Mother Dies in Turkey After a Bum Lift Goes Wrong
The surgeon offered a cut-price BBL minutes before surgery, and pathologists said she died from a fat embolism after liposuction.
- On October 3, 2023, Hayley Dowell, 38, of Eastleigh, Hampshire, died in Istanbul following cosmetic surgery at the BHT Clinic. She had traveled for a tummy tuck and liposuction but underwent an additional Brazilian Butt Lift .
- Minutes before surgery, the surgeon offered Dowell a discounted £1,500 BBL; husband Neil Dowell described the process as a "mad rush" with only five minutes to decide on the unanticipated procedure.
- Winchester Coroner's Court heard pathologists concluded Dowell died from a fat embolism from the liposuction. Neil Dowell testified he never saw a consent form for the BBL, and the surgeon did not outline the risks.
- Area Coroner Nicholas Walker criticized the "upselling" tactics, which are banned in Britain; UK regulations require a 14-day cooling-off period. He will issue a Prevention of Future Deaths report to the Secretary of State for Health.
- Walker warned these practices create a "risk of future deaths" for citizens traveling abroad, though cosmetic tourism contributes billions to the Turkish economy. Experts note limited time for reflection prevents proper consent and informed patient decisions.
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The 38-year-old British Hayley Dowell died on October 3, 2023, after suffering complications during a liposuction at the BHT clinic at Istanbul Tema Hospital in Turkey. Mother of three children and Eastleigh resident in Hampshire, she had travelled to the country to perform an abdominoplasty and liposuction, but received, minutes before surgery, the offer of an additional gluteal augmentation procedure, known as BBL.
Mother dies in Turkey after a bum lift goes wrong
A mother of three who died after cosmetic surgery on her bottom in Turkey had been tempted by a cut-price deal five minutes before the operation, an inquest heard yesterday. Hayley Dowell, 38, suffered medical complications at a clinic in Istanbul, where she had intended to have liposuction and a tummy tuck. A coroner criticised […]
Mother dies in Turkey after a bum lift she agreed to on spur of moment
A mother of three who died after cosmetic surgery on her bottom in Turkey had been tempted by a cut-price deal five minutes before the operation, an inquest heard yesterday. Hayley Dowell, 38, suffered medical complications at a clinic in Istanbul, where she had intended to have liposuction and a tummy tuck. A coroner criticised […]
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