West Street promised to protect Britons traveling abroad for a Brazilian butt lift (BBL) and other cosmetic surgeries.

After several deaths linked to treatmentsTHE health secretary said he would work to improve the security of those who surrender Türkiye and elsewhere for procedures including BBLs and tummy tucks.

He warned British travelers looking for discounted surgeries to think carefully about before accepting offers that are “too good to be true”.

And Mr Streeting said: “I think we need to take this issue of overseas medical negligence and malpractice very seriously. »

This comes after several women lost their lives in recent years after traveling to Türkiye for discount surgery.

Mr Streeting added: “My advice to British travelers is that if the offer seems too good to be true, I suspect it is too good to be true, and think very carefully before flying abroad, paying what seems like a kind of attractive price, because you could end up paying the consequences for years from injuries that, in the worst case, can change your life.

“I am committed to working with international partners to try to improve the security of British people abroad.

“But we also need to send a strong message to the British public to manage risks, do their homework and think very carefully before accepting offers that are too good to be true.”

Asked if the NHS should pick up the pieces when things go wrong, he said: “We’re never going to turn away people who need care, but that’s another pressure the NHS doesn’t have.” doesn’t need it.

“I therefore urge Britons – before traveling abroad – to think very carefully before accessing these cosmetic treatments which are currently being marketed at rock-bottom prices.”

Kaydell Brown, 38, from Sheffield, signed up for several surgeries in Turkey but died after going to theater on March 26 this year.

In an interview with ITV News, her sister Leanne said: “She had the operation at around 9.30am and that was the last time I saw her.”

Another patient, Isabella Crawford, told how she thought she would die after returning home with blood pouring from her open wounds.

The 20-year-old flew to Turkey in February after a surgeon recommended she undergo a ‘mummy makeover’ – which included a tummy tuck, breast lift, liposuction and Brazilian butt lift .

A recent inquest revealed how Hayley Dowell, 38, suffered medical complications at a private clinic and died after undergoing a Brazilian butt lift, tummy tuck and liposuction in October last year.

And a coroner said Janet Lynne Savage, 54, of Bangor, died from major arterial trauma during a gastric sleeve weight loss procedure in Turkey in 2023.

Foreign Office data shows at least six Britons died in Türkiye in 2023 after traveling abroad for medical procedures.

A total of 28 British nationals have died in the country following planned surgery since 2019, data shows.

A UK Government spokesperson said: “We urge anyone considering a medical procedure abroad to consult our travel advice and relevant guidance from the NHS and other professional bodies. »

According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website, “the quality of medical facilities and treatments available can vary significantly globally and also within countries.”

In addition to the deaths, the report said “some British nationals also experienced complications and required further treatment or surgery following their procedure.”

It says anyone considering traveling to Turkey for treatment should discuss this with their own doctor or dentist, adding that “private companies have a financial interest in booking your treatment and their documentation should not be your only source information”.

The website says the Foreign Office “generally cannot help you if you have traveled abroad for medical treatment, for example if you have any problems with the care received or the costs involved.”

“A planned medical treatment is considered a business agreement.”

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director of the NHS, said: “The NHS will always be there for those who need it, but should not be left to pick up the pieces of botched BBLs.

“Not only are they potentially fatal, with the highest mortality rate of all cosmetic procedures, but dodgy adjustments and surgeries leave the NHS repairing the damage and taxpayers footing the bill.

“I urge anyone considering a BBL to think twice before accepting an offer that seems too good to be true.”