Weight loss surgery abroad, life-threatening complications at home

Published: May 24, 2022, 7:43 a.m.

b"Holiday abroad, but don\\u2019t get weight loss surgery there.\\xa0\\xa0That\\u2019s the warning from medics who say they are encountering catastrophic and life-threatening complications in patients who\\u2019ve had bariatric surgery in Turkey.\\nFor more on this Shane was joined on the show this morning by Helen Heneghan a Consultant Bariatric Surgeon and Professor of Surgery at St Vincent\\u2019s Hospital.\\nListen and subscribe to Newstalk Breakfast\\xa0on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nDownload, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.\\n\\xa0\\xa0 \\nYou can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'."