A mother-of-two has died after going to Turkey to have life-changing cosmetic surgery.
The hairdresser, from Sheffield, had paid £5,400 for a series of operations but sadly didn’t make it out the other side.
According to the Foreign Office, she is the 28th British woman to die from cosmetic surgery in Turkey since 2019, with the 38-year-old’s sister speaking of her shock at the sad turn of events.
Kaydell Brown flew to Turkey to have a Brazilian butt, tummy and breast lift, while her sister Leanne, 40, was hoping to do the same.
Kaydell went into surgery to change her life. (ITV News)
Kaydell wanted the surgery to get her life back on track after gaining weight due to her broken ankle.
The sisters worked hard to come up with the £5,400 required for flights, accommodation and the procedure, as the same thing in Britain would have cost almost three times the price.
In one interview with ITV, Leanne said: “She was very happy. She was excited. We were smiling, laughing and he just wanted to get there and do it.”
Two days later the sisters headed to ClinicExpert and Kaydell went into theater in the morning to get the work done. The surgery should have taken five hours, but ten hours later, she was dead.
Doctors claimed that some fat must have gone to her lungs as she was unresponsive after they tried to wake her up after the surgery.
An investigation has been launched into the sudden death of the mother of two children. (ITV News)
Her sister added: “She went into surgery at about 9.30am and that was the last time I saw her.
“I was told that night that he 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 it would be, and they kept saying, “it’s coming”.
“And then I knocked on the door and three people came in and said, ‘Can you come with us please?’ They started trying to say, “You know there are complications with surgery,” and I said, “Did my sister die?” And he said, “I’m sorry but yes.”
“They handed 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, albeit with parts of her heart missing.
An inquest into the death opened on Friday (August 16), as coroner Marilyn Whittle said: “We are still conducting inquiries into the death. We need more information.”
“I hope we can get the answers we need for you,” he told the family, as the inquest was adjourned for a case management review until February 28 at the latest.
It is believed that the fat in her bloodstream reached her lungs, killing her in the process. (ITV News)
Leanne expanded on why her sister wanted the surgery, saying: “She broke her ankle, it really got her down, she had to melt it down. So he 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 her old self back. She was more than excited.”
Senior staff at ClinicExpert suggested from a ‘discount’ that the cause of death was a ‘fat embolus occluding a blood vessel in the lung’.
The Turkish company also added: “The complications are [the] unwanted and unexpected result of an operation… They are not bad practices. We are very saddened by the loss of Kaydell, but we have nothing to hide.”
They also claimed that her body was “intact”.
Leanne is still coming to terms with the devastating business. (ITV News)
ClinicExpert further stated that it was “very likely” that the government coroner’s office would remove the organ parts when determining the cause of death.
“ClinicExpert performs cosmetic procedures for Turkish and international patients [for] 13 years old.
“He performed a little more than 23,000 cosmetic procedures. Unfortunately we have lost two cosmetic surgery patients in 13 years. Two is a very big number for us and for the patients’ loved ones. But two over 23,000 is 0.000087 death rate. This rate is much lower than the international averages in most developed countries and in the most advanced hospitals.
“Our medical director and medical board reviewed the case. We found no wrongdoing in the loss of Kaydell,” they concluded.
The British government said: “Our condolences go out to the family of Kaydell Brown.
“The UK government is actively working with the Turkish government on how to support the safety of patients… traveling to Turkey for medical treatment. We urge anyone considering cosmetic surgery abroad to research the treatment, the qualifications of their clinician and the regulations in the country they are traveling to.’
LADbible has contacted ClinicExpert for comment.
