Brazilian butt-lift surgery death prompts Turkey-UK meeting

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1970-01-01 08:00

A minister responds to a coroner over the death of Melissa Kerr, who died during surgery in Turkey.

The UK government said it would meet with officials in Turkey to discuss regulations around medical and cosmetic tourism, following several deaths.

Melissa Kerr, 31, died at the private Medicana Haznedar Hospital in Istanbul in 2019 during buttock enlargement (Brazilian butt-lift) surgery.