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Daily Mirror
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Amy-Clare Martin

Dark side of cheap surgery in Turkey - including new mum, 26, who died after op

Devastated families are warning of the dangers of cut-price weight loss surgery in Turkey, as British surgeons reveal botched operations are becoming a “major problem”.

Thousands of desperate patients are gambling with their health by opting for bargain bariatric surgery, medics say.

Waiting lists for NHS weight-loss surgery are up to five years, while private surgery in the UK costs up to £12,000.

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