Family issue warning after abroad surgeries deaths

While it may be cheaper, with little regulation, it can come at a very high cost

A Scottish woman has died while undergoing gastric band surgery in Turkey.

Shannon Bowe, from Denny, near Falkirk, passed away during the procedure on Saturday.

In tributes to the 28-year-old, friends and family said they were “devastated”.

It comes amid a rise in the number of people travelling abroad for cosmetic surgery, and the family of a woman who died after a tummy tuck are today warning others of the dangers.

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