‘Surgical Tourism’: Would you travel for cosmetic work despite the risks?

Hundreds of thousands of people travel to Turkey for cosmetic work every year.

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00:00A recent audit by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons found that in

00:05three years, the amount of Brits who have needed medical treatment or corrective surgery

00:09after having had cosmetic surgery overseas has surged by 94% in three years. The so-called

00:16surgical tourism is reportedly on the rise.

00:19The association claimed that increasing numbers of people flying overseas for cosmetic surgery

00:23stems from Brits seeking to look like their celebrity idols. The association also estimates

00:29that the average cost to the health service of treating a Brit botched overseas is around

00:34£15,000.

00:35It's been reported that over a million foreigners visit Turkey for medical procedures every

00:40year with 150,000 of them being British. According to data reported by Statistica, some of the

00:45most popular cosmetic surgeries performed in Turkey in 2022 included liposuction and

00:50breast augmentation. It's reported that the number of British citizens travelling to Turkey

00:54increases faster than any other nationality.

00:58But does the news of surgeries going wrong overseas prove enough of a deterrent?