UK woman dies after Turkish butt-lift treatment

The recent death of a British patient following a Brazilian butt-lift operation at a clinic in Turkey leads doctors to encourage proper research before choosing treatments.

It has not yet been confirmed how the patient died in this case, however according to The Guardian, a study in the US found one in 3,000 patients die from this particular procedure.

Bryan Mayou, a consultant plastic surgeon and member of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, is quoted as saying: “The people who died had a postmortem and they all died from same thing, a fat embolism – so the assumption is fat injected in the wrong place and injected into a vein”.

Mayou also said the NHS was dealing with a rising number of patients with complications from plastic surgery procedures that had gone wrong, some of whom had gone abroad to save money.
Mayou advised people to properly research their chosen surgeon so they know they will receive a good standard of care. He also emphasised the importance of aftercare.

The British woman died after surgery at the cosmetic surgery clinic Elite Aftercare in Izmir. Several British reality television stars have undergone cosmetic procedures at the clinic. Its Instagram page says that the Brazilian butt lift package costs £5,000 including aftercare. Its website warns that any type of surgery should not be taken lightly as there are risks in all procedures.

Regarding the death, Elite Aftercare gave this statement: “We are devastated that one of our clients has passed away during surgery. We also understand how worrying this news is to all our clients who are currently booked in for surgery and also potential new clients who are considering surgery. We are saddened and disappointed that, before the cause of death has been officially established, there has been significant unfounded speculation in the. We understand that an official post-mortem will be undertaken shortly, which it is hoped will objectively establish the cause of death. We are treating this matter with the seriousness and gravity that it deserves and are taking all reasonable steps to protect and reassure our clients. We can assure you that all our preliminary investigations have not raised any concerns over surgical competence or standards of care. We remain open for business and fully engaged with the investigation to ensure that our clients’ needs remains at the centre of what we do so that they can be assured that surgical competence and the standards of care that are offered by Elite Aftercare remain of the very highest order.”