The dark side of Turkey's beauty industry | DW Documentary

Be it for nose jobs, hair transplants, or liposuction: Turkey's beauty industry is booming. Medical tourists from abroad are being attracted by clinics and agencies offering low prices. In countries like the UK, the same procedures often cost double, or triple the price. Cases of botched procedures and even deaths are on the rise, though. Victims and their relatives are demanding accountability.

00:00 Intro
01:00 A mother mourns her daughter
02:02 Morgan Ribeiro: The road to plastic surgery
03:59 The beauty industry in Turkey
05:40 A death following plastic surgery
08:06 Sara Platt: Medical malpractice victim
11:06 Turkish beauty industry advertising strategies
14:36 What can patients do?
16:32 A mother's longing for closure

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[cikcikayse]

Turkey is not cheap anymore. If you found cheap surgery in Turkey, then this means that the clinic doesn’t have the skills to take care of the patients

[mogh]

I am a dermatology doctor from Jordan, I saw cases of poorly conducted hair transplants coming from Turkey, but also I saw magnificent results of complicated cosmetic surgery cases from there as well, Turks are talented and committed doctors, the problem is that it is difficult for non-residents to figure out the few bad doctors especially with language barrier.

[evelina]

When it comes to health, going cheap is never a good idea.

[dtcantokman]

I am so sorry for the loss. I am a dentist in Istanbul, and we treat patients from abroad. Sometimes the patient comes with an offer from another clinic, and when I see the costs, I can not believe my eyes. There is no ultra-cheap treatment unless the "clinic" sacrifices something.
I have seen a lot of fake reviews of junior dentists trying to make complicated treatments. Please, please, please, cheap treatment doesn't exist.

[resatbatuhancetiner]

As a specialist dentist and practice owner in Turkey, I advise you to contact clinics or hospitals directly if you are considering treatment in Turkey or any other overseas country, and avoid working with agencies. You are not going on a sea trip; this is a health issue, and you should contact the doctor who will be treating you. Please avoid clinics that only treat health tourists and do not accept local patients. Remember, regardless of where you receive treatment, there is always a starting price, especially in the dental field. If you're getting a crown for 50 euros, there is likely a problem. It should be affordable, but not cheap.

[AmorDivino-eq]

Please people stop doing cosmetic surgery, unless you have a real deformity or need restoration in your body from accident or illness. Cosmetic surgery have a lot of risks, please love yourself as you are and have a healthy lifestyle, that's it.

[MoroccanSama]

In Dutch we have a saying which translates in English to "Buying cheap, can be expensive" meaning you wanted cheap...but afterwards it can become more expensive to repair cheap the damage costs more.

[maevey]

You don't owe anyone "pretty", but you owe yourself your health & self care.

[luckyjayakody]

Teach children from a young age about the harsh realities of this world.
1) Life is not fair.
2) Most people aren't blessed, so you will have to work hard to go through life.
3) Comparison is a thief of joy.
4) You can't be everything to everybody.
5) For many, life will be a constant struggle.
6) Take things easy & enjoy the journey with your means.

[keziasarah]

So sad the case where the beautiful lady died. My daughter was bullied all through school and into sixth form due to her size and we never knew, she hid it very well, when we found out the educational establishment was not interested and went to extreme lengths to sweep it under the carpet so as to avoid a bad ofsted report. Thankfully, my daughter channelled herself into studying hard and graduated this year top of her year with Masters Degree in Aerospace engineering while the bullies sit at home with their 3 kids, absent father and zero prospects...

[creativecasa]

People have to understand that every single surgery has risks. it is not only in Turkey, Thailand, Mexico etc. We had a young girl die from liposuction in Toronto, Canada just a few years ago who had surgery with a very prominent surgeon and the cases continue to increase. It is the society standards and the society's behaviour that is driving people to put their lives at risk. We need to change our mentality towards looks, especially the looks of women!

[alisong]

The people getting surgery need therapy more than surgery. Social Media is to blame for a lot of the body dismorphia that is so prevalent.

[SA-mjuv]

It's not just Turkey. The billion-dollar industry in Korea has bred "ghost doctors". Often, people would find a celebrity surgeon ( i.e. those who are famous based on their celebrity clientele ). They use this as their advertisement. Clients talk to them and get the consultation from these celebrity doctors..but once they're under anaesthesia and under the knife, it's a different surgeon who performs the surgery ( often a new student, a new graduate or some doctor who is trying to get into the plastic surgery business bc it's a lot of money and just getting additional certification ). Scary stuff. So even though everyone claims that Korea is "great" and "advanced" in their practises, it's not necessarily as strictly controlled as the US or Canada.

[alexlee]

I'm a physician. Gastric sleeve surgery isn't cosmetic. Being obese is not just about looks, it's about all the other issues associated with it like diabetes and heart disease.

[deborahwatson]

Morgan was a beautiful girl as she was..Social media is TOXIC! So so sad 😢
Condolences to her mother and loved ones 💔

[bilalbudan]

I'm Turkish.
So sorry for terrible incidents. There are good hospitals and there are bad hospitals. We have great doctors in Turkey. We have to make a good research before we have an operation.

[jansmarco]

I am ugly but I've always been so grateful with my uglyness that I look different from people around me.

[rcctcsg]

To all the people blaming the victims of malpractice, you don't have to be in favour of plastic surgery but no one deserves medical malpractice

[rajfc]

grew up getting bullied. Got excited for a new life and then died from the surgery. So tragic 😢

[vlkngrt]

I am a gp dr from Turkey. I will not have a hair transplant, stomach reduction, or any other plastic surgery. These are all very risky surgeries. It is not worth the risk. There are not many specialists in Turkey for so many surgeries from all over the world.