A British man, 38, died shortly after a five-hour hair transplant surgery in Istanbul, Turkey
A Brit who travelled to Turkey for a hair transplant has died after falling ill following the procedure.
The 38-year-old man flew to Istanbul at private clinic CINIK, it has been reported. Following the five-hour transplant surgery, he fell unwell and was rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment. The unnamed man was later pronounced dead.
Police investigating his death are considering possible ‘reckless homicide’ with staff at the clinic as well as the surgeon who performed the transplant all interviewed, alongside the firm’s anaesthesiologist and nurses. Mirror Online have contracted the Foreign Office for comment.
The tourist’s body has been transferred to the Forensic Medicine Institute for an autopsy following his death on Monday. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office have confirmed that they are in touch with the authorities as they support the man’s family.
A Mirror undercover investigation earlier this year highlighted the extraordinary range of treatments available to health tourists in Turkey. From butt lifts to unproven autism remedies, from shining new teeth to coyly described “genital aesthetics”, a bizarre and sometimes worrying world is on show at an exhibition in London.
One dentist offered an undercover reporter 20 new teeth after a two-second consultation and a hospital rep claimed a three-year-old with autism could benefit from controversial treatments. The International Health Tourism Expo is run by Turkish firm ALZ International at the QEII Centre just a stone’s throw from Parliament.
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