MY INDIAN TAKEAWAY
MY INDIAN TAKEAWAY
Plastic surgery tourist Catherine loses 6 pints of fat and 20in of skin
By Natasha Weale
CATHERINE KERR paid £1300 to go on a plastic surgery holiday to India - after waiting two years in vain for a NHS tummy tuck.
The 41-year-old went abroad for the life-changing op four weeks ago after NHS bosses scrapped them to save money.
Catherine, a nursery nurse, had managed to slim down from 15 stones to 12 - but she was left with unsightly loose fat around her stomach.
Having a tummy tuck and liposuction done privately would have cost the mum of four a whopping £8000 in the UK.
But a pal suggested she have the procedure abroad, so Catherine travelled to Mumbai with husband Danny, 43.
Surgeons at the Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai removed 20 inches of skin and six pints of fat. Her weight fell to 11st 2lbs after the operation.
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Last night, thrilled Catherine said: "I don't know how they get away with charging the prices they do in the UK. It's a rip-off. "Anyone thinking about surgery should go abroad.
"Going to a foreign clinic was a leap of faith and there were risks but it would have been the same in this country.
"But I couldn't have been in better hands. I couldn't be more delighted with the results."
Catherine, of Priesthill, Glasgow, was a size 8 before starting her family but put weight on with each pregnancy.
She has been pregnant seven times but suffered a miscarriage and lost two other babies late on in her pregnancy.
She said: "With both those pregnancies I never realised I was expecting until four months.
"There was nothing that could have been done to change the outcome but it was devastating.
"My stomach muscles had stretched so much because of the pregnancies but I didn't help myself by having a rubbish diet.
"My deep-fat fryer was on every day and I would help myself to crisps and chocolate.
"Being a vegetarian you would think I followed a really healthy diet but I'd eat things such as cheese pasties, veggie pizzas and lots of chips."
Catherine was at her heaviest four years ago - 15 stones and wearing size 20 clothes.
She vowed to lose weight after seeing herself in a relative's wedding pictures.
She said: "I couldn't believe it was me. I looked horrendous and had no idea what a frump I had become." Catherine joined Weight watchers and lost three stones in two years.
She said: "I felt worse after I'd lost weight because of the loose flesh around my stomach.
Getting my tummy tuck made me feel like a new woman."
India: Tummy tuck and liposuction, £1300. UK cost, £8000.
Croatia: Nose job, £1600. UK cost, £3500.
Egypt: Facelift, £1900. UK cost, £5500.
Tunisia: Breast lift and enlargement, £2600 (includes food, accommodation). UK cost, £6500.
Spain: Tummy tuck, £3600. UK cost, £4500.
South Africa: Eyelid surgery, £1750. UK cost, £3000.
Prague: Tummy tuck and liposuction, £3150 (includes food, accommodation). UK cost, £8000.
Malaysia: Breast enlargement, £2500. UK cost, £5000.
Belgium: Bottom implant and lift, £3000. UK cost, £5000.
Plastic surgery tourist Catherine loses 6 pints of fat and 20in of skin
By Natasha Weale
CATHERINE KERR paid £1300 to go on a plastic surgery holiday to India - after waiting two years in vain for a NHS tummy tuck.
The 41-year-old went abroad for the life-changing op four weeks ago after NHS bosses scrapped them to save money.
Catherine, a nursery nurse, had managed to slim down from 15 stones to 12 - but she was left with unsightly loose fat around her stomach.
Having a tummy tuck and liposuction done privately would have cost the mum of four a whopping £8000 in the UK.
But a pal suggested she have the procedure abroad, so Catherine travelled to Mumbai with husband Danny, 43.
Surgeons at the Wockhardt Hospital in Mumbai removed 20 inches of skin and six pints of fat. Her weight fell to 11st 2lbs after the operation.
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Last night, thrilled Catherine said: "I don't know how they get away with charging the prices they do in the UK. It's a rip-off. "Anyone thinking about surgery should go abroad.
"Going to a foreign clinic was a leap of faith and there were risks but it would have been the same in this country.
"But I couldn't have been in better hands. I couldn't be more delighted with the results."
Catherine, of Priesthill, Glasgow, was a size 8 before starting her family but put weight on with each pregnancy.
She has been pregnant seven times but suffered a miscarriage and lost two other babies late on in her pregnancy.
She said: "With both those pregnancies I never realised I was expecting until four months.
"There was nothing that could have been done to change the outcome but it was devastating.
"My stomach muscles had stretched so much because of the pregnancies but I didn't help myself by having a rubbish diet.
"My deep-fat fryer was on every day and I would help myself to crisps and chocolate.
"Being a vegetarian you would think I followed a really healthy diet but I'd eat things such as cheese pasties, veggie pizzas and lots of chips."
Catherine was at her heaviest four years ago - 15 stones and wearing size 20 clothes.
She vowed to lose weight after seeing herself in a relative's wedding pictures.
She said: "I couldn't believe it was me. I looked horrendous and had no idea what a frump I had become." Catherine joined Weight watchers and lost three stones in two years.
She said: "I felt worse after I'd lost weight because of the loose flesh around my stomach.
Getting my tummy tuck made me feel like a new woman."
India: Tummy tuck and liposuction, £1300. UK cost, £8000.
Croatia: Nose job, £1600. UK cost, £3500.
Egypt: Facelift, £1900. UK cost, £5500.
Tunisia: Breast lift and enlargement, £2600 (includes food, accommodation). UK cost, £6500.
Spain: Tummy tuck, £3600. UK cost, £4500.
South Africa: Eyelid surgery, £1750. UK cost, £3000.
Prague: Tummy tuck and liposuction, £3150 (includes food, accommodation). UK cost, £8000.
Malaysia: Breast enlargement, £2500. UK cost, £5000.
Belgium: Bottom implant and lift, £3000. UK cost, £5000.
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