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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
George Lithgow

Mother who had ‘last minute’ plastic surgery in Turkey died from mystery illness

A coroner has issued a stark warning to Brits about the ‘dangers’ of travelling to Turkey for cosmetic surgery (Alamy/PA) -

A mother who made a “last minute decision” to have arm tuck surgery in Turkey died from a mystery illness after her wounds did not heal properly, an inquest has heard.

Anne Towlson, 58, was found dead at home with open wounds to her armpits and triceps having complained that her arm was “killing her” days earlier.

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