Why the NHS should have paid for my saggy skin surgery
Hannah, 31, a beautician from Liverpool, had bariatric surgery on the NHS which was rapidly effective. However, her weight loss left her with 'large' amounts of saggy, irritated, excess skin.
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Hannah, 31, a beautician from Liverpool, had bariatric surgery on the NHS which was rapidly effective. However, her weight loss left her with 'large' amounts of saggy, irritated, excess skin.
Every year thousands of Britons seek cheap treatments elsewhere, but reused equipment and no aftercare can make have serious implications
With glossy websites promising anyone can travel to the sunshine, stay in luxury accommodation and have surgery to “transform” their bodies, all for as little as a fifth of the cost of a single private operation in the UK, it’s easy to see why an estimated 150,000 Britons go under the knife in Turkey every year.
Erin Gibson wants social media adverts for operations to come with details about the risks involved as the foreign office confirmed at least 25 Britons have died after medical tourism trips to Turkey since January 2019
Demi Agoglia, 26, of Salford, Greater Manchester, is thought to have suffered multiple heart attacks caused by a fat embolism after doctors said her surgery was successful.