tried to tempt
Brits with 'limited offers' for major surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons analysed 324 cases of
Brits needing medical treatment or corrective surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия after having gone under
the knife overseas since 2018
Michelle Heath (pictured) appeared on This Morning in April to talk about her
horror plastic surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия » Пластическая хирургия which has left her scarred for life
Turkish clinics offer packages including VIP airport transfers in 'luxury
vehicles' and 5-star hotel stays with breakfast
It comes as research suggests that four in five patients who were botched in
cosmetic operations overseas admitted to being lured in by budget prices.
The survey of over 100 patients, conducted by the British Association of
Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), found almost 60 per cent paid less than
£5,000 for their procedure.
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Botched Turkish plastic surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия » Пластическая хирургия costs NHS £94m a year and takes up bed space,
UK surgeon• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия » Хирурги warns
Of the total, two thirds said they would not make the same decision to have
the procedure given a second chance, nearly half expressed 'outright regret'
over the ordeal.
Nora Nugent, BAAPS president, said: 'Potential patients need to understand the
risks involved with traveling abroad for cosmetic surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия, beyond just the
financial savings.'
Concerns over the rise and risks of budget surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия overseas have been raised
for years.
At least 25 Brits are known to have died during or shortly after surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия in
Turkey• Турция in recent years.
Many more have been injured, with some requiring life-saving care upon return
to the UK for complications like infections.
While all surgery• Медицина » Клинические разделы медицины » Хирургия carries risks, campaigners and surgeons have urged Brits to
thoroughly do their research before opting to go under the knife overseas.
Turkey• Турция