Young people are killing themselves after cheap, botched plastic surgery in Turkey

An alarming trend has emerged following botched cosmetic procedures in Turkey, as suicides directly linked to these failures are now being recorded. Recently, it was revealed that 24-year-old French student, Mathieu Vigier Latour, took his own life after a failed beard transplant in Turkey in March. Mathieu died three months after the €1,300 operation, which was carried out by an estate agent posing as the surgeon. The operation left Mathieu with permanent pain and an abnormal beard, growing at an unnatural angle. Unfortunately, the cases of patients who have suffered deformities or serious infections after such operations are many. Mathieu’s example highlights an alarming trend of suicides among those patients whose operations have failed. The psychological impact of botched surgeries is particularly severe for those who are already vulnerable, as many of them struggle with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), which causes sufferers to obsess over perceived imperfections in their appearance. Between […]
Source: News Beast

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