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The risks of undertaking weight-loss surgery have been explained a British woman died following botched surgery abroad.
Morgan Ribeiro decided to have an operation suffering cruel taunts from bullies for several years. She and her boyfriend travelled to Turkey to have a £2,500 gastric sleeve fitted on January 5, with the 20-year-old choosing to have the procedure overseas to avoid being put on "an NHS waiting list for years."
The 20-year-old told posted about her plans before she embarked on the journey and openly told followers about the operation. She said: "My last post before weight loss surgery - see you on the other side." After she had been through the surgery, she was told she was safe to go home after just three days. But Morgan became very ill during return flight to Gatwick, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Serbia after she was diagnosed with septic shock.
According to reports, around 10cm of her small intestine had been cut during the procedure, and she eventually had a heart attack on January 9. Doctors placed her in an induced coma but she died four days later in a Belgrade hospital.
The NHS is now warning Brits to carefully consider the implications of surgery abroad. Health experts say people should cautious of websites selling cosmetic surgery as part of a holiday, highlighting a "consultation with a surgeon" is essential and anyone considering it should "avoid meetings only with sales people".
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Morgan Ribeiro travelled from her home in south London to Turkey for a £2,500 gastric sleeve
Morgan's partner said she had 'researched' the operation thoroughlyThe service also warns patients on its website not to pay for a hospital which they have never seen or for a consultation with a surgeon they have never met. It states on its website: "While it's possible to have a holiday before surgery, it's unrealistic to have one straight after as this can increase the risk of things going wrong. You need to rest. You should not drink alcohol, lie in the sun, go sightseeing or go in the water.
It was reported Morgan had a virtual consultation with the Turkish company in September last year before she booked the surgery. But her boyfriend, James Brewster claims doctors and translators failed to highlight any risks linked to the operation. He said his partner was "really hot and in a lot of pain" on the flight home. He added: "The flight attendant gave her some ice and water and she was finding it hard to breathe so they took her to the front of the plane where there was more space, they tried to give her an oxygen mask. I could tell something was seriously wrong."
Morgan with her partner Jamie Brewster who has been devastated by her death
The young woman became ill on the plane as she flew home with her partnerMorgan's mother Erin Gibson wants to raise up to £10,000 to repatriate her daughter's body. She told the Independent: "Growing up she was bullied a lot, she's always battled with her weight and been a bigger girl and she had a really rough time with it. I told her she was beautiful inside and out, she really was a beautiful girl. By the time I found out it was too late, she was already on the plane. I had that sinking feeling because I'd heard horror stories about Turkey. I never ever want this to happen to another daughter. I don't want her life to be in vain."