How the British cosmetic surgery industry went bust

Marianne Green, 30, is one of an estimated 150,000 Britons who have flown to Turkey for cosmetic surgery in the past year. The experience was "brilliant," she says. "We had a hotel stay in Istanbul included in the price. They picked me up from the airport, took me to my hotel and drove me to my appointments."

Green paid £3,100 for breast implants and chose to travel to Turkey in April for the same reason so many people flock to clinics in Europe for cosmetic surgery: cost. "It's cheaper abroad," she says. Quotes from plastic surgeons near her home in ...