Undercover: The Times investigation into Turkish plastic surgery clinics [Replay]
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The Times
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🗓️ 17 November 2024
⏱️ 39 minutes
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This week the health secretary has urged people to “think very carefully” before flying overseas for plastic surgery as the NHS is left to “pick up the pieces". Medical tourism to Turkey for ‘Brazilian butt lifts’ and liposuction is surging despite the risks. Our correspondent goes undercover to expose the firms recruiting customers in London.
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| 1:20.4 | Hello, Luke here. This week, the Health Secretary in England urged people to, quote, |
| 1:24.9 | think very carefully before flying overseas for plastic surgery. |
| 1:29.5 | As he said, the NHS is left to pick up the pieces. |
| 1:32.9 | It's a topic we've looked at before on the podcast. |
| 1:35.4 | In September, we spoke to Times Special Projects reporter Charlotte Waste |
| 1:38.7 | after she investigated the practice of Turkish plastic surgery clinics operating here in the UK. |
| 1:52.6 | From the Times and the Sunday Times, this is the story. I'm Manvun Rana. |
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