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Weight-loss experts call for crackdown on medical tourism
Daily Express
|February 19, 2025
OBESITY experts have called for a crackdown on medical tourism to prevent further "heartbreaking" deaths.
Thousands of people keen to slim down are thought to travel from the UK for cut-price bariatric surgery which can shrink the stomach - in countries such as Turkey every year.
But dodgy practices mean procedures can lead to infections, permanent injuries and fatalities.
A group of 119 experts and 88 patient representatives are now listing 126 recommendations for better care.
They warned against the use of special offers, such as two-for-one deals, and said patients should not be offered bariatric surgery unless they are obese, with a BMI over 30kg/m2.
This story is from the February 19, 2025 edition of Daily Express.
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