Plastic Surgery: Medical Treatments Abroad
Commons · Question 76494 · Tabled 10 Sep 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 18 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Josh Fenton-Glynn
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the average cost per patient to the NHS for treating complications from cosmetic surgery undertaken abroad.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 18 Sep 2025
The Department does not have data on the overall costs to the National Health Service for treating complications from cosmetic procedures conducted overseas. We are exploring ways to improve our understanding of the scale of the cost to the NHS.