Brit tourist, 38, dies after Turkey hair transplant goes wrong with probe launched into clinic
The 38-year-old flew to Istanbul and had the five-hour operation on Monday at the CINIK clinic in the city's Besiktas district.
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A Brit has died after getting a hair transplant in Turkey
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The man had flown to Istanbul for the procedure
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But shortly after the surgery, the tourist became seriously unwell and was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment, according to Turkish outlet OdaTV.
His body was later taken to the Forensic Medicine Institute for an autopsy before being repatriated to the UK.
Police have launched a probe, treating the case as a possible 'reckless homicide'.
Staff at the clinic — including the surgeon who performed the hair transplant, the anaesthesiologist and nurses — have already been quizzed by officers, it is understood.
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An FCDO spokesperson said: "We are supporting the family of a British man who died in Turkey and are in contact with the local authorities."
The tragedy comes amid a boom in 'medical tourism' to Turkey, which now accounts for nearly 60 per cent of the global hair transplant market thanks to its cheaper, high-quality procedures.
Turkish Healthcare Travel Council says more than one million people travel to the country each year for hair restoration treatments.
According to Dr. Serkan Aygin Clinic, numbers expected to climb to 1.1 million in 2025, the
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It follows the shocking death of 58-year-old British mum Anne Towlson, who passed away last year after a botched cosmetic surgery trip to Istanbul.
Mrs Towlson, from Leicestershire, had flown to Turkey in April 2024 for a pre-planned tummy tuck and liposuction at Green Park Hospital in Pendik.
When she arrived, doctors persuaded her to also undergo an arm tuck in a 'last-minute decision', her inquest heard.
But she quickly developed alarming complications.
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The assistant coroner for Rutland and North Leicestershire, Isobel Thistlethwaite, said Mrs Towlson complained her 'right arm was hurting' and that her 'compression garments were too tight'.
Her right hand was said to have 'swelled up like a balloon and was seeping a clear liquid'.
She sent a video to the Istanbul hospital showing her 'weeping and swollen' arm — but despite being told it would be shown to a doctor, she never received help.
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