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Warnings against ‘reckless’ weight loss surgery abroad – BBC News
Seven British patients who travelled to Turkey for weight loss surgery died after operations there, a BBC investigation has found. Others have returned home with serious health issues after having had gastric sleeve operations, during which more than 70% of the stomach is removed. While the procedures are carried out in the UK, some people are looking abroad for treatment due to lengthy NHS waiting…