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Weight Loss Surgery: Getting Thin Abroad

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC ThreeLatest broadcast: on BBC News Channel

Available for 4 months

The demand for weight loss surgery has boomed in recent years. Whether it’s a gastric sleeve, band or bypass, all are touted on social media as ways to shed the pounds. Increasingly, UK patients are choosing to travel abroad, to places like Turkey, for the surgery. BBC Three investigates why that’s the case and how safe it is to undergo such huge operations abroad. Presented by Alex Hollywell-Rolfe. Show less

Contributors

Producer:
Ashni Lakhani
Executive Producer:
Gail Champion
Executive Producer:
Noel Titheradge
Production Manager:
Jon Briest

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