As pet owners battle with soaring vet bills amid the ongoing cost of living crisis, some Brits are being tempted by cheaper vet care outside of the UK.
Representatives of one firm have even travelled around the UK giving face-to-face consultations to interested customers before using underhand tactics to strong arm people into buying ops.
Morgan Ribeiro, 20, had flown to Turkey with her boyfriend for a £2,500 gastric sleeve operation earlier this month as she didn t want to be placed on an NHS waiting list for years.
Erin Gibson revealed she had a sinking feeling in her stomach after finding out Morgan Ribeiro had flown to Turkey to have a gastric sleeve operation after years of being bullied for her weight.
Melissa Kerr, 31, paid £3,200 for buttock enlargement surgery at the private Medicana Haznedar Hospital in Istanbul, Turkey - but she was not fully aware of the risks of the procedure