On March 21st, BBC 3 aired a documentary called ” Weight Loss Surgery- Getting Thin Abroad”
The demand for weight loss surgery has boomed in recent years. Increasingly, UK patients are choosing to travel abroad for the surgery.
The program is presented by Alex Hollywell-Rolfe. Alex interviews experts in this area, as well as sharing her own experience after having gastric band surgery
Turkey is a very popular destination for weight loss surgery.
Our senior partner Burcu Holmgren was asked about foreign patients’ rights if anything goes wrong after weight loss surgery as well as her thoughts on medical tourism agencies that send loads of patients to Turkey
Please watch the video on BBC iplayer here below.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001j0x7
