From blood poisoning to ruptured implants, stories of inexpensive cosmetic surgery abroad gone wrong are countless, often with fatal results. Dennie Lees, a 24-year-old from Birmingham travelled to Belgium for her breast augmentation. Only one week later her implants ruptured. Yet when she went back to Belgium for a second pair, the problem was not fixed, as one became infected and had to be removed. The worrying part is that Dennie is only one of thousands of women who go abroad for treatment every year, and come home dissatisfied, or worse, with their health compromised.<\/p>\n
Clinics like the one Dennie experienced often fail to meet basic standards of care. They do not provide patients with the relevant information and have inexperienced surgeons. So, when the surgery inevitably goes wrong they have no system in place for dealing with problems and complications.<\/p>\n