A mother-of-two has died after going to Turkey to get cosmetic surgery that she wanted to change her life.
The hairdresser from Sheffield had paid £5,400 for a number of operations, but sadly didn't make it out of the other side.
According to the Foreign Office, she is the 28th Brit to die from cosmetic surgery in Turkey since 2019, with the 38-year-old's sister speaking out about her shock following the sad turn of events.
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Kaydell Brown flew to Turkey with the intention of getting a Brazilian butt lift, a tummy tuck and a boob job, while her sister Leanne, 40, was hoping to get the same thing done.
Kaydell had wanted the surgery to get her life 'back on track' after she put on weight due to breaking her ankle.
The sisters worked hard to get the £5,400 required for the flights, accommodation and procedure, as the same thing in Britain would have cost almost triple the price.
In an interview with ITV, Leanne said : “She was really happy. She was excited. We were smiling, having a laugh and she just wanted to get there and get it done.”
Two days later the sisters headed to ClinicExpert clinic and Kaydell headed to the theatre in the morning to get the work done. The surgery should have taken five hours, but ten hours later, she was dead.
Medics claimed that some fat must have gone to her lungs, as she was irresponsive after they tried to wake her up following the surgery.
Her sister added: “She went in for surgery about 9.30am and that was the last time I saw her.
“They told me that evening that she didn’t make it. I couldn’t believe it. I was still in a room waiting for her to come back. I had asked a few times how long she was going to be, and they kept saying, ‘She’s coming’.
“And then I got a knock on the door and three people walked in and said, ‘Can you come with us please?’. They started trying to say, ‘You know there are complications with surgery’, and I said, ‘Has my sister died?’. And he said, ‘I’m sorry but yes’.
“They passed me an envelope and said, ‘This is your money back and this is your sister’s money back and this is your flight’,” Leanne revealed.
Kaydell's body was returned to the UK three days later, though with parts of her heart missing.
An inquest into the death was opened on Friday (16 August), as Coroner Marilyn Whittle stated: “We are still making inquiries into the death. We need more information.”
“I hope we can get the answers we need for you,” she told the family, as the inquest was adjourned for a case management review until 28 February at the latest.
Leanne expanded on why her sister wanted the surgery, saying: “She broke her ankle, it really got her down, she had to have it fused. So she put on weight and was in pain.
“So she thought the ‘mummy MOT’ would give her a confidence boost and get her back on track. She didn’t feel attractive and this was going to sort her out… get her life back. She wanted to get her old self back. She was more than excited.”
The higher ups at ClinicExpert suggested from a 'deduction' that the cause of death was a 'fat emboli blocking a lung blood vessel'.
The Turkish firm also added: “Complications are [the] undesirable and unexpected result of an operation… They are not malpractices. We are very sad for Kaydell’s loss, but we also have nothing we need to hide.”
They also claimed that her body was 'untouched'.
ClinicExpert further stated that it was 'highly possible' that the government coroner's office removed the organ parts when determining the cause of death.
“ClinicExpert has been performing aesthetic surgeries for Turkish and international patients [for] 13 years.
“It performed slightly over 23,000 aesthetic surgeries. Unfortunately, we lost two aesthetic surgery patients in 13 years. Two is a very big number for us, and for the loved ones of patients. But two over 23,000 is 0.000087 mortality rate. This rate is far below the international averages in most developed countries and most advanced hospitals.
“Our medical director and medical board reviewed the case. We didn’t conclude any malpractice in Kaydell’s loss,” they concluded.
The British government 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... travel to Turkey for medical treatment. We urge anyone considering a cosmetic procedure abroad to research the treatment, the qualifications of their clinician and the regulations in the country they are travelling to.”
LADbible has reached out to ClinicExpert for comment.
Joshua Nair