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Turkey, the new address for Brazilian butts, thick hair and shiny teeth

At a time when many economic sectors in Turkey are struggling, the health tourism sector has boomed, attracting hundreds of thousands of foreigners eager to get medical treatment and plastic surgeries for cheap.
ISTANBUL, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 15: A man walks past a billboard promoting medical treatments at the luxury Esteworld Clinic on February 15, 2017 in Istanbul, Turkey. Esteworld clinic is one of many Turkish run health clinics tailoring vacation packages to tourists wishing to undergo specific medical surgeries, generally offering a three day hotel deal with airport transfers, sightseeing, meals and the surgery. The company provides health tourism to clients in more than 100 countries and has seen business boom
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ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish surgeons’ mastery in giving women “Brazilian butt lifts” has become a new source of hard currency for the Turkish economy. The Realself website offers the list and contacts of Turkey’s 20 most famous plastic surgeons in this realm.

More and more TV stars seem to go under the knife to get the “Brazilian butt lift.” Keen to rectify bodily flaws and feel better, women and men alike are looking for surgical solutions, boosting the health tourism market by the day.

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