{"id":3050,"date":"2025-03-05T17:38:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T18:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/?p=3050"},"modified":"2025-03-06T12:51:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T12:51:34","slug":"mum-dies-after-getting-last-minute-plastic-surgery-in-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/burn-the-priest.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/mum-dies-after-getting-last-minute-plastic-surgery-in-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Mum dies after getting \u2018last minute\u2019 plastic surgery in Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anne Towlson was found dead in her home in May last year (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A mum died from a mysterious illness after a ‘last minute decision’ to have an arm tuck surgery in Turkey last year, an inquest has heard.<\/p>\n

Anne Towlson, 58, was found dead at home with open wounds to her armpits and triceps, having complained about arm pain for days before.<\/p>\n

Mrs Towlson jetted off to Turkey in April 2024 for a tummy tuck and liposuction, but upon arrival at Green Park Hospital in Istanbul, she was offered an arm tuck surgery as well, which she agreed to.<\/p>\n

Issues arose immediately after her surgery, when Mrs Towlson complained to doctors about her right arm hurting and her compression garments being too tight. <\/p>\n

The inquest was told her right hand ‘swelled up like a balloon and was seeping a clear liquid’. After remaining in hospital for three more days, she was discharged to a hotel, where her wounds leaked a ‘yellow and slightly odorous fluid’ from her arms. <\/p>\n

She was using WhatsApp to communicate with the medics who conducted her surgery, and given antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, painkillers and a cream to take with her, the inquest was told.<\/p>\n

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The wounds on her arms were open (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She flew home to Manchester Airport on May 3, nine days after the surgery. From May 4 to the time she died, her internet search history included ‘infected stitches symptoms’, and ‘armpit yeast infection symptoms’, the inquest heard.<\/p>\n

On May 7, she sent a video of her arm and armpit with a ‘sticky yellow and white pus present’ to the hospital in Turkey, who replied saying they would ‘show the video to the doctor’ – but never replied.<\/p>\n

Mrs Towlson was seen by her neighbour on May 11 and was said to be communicating with her daughter, saying her ‘tummy was ok’ but her arm was in pain.<\/p>\n

Six days later, the mother was found dead at her home. Police photographs ‘clearly showed’ the tummy wound healing nicely, but her armpits and triceps had open wounds. <\/p>\n

A post-mortem examination to determine the cause of Mrs Towlson\u2019s death was inconclusive.<\/p>\n

Now, a coroner has issued a stark warning to Brits about the ‘dangers’ of travelling to Turkey for cosmetic surgery.<\/p>\n

Assistant coroner for Rutland and North Leicestershire, Isobel Thistlethwaite said they had been unable to get information from the company who organised Mrs Towlson\u2019s trip to Turkey for surgery, or the Turkish Hospital.<\/p>\n

‘On the balance of probabilities, Mrs Towlson was not given enough time to properly consider this decision,’ she added.<\/p>\n

‘British citizens are travelling abroad for significant and serious surgical operations with seemingly little in the way of follow up and no way to return easily to the operating hospital if they encounter complications once they are back in the UK.<\/p>\n

‘This is not only dangerous but could place a significant burden on the NHS.’<\/p>\n

A copy of the coroner\u2019s report was sent to Green Park Hospital in Turkey, as well as the British Association of Aesthetics and Plastic Surgeons.<\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anne Towlson was found dead in her home in May last year (Picture: Getty) A mum died from a mysterious illness after a ‘last minute decision’ to have an arm<\/p>\n

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