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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Whittaker

Calls for urgent regulation of weight loss surgery tourism after 28 Britons die from medical complications in Turkey

Medical tourism for weight loss is rising in popularity, with around 5,000 Britons a year travelling overseas for cut-price surgery.

But experts have warned the industry is putting patients' lives at risk and is in urgent need of regulation.

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