<p>British College of Aesthetic Medicine launches checklist as part of ‘vet it before you get it’ campaign</p><p>Cosmetic tourism is often sold as a package of sun, sea and surgery, but experts have said travelling overseas for procedures can end in infections, disfigurement and death.</p><p>Nora Nugent, a consultant plastic surgeon and former president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, said travelling to countries such as Turkey for surgery came with myriad risks – and not just on the operating table.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/05/beware-cosmetic-surgery-tourism-packages-experts-advise">Continue reading...</a>
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Beware ‘sun, sea and surgery’ cosmetic tourism packages, experts advise
<p>British College of Aesthetic Medicine launches checklist as part of ‘vet it before you get it’ campaign</p><p>Cosmetic tourism is often sold as a package of sun, sea and surgery, but experts have said travelling overseas for procedures can end in infections, disfigurement and death.</p><p>Nora Nugent, a consultant plastic surgeon and former president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, said travelling to countries such as Turkey for surgery came with myriad risks – and not just on the operating table.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/nov/05/beware-cosmetic-surgery-tourism-packages-experts-advise">Continue reading...</a>