Tourist dies getting ‘Brazilian bum-lift’ in Turkey, organs missing from body

A 38-year-old mum died after flying to Turkey for plastic surgery. But it was what was discovered after her death that horrified family.

A British mum-of-two has died after having “Brazilian bum-lift” surgery in Turkey that she hoped would change her life.

Hairdresser Kaydell Brown, 38, from Sheffield in England, paid $10,500 for the procedure as well as a tummy tuck and a boob job, The Sun reports.

Her devastated sister Leanne, 40, who was due to have the same surgery, slammed the Istanbul clinic as a “shop that needs shutting down”.

The UK’s Foreign Office says 28 Brits have died after having cosmetic surgery in Turkey since 2019.

Kaydell jetted over for the surgery, which would have cost around $30,000 in the UK, in the hopes it would get her life “back on track”.

Kaydell Brown died after having a ‘Brazilian bum-lift’ surgery in Turkey. Picture: Go Fund Me

Kaydell and Leanne were in high spirits as they walked through arrivals at the airport in Turkey.

Two days later, Leanne who was due to be operated on next, was informed by medics that her sister had died in the recovery room.

Staff said they tried to wake Kaydell up after surgery and some fat must have travelled to her lungs.

Devastated Leanne recalled how the clinic broke the heartbreaking news to her.

Leanne told ITV News: “She went in for surgery about 9.30am and that was the last time I saw her.

“I was in the room waiting for her to come back. I’d asked a few times where she was, how long she was going to be and they just kept saying she was coming and then I got a knock on the door.

“Three people walked in and said, can you come with us please?

“They took me to a room and they just started trying to say, you know, there’s complications with surgery, you know things can happen. And I said, ‘has my sister died?’ And he just said, ‘I’m sorry, but yeah’.”

Kaydell was smiling and 'having a laugh' as she arrived in Turkey for the surgery, her sister said. Picture: ITV

Kaydell before the tragic procedure. Picture: ITV

Leanne was in deep shock and the clinic, it seemed, wanted to get her home.

She added: “They just gave me an envelope and said here’s your money back and here’s your sister’s money back.

“And here’s your flight. It’s like, sorry she’s dead, here’s your plane ticket.

“When you go in and you’re paying, they’re your best friends but when something goes wrong, you’re left to yourself, it’s goodbye.”

Leanne said she was refused permission to see her sister’s body and a flight back to the UK was arranged by the clinic.

The next day, Leanne was back at the airport – dazed, alone and fighting back tears as she headed home.

When Kaydell was eventually examined by a coroner in the UK, more devastating news was to come, large parts of her brain, lungs and heart were missing.

A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care said: “Our sympathies are with the family of Kaydell Brown.

“The UK government has been actively engaging with the Turkish government on how to support the safety of patients who decide they wish to travel to Turkey for medical treatment.

“We urge anyone considering a cosmetic procedure abroad to research the treatment in question, the qualifications of their clinician and the regulations that apply in the country they are travelling to.”

ITV News tracked down the team at the cosmetic surgery clinic in question.

Their written response read: “No evidence of organ trauma was found. We have handed the body untouched to the Coroner’s Office (in Turkey).”

The clinic added: “It is highly possible parts were removed while trying to determine the cause of death.”

Over a million foreigners visit Turkey for medical procedures every year – among them, 150,000 Britons.

And the number of British citizens travelling to Turkey is increasing faster than any other nationality, drawn by the cheap prices.

Since 2018, The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons estimates the NHS has spent almost $9.7 million on corrective surgery.

A total of 78 per cent of procedures carried out in the UK were on people who’d had original procedures done in Turkey.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission