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‘It’s concerning’, Rishi says as Sun Investigation exposes Turkish docs for pushing bum lift ops on Brits at UK hotels
To date, 28 British nationals have died after undergoing cosmetic procedures in Turkey since 2019
PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak has branded The Sun's Turkish Surgery investigation findings "concerning".
Today we revealed Turkish doctors come to the UK to offer "in person medical consultations" and leave potential patients under pressure to pay up then and there.
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After reading our report, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “Well, clearly, clearly those reports are concerning.
“Doctors must make clear to potential patients whether they are licensed to provide medical advice in the UK.
“It is a criminal offence in the UK for doctors to give the impression that they hold registration the licence.
“We urge anyone considering a procedure abroad to carefully research the different question qualifications of their clinician and the clinical regulations that apply in the country they're travelling to.”
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Our investigation into Ekol Hospital's roadshows found that:
- THE surgeon was not recognised by the General Medical Council;
- He pulled our reporters knickers down - which would have been a breach of GMC rules;
- THERE were intimidating sales strategies including hard-sell tactics;
- THE team allowed our reporter to self-report her medical history;
- AND the translator lied about previous deaths from BBLs.
His comments follow shadow health secretary Wes Streeting commenting: "The Sun’s investigation has raised serious concerns."
Our probe into the murky world of health tourism found Turkish medics exploiting legal loopholes to pressure people at UK “medical” roadshows.
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Our undercover reporter was pressured into signing up for potentially deadly £5,000 surgery following a disturbing consultation at a Holiday Inn hotel in Regent’s Park, central London.
She was urged to agree to the “Russian roulette” Brazilian bum-lift — and offered discounts of hundreds of pounds — after seeing a Turkish doctor with limited English.
The physical examination took just two-and-a-half minutes and there was no request for consent before the doctor touched the reporter's backside.
Specialist regulatory barrister Fiona Horlick KC said the appointment constitutes "seriously medical misconduct" in her opinion.
She said: “I have very serious concerns with regard to patient safety.
"In addition, it is clear that had the surgeon been registered with the UK, it is overwhelmingly likely that he would face regulatory action.”
To date, 28 British nationals have died after undergoing cosmetic procedures in Turkey since 2019.
IT worker Khelisyah Ashamu, 26, of Romford, East London, died in 2019 after suffering complications from a £3,000 gastric bypass at one of their hospitals in Izmir, Turkey.
During the meeting our reporter expressed safety concerns but was told by the translator: “Nobody died from a BBL or something like that.
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"We don’t have any problems like that in our hospital.”
None of the seven Brit deaths in Turkey after BBLs were at Ekol hospitals and The Sun understands Dr Aslan was not involved in any.
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