Morbidly obese trans man blasts 'fatphobic' doctors for refusing him breast removal op - despite five-fold risk of heart attack in overweight patients READ MORE: Doctors refuse to admit de-transitioners like me exist By Emma Nelson For Mailonline Published: 10:21 BST, 24 September 2024 | Updated: 10:24 BST, 24 September 2024 e-mail View comments A transgender man who lost £2,000 raised by the public when his top surgery in Turkey fell through has said an anaesthetist was 'fatphobic' when they blocked his 'life-changing' treatment from taking place. Elliot Webster-Mockett, 34, a British Sign Language interpreter trainee living in Glasgow with his spouse Bea, 34, came out as trans in 2021 and wanted top surgery – a procedure that alters the chest to remove breast tissue – to 'boost (his) self-confidence'. Facing NHS wait times of between five to eight years and high private costs in the UK, Elliot found through a post on Instagram that he could have the procedure, travel and stay in Turkey for around £6,000.
After raising the funds via GoFundMe, Elliot travelled to Turkey to have the surgery in December 2022, but it was called off when he says he encountered fatphobia from both the anaesthetist and the Instagram agent who organised the trip. Elliot Webster-Mockett, 34, travelled to Turkey for a £6,000 procedure to have breast tissue removed from his chest, only to be turned away by doctors Some NHS hospitals refuse surgery to those with a BMI over 40 and insist patients .