
A British man has died after having a hair transplant in Turkey.
The 38-year-old from the UK had travelled for the operation in the country, a popular destination for the trending treatment.
He reportedly had the procedure at a private clinic called CINIK in Istanbul’s Besiktas area, according to Turkish outlet OdaTV.
But shortly after the five-hour surgery, he became unwell.
The man was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was taken to the intensive care unit, OdaTV reports.
Despite medical treatment, he soon died.
His body has been taken to the Forensic Medicine Institute for an autopsy before being sent back to the UK.
Now an investigation has been launched into the death, with officials looking into accusations of ‘reckless homicide.’
An FCDO spokesperson told Metro: ‘We are supporting the family of a British man who died in Turkey and are in contact with the local authorities.’
Metro has approached the clinic for a comment.
Turkey has become one of the top destinations for cosmetic tourism thanks to lower prices and proximity to the UK.
Surgeons in the country perform around 60% of the world’s hair transplants.
An estimated 150,000 Britons travelled to the country in 2022 for cosmetic procedures, and medical tourism brings more than £2 billion to Turkey’s economy.
But some of the surgeries, often major operations, have not ended as planned.
A mother-of-four is still suffering three years after she had breast implants, a tummy tuck and a Brazilian butt lift in Turkey as a £6,000 package deal.
Katrina Marshall, from Hastings, was left fighting for her life with post-surgery infections and blood clots.
While thousands of hair transplant treatments are completed without a hitch each year, some operations have ended in a disaster.
A French student Mathieu Vigier Latour, 24, took his own life after he underwent a botched beard transplant in Turkey, carried out by an estate agent posing as a surgeon.
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