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Brits going abroad for leg-lengthening surgery risk ‘serious complications’

NHS hospitals are seeing patients requiring complex follow-up treatment, a team of experts said

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independent.co.uk3 mesi fa

Controversial leg surgery sparks NHS crisis as patients return with complications

UK surgeons warn of NHS costs from overseas leg-lengthening surgeries; seven cases cost £36,000 with implant and bone failures. Medical tourism for height procedures drives preventable crises, exposing gaps in patient awareness and healthcare system preparedness.

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mirror.co.uk3 mesi fa

Surgeons warn of horror complications after leg lengthening surgery abroad

Royal College of Surgeons reveals what can go wrong after controversial operation to be taller - cutting through the legs to allow new bone to grow in the gap

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mercoledì 3 giugno 2026·independent.co.uk
Brits going abroad for leg-lengthening surgery risk ‘serious complications’
NHS hospitals are seeing patients requiring complex follow-up treatment, a team of experts said
mercoledì 3 giugno 2026·mirror.co.uk
Surgeons warn of horror complications after leg lengthening surgery abroad
Royal College of Surgeons reveals what can go wrong after controversial operation to be taller - cutting through the legs to allow new bone to grow in the gap