How cheap Turkish surgery ruined my life: Depressed 46-year-old who spent £7,000 on a 'mummy makeover' because she hated her body tells how cut-price left her 'lumpy and bumpy'... and now she can't af

A depressed mother claims she has been left permanently 'lumpy and bumpy' after jetting to Turkey for a £7,000 'mummy makeover'. After looking into options to remove her excess skin, she discovered 'mummy makeover packages' but couldn't afford to cough up the £27,000 it would cost in the UK. Emma said she only got the surgery because she was depressed over her body but now feels worse than before After losing 11.5 stone following a gastric-bypass surgery in 2020, the personal assistant said she looked to have the procedure done in the UK but could not afford to cough up £27,000 The day before she flew out to Turkey, Emma's mother died and she says the clinic would not let her rearrange the procedure and would have lost her deposit. 'I felt so guilty leaving my children for a week but I knew I wouldn't be able to go and do it again' Emma said: 'After 10 weeks of getting specialist massages I was told it's not fluid. Liposuction that offers to remove up to 15 litres of fat, Brazilian butt lifts, eye colour-changing laser treatments and hymenoplasties are all offered in clinics across Turkey British surgeons have raised the alarm about the rising cost of fixing botched cosmetic ops performed overseas, with one case alone costing the NHS an estimated £100,000 Turkish clinics offer packages including VIP airport transfers in 'luxury vehicles' and 5-star hotel stays with breakfast.