A second British woman has died as a result of bum lift surgery
When 29-year-old Leah Cambridge from Leeds travelled to Turkey this summer, she expected to return home with an enhanced bum after undergoing a 'Brazilian butt lift'. But that wasn't to be, after Leah tragically died during the cosmetic procedure. And now the BBC reports a second British woman has also died as a result of the surgery.
Leah, a beautician, reportedly paid around £3,000 for the surgery, which transfers fat from other areas of the body to the buttocks. The mum-of-three reportedly felt self-conscious about the way her body looked after having children, which was why she underwent the procedure.
But according to Leah's partner, 31-year-old Scott Franks, she suffered three heart attacks on the operating table at Elite Aftercare Clinic in Izmir, Turkey.
Speaking to The Sun, Scott said: "Leah was under anaesthetic and complications happened due to fat getting deposited in her bloodstream and her oxygen levels fell.
"She was brought back to stable but had three heart attacks and there was nothing they could do."
Following her death, a devastated Scott posted a tribute to his girlfriend on social media. "This is gonna be the hardest thing I’ve done in my life, I’m so scared and hurting it’s untrue," he wrote, adding: "I will always leave a space for you at the table and make sure our kids remember you for all the good things you’ve done, I [love] you so much... I just wish this was a bad dream."
Scott travelled to Turkey following the news of Leah's death to meet with the staff at the hospital.
Since Leah's untimely death, the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned that a second British woman in her late 20s - currently unnamed - also died this year of a Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL). The inquest into her death has not yet happened, however, but is due to occur within the next year.
Speaking to the Guardian, Bryan Mayou, a consultant plastic surgeon and member of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), warned of the dangers of BBL procedures if they're not performed correctly. He explained how the NHS was increasingly having to deal with patients who have suffered complications from plastic surgery after travelling abroad to get it cheaper.
"It is becoming more of a problem ... I cannot tell you any figures, but it is notable," Mayou told the Guardian." I think people do go abroad more and more, and so there are more complications."
People affected my complications as a result of a BBL tend to require an average hospital stay of 20 days, according to data from BAAPS. This can add up to more than £13,000 being spent on every patient by the already-financially strained NHS.
In a statement, the Elite Aftercare clinic where Leah Cambridge died maintained that it is "responsibly run", and said "it takes its responsibilities extremely seriously." The surgeon who performed the procedure, Dr Ali Uckan, has also released a statement confirming Leah had been warned of all the risks prior to the surgery.
"It is a scientific fact that undesirable and unpredictable risks are always present in this kind of surgery," The Sun reports he said.
Our thoughts are with the families of both Leah, and the second woman who died as a result of her plastic surgery.
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