A MODEL has spoken out about her experience flying to Turkey for a £3,500 boob job, issuing a stark warning to other people interested in the bargain surgery.
Thousands of Brits go abroad for cosmetic procedures each year, attracted by lower prices than those offered in the UK.
Kira Martin posted a TikTok reviewing her experience, telling viewers she found it “scary” travelling to Istanbul with a friend for her op last February.
A feeling which intensified when she came home and thought she was “bleeding to death” after one of her incisions burst.
Describing herself as waking up in her bed “covered in blood”, she was terrified to see the her wound “pouring out” and worried that she would have to fly back to Turkey to have her implants removed.
Kira rang 111 and was bandaged up at A&E, before being referred to the Nightingale Centre in Wythenshawe, where staff were able to stitch her back up, despite her “screaming” in fear.
Although she had a bumpy recovery back in the UK, Kira said she’d had an “overall good” experience at Academy Clinics in Istanbul, and that she “couldn’t fault” their aftercare.
The young Brit said her hotel and airport transfers were included in her upfront costs, although she felt like “Pablo Escobar” when handing her cash over to a nurse in the hospital room, who promptly began to count it out in front of her.
The model said she’d had the appropriate pre-consultations and observations from her doctor ahead of her surgery, but said the language barrier was “a bit mad”, and that staff could speak English but “certain things” needed translating.
When it was time for Kira to go under the knife, she described being wheeled to the operating theatre where she heard “weird” Turkish house music blaring from a nearby TV before being put to sleep.
“I was just a bit nervous about being put to sleep in a foreign country. Like, I’m not going to lie, I was like ******* hell. What am I doing?”
But after her procedure she felt well cared for by the nursing staff at the Istanbul clinic, who checked on her three times a day, gave her massages and fed her well.
“We were eating like kings mate, it was honestly great” Kira laughed.
Before heading home, she had one final check-up to make sure everything was OK before getting on her flight.
The young Brit warned others that she would have had “a completely different experience” if she hadn’t taken a friend on her trip abroad.
She warned against anyone attempting to travel out for the surgery alone, and urged them to go with somebody who can help take care of them.
What are the risks of getting surgery abroad?
IT'S important to do your research if you're thinking about having cosmetic surgery abroad.
It can cost less than in the UK, but you need to weigh up potential savings against the potential risks.
Safety standards in different countries may not be as high.
No surgery is risk-free. Complications can happen after surgery in the UK or abroad.
If you have complications after an operation in the UK, the surgeon is responsible for providing follow-up treatment.
Overseas clinics may not provide follow-up treatment, or they may not provide it to the same standard as in the UK.
Also, they may not have a healthcare professional in the UK you can visit if you have any problems.
Source: NHS
For those considering the trip, she told them to ask themselves two key questions: “Are you going to go with somebody?
“Do you have support when you get home?”
Now healed up, Kira said she is happy with her experience and described her procedure as “money well spent.”
She ended her video by telling others to “be careful” and “do their research” before heading off abroad for cosmetic work.
Viewers flooded the comments with their own experiences of Turkey surgery.
One person said: “I went to turkey and it was the best thing I ever did!”
While someone else agreed: “I went to Turkey on my own for a boob job & had a good experience, considering going back to go bigger.”
Another person chimed in: “My friend had hers done in UK and her implant literally started coming out and opening her stitches she had to fly to Turkey to get it fixed as they wouldn’t fix it.”
But another used said: “Went to Turkey also, worst decision I’ve ever made still suffering and dealing with an open wound 10 month later.”
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