There has been a boom in surgical tourism in recent years, with the BMA saying that more Britons are dying or requiring emergency care after going abroad for cut-price options.
A 15-year-old girl who went behind her parents' back to get a boob job in Turkey had to get it fixed on the NHS when she got home, a top surgeon has revealed, in just one of many overseas surgery horror stories.
He said that many patients who come back from Turkey use the NHS as a 'safety net' and are 'unfairly blocking beds' - with the taxpayer forced to pick up the bill, which has run into millions of pounds over recent years. An audit by BAAPS last year found 324 Brits have needed medical treatment or corrective surgery after having gone under the knife overseas since 2018, though the real figure is expected to be far higher.
This represents the cost of resources like medication and dressings, as well as the time surgeons and other NHS staff must spend on such cases. 'It's a psychological insurance policy, a lot of people are going out having the NHS as a safety net in case things go wrong.' Unsuitable candidates include people with certain medical conditions, pregnant women, as well as young people under 18, who need to meet strict criteria to have aesthetic procedures under UK rules.
In summary, he said, the 'three big failures' at Turkish clinics 'are that inappropriate candidates are having surgery, the technical execution of surgeries, and huge concerns about the management and care given to people who have had surgery.' 'But if someone comes off the plane from Turkey with the same problem they will be treated on the NHS at taxpayers' expense... They are unfairly blocking a bed in my opinion.'
He caveated his warnings over foreign surgeries by pointing out that not every surgeon in Turkey, or any other health tourism hotspot is bad. 'It's the misleading claims that are the main issue - the undisclosed roles of influencers who are either given free surgery to promote a particular clinic,' he said.
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