Botched Turkish plastic surgery costs NHS £94m a year and leaves 'old ladies stuck in hospital corridors while doctors treat bad boob jobs', UK surgeon warns as he calls for botched 'victims' to PAY for their treatment NHS consultant Dr Rajan Uppal has warned that the government needs to act By Elena Salvoni Published: 13:15 BST, 28 July 2024 | Updated: 13:28 BST, 28 July 2024 e-mail View comments Fixing botched plastic surgeries carried out in Turkey costs the NHS £94 million a year and takes much-needed hospital beds away from patients, a leading plastic surgeon has warned. NHS consultant Dr Rajan Uppal has said that the government needs to act to deal with the worsening trend of people using Britain's health service as an 'insurance policy' when they head to dodgy clinics overseas. 'There are little old ladies sitting in a corridor while British patients who have had boob jobs overseas and made the choice to go there are filling beds,' he told MailOnline.
'It's just not what the public thinks the NHS is for.' He and fellow doctors at an NHS Trust in Surrey say they see at least see one Brit with complications every month, as thousands continue to jet off to clinics in Turkey - despite the increased risks posed by cut-price surgeries. With some Turkish clinics offering cosmetic surgery packages for as little as £3,000, and often 'aggressively' marketing and upselling procedures, Dr Uppal said many are 'preying on poor people who can't afford expensive plastic surgery in .