Turkey surgery warning as mother-of-four dies after gastric sleeve
BBC A father whose daughter died after travelling to Turkey for weight-loss surgery has urged people to think again before doing the same.
Shannon Meenan Browse from Londonderry was 32 when she died in August.
The mother-of-four travelled for a gastric sleeve operation 18 months ago but, according to her father, got sick almost straight away.
Shane Meenan said his daughter could not keep any food down in the wake of the operation.
He said the illness got so bad her teeth began to rot due to constant vomiting.
The family were told she died in Altnagelvin Hospital from "malnutrition due to gastric sleeve".
Dr Nicola Herron, a Derry-based GP, said the experience of Ms Meenan Browse and her family was "beyond heart-breaking", adding that doctors in Northern Ireland were becoming increasingly concerned about people travelling abroad for surgery.
'Lost my heart and soul'
A BBC investigation in March found that seven British patients who travelled to Turkey for weight-loss surgery died after operations there, while others returned home with serious health issues.
