Budget plastic surgery can come at a cost says surgeon
BARGAIN-BASEMENT cosmetic surgery deals abroad could cost you your life, a leading plastic surgeon has warned.
A minority of Britons out for a bargain are handing over cash for operations without any thought for follow-up care.
Many British people go abroad for surgery in the mistaken belief that once back in the UK they can rely on the NHS to deal with any complication. But UK plastic surgery chiefs have detailed the horror stories resulting from people putting cost before quality, including sudden death. .
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, met in Cardiff yesterday at the start of a two-day conference.
Nigel Mercer, president of Baaps, said that one problem is that people often underestimated the severity of the surgery that they are to undergo.
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