Seven British patients have died since 2019 after receiving weight loss surgery in Turkey, an investigation has found.Weight loss treatments are available on the NHS, but a combination of lengthy waiting lists and costly private healthcare has pushed some patients to seek procedures abroad.The most common types of weight loss surgery include a gastric band, gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy, working to increase weight loss as the stomach becomes fuller quicker.
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