I'm standing at the front desk of a large hospital next to a traffic-choked dual carriageway on the outskirts of Istanbul, repeating my name to the two receptionists: 'It's James…Henry James…I'm here for a Brazilian butt lift.'The Atakoy Hospital in the suburbs of Turkey 's largest city is where I have arranged to be treated by a surgeon from GMC, a private medical firm that advertises extensively in the UK offering a range of cosmetic procedures.
Read More British mother, 26, died days after having Brazilian bum-lift operation in Turkey I was apparently just a few hours away from being put under sedation to be operated on for a procedure that made no sense - and I had yet to even see a doctor in the flesh.I had come to investigate the burgeoning practice of vanity-driven Britons flocking to Turkey to have discount cosmetic surgery - and concerns about the standards of those offering it.
But cheaper prices can also mean lower surgical standards - and some 28 Brits are thought to have died in Turkey after having elective procedures in the last five years alone.Fat is first harvested from the hips, lower back, abdomen, thighs and other areas via liposuction .
Read More Brazilian Butt lift: what are the risks of this cosmetic surgery and why are so many Brits travelling abroad to get it done? Desperate to keep the British patients - and their fees - coming, the Turkish surgery companies have repeatedly played down the significance of cases like Demi's. These range from relatively low-cost vanity treatments like hair transplants and rhinoplasties - a 'nose job' in common parlance - to more involved procedures like the fitting of a so-called gastric sleeve, which involves cutting away a large portion of an obese patient's stomach to reduce their appetite.
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons analysed 324 cases of Brits needing medical treatment or corrective surgery after having gone under the knife overseas since 2018 Experts also warn against the pressure tactics employed by cosmetic surgery clinics including time-sensitive deals and booking procedures informally using apps like WhatsApp.
Advertisement To test the claims that surgery tourism to Turkey is safe I had decided to present as the sort of patient that would sound alarm bells at any responsible organisation. None of these would explicitly exclude me from going under the knife. But renowned plastic surgeons told MailOnline they would raise serious 'flags' that would require probing.
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