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The Advertising Standards Agency has banned all advertisements for cosmetic surgery tourism in the UK.
The Advertising Standards Agency has banned all advertisements for cosmetic surgery tourism in the UK.
False (B)
The cost of a private cataract removal in the UK is £5,000.
The cost of a private cataract removal in the UK is £5,000.
False (B)
The UK healthcare system is under strain due to a lack of funding.
The UK healthcare system is under strain due to a lack of funding.
False (B)
The number of people choosing to go abroad for medical procedures is in the thousands.
The number of people choosing to go abroad for medical procedures is in the thousands.
Brazilian butt lifts involve the injection of synthetic implants into the buttocks.
Brazilian butt lifts involve the injection of synthetic implants into the buttocks.
There was a 10% increase in searches for “Turkey teeth” – slang for dental veneers gained on a cosmetic holiday to the country, after the contestant Jess Harding described her type as a “pretty boy with Turkey teeth” on Love Island.
There was a 10% increase in searches for “Turkey teeth” – slang for dental veneers gained on a cosmetic holiday to the country, after the contestant Jess Harding described her type as a “pretty boy with Turkey teeth” on Love Island.
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons recommends trivializing the risks of cosmetic surgery by promoting it as a holiday.
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons recommends trivializing the risks of cosmetic surgery by promoting it as a holiday.
The ASA upheld a complaint about an email ad for cosmetic surgery that stated a procedure could improve wellbeing and skin condition.
The ASA upheld a complaint about an email ad for cosmetic surgery that stated a procedure could improve wellbeing and skin condition.
At least 50 British citizens have died during medical tourism trips to Turkey since January 2019.
At least 50 British citizens have died during medical tourism trips to Turkey since January 2019.
Melissa Kerr, 31, from Gorleston in Norfolk, travelled to the private Medicana Haznedar hospital for breast enlargement surgery in 2019 and died at the hospital on the day of the surgery.
Melissa Kerr, 31, from Gorleston in Norfolk, travelled to the private Medicana Haznedar hospital for breast enlargement surgery in 2019 and died at the hospital on the day of the surgery.
