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Program Presenter: (00:14)

Good evening to you and welcome to this show tonight, we will about women in the present time, about two worlds of women, here and on the other side of the world. First, we will the incredible frenzy of cosmetic surgery that is taking place has seized all the young women in French-speaking Switzerland. We will then go to Kabul, where women have to face hatred and the obscurantism of the Islamists. Present time is a reflection of the reality of the world, of all worlds. We therefore assume this collision of themes.

Program Presenter: (00:40)

The women you will discover in our first topic will surprise you. They are barely 18 years old. They are already had her breasts, buttocks and of course her lips done and part of the face. But this does not prevent them from claim to be feminist. Their inspiration comes from the influences of social networks, reality TV, .... But they claim their right to botulinum toxin and cosmetic surgery at the for their well-being, their confidence in themselves and in their body.

Program Presenter: (01:05)

Laurence, our fifty-year-old journalist and a self-confessed feminist, wanted to understand why these very young women talk about rebirth and new life.

Reporter: (1:20)

Medespoir collaborates in Turkey with a group of clinics which boasts of welcoming 2 million visitors per year foreign patients, of which a quarter are for aesthetic purposes. 10% would be Swiss people and among them, more and more young people. It is essentially for the price 2 to 3 times lower than in Switzerland that Jennifer Martinez chose to go through Medespoir, this 27 year old restaurant worker, had just left the canton of Vaud for Istanbul. The goal of the trip: to offer the chest of his dreams.

Reporter: (02:19)

Jennifer, is this it then?

Jennifer : (02:19)

Yes, this is it. So yes, I'm super excited, a little anxious. A a little bit of stress, but otherwise, I can't wait. After so much waiting in relation to this complex.

Reporter: (02:40)

The agency takes care of the transfer, the hotel and of course, the two days of hospitalization. The day after their arrival. Jennifer and her partner, whom he joined a little later in Istanbul, have an appointment with the surgeon. A translator is in charge of acting as an intermediary.

Clinic translator: (02:40)

Now, he will examine you first. And then we'll discuss in more detail.

Reporter: (04:08)

After the preoperative consultation. Jennifer came for simple breast prostheses. In the end, she finds herself with three breast procedures. A liposuction of the belly and lipofilling. In short, the surgeon will take some of the fat in the adipose areas to add fat where it is needed. feels it is lacking, especially on the hips. Yes. It doesn't not too much.

Reporter: (04:32)

Doesn't it look like too much?

Jennifer : (04.34)

No, no, no, no, because everything will be done at once. So we suffers only once.

Reporter: (04:40)

So you don't get anxious about it?

Jennifer : (04.42)

Not at all. Not at all. You didn't feel pushed to the consumption not far from there. He's going to carve me what! What woman would not want to be sculpted.

Reporter: (05:04)

You have no particular reservations about the fact that they come to be operated on here in Turkey?

Jennifer's companion: (05:08)

No, who am I to say? I think she is right to do this operation.

Reporter: (05:20)

The next day is the D-day, early in the morning. Jennifer is prepared for the operation, a surgery that will last several hours.

Jennifer : (06:22)

We'll meet again in Geneva in a week. I am very satisfied. I can't wait to see the final result. The care at top and super nice welcome. A beautiful city too. A perfect accompaniment. A huge thank you to Aram Clinic for the the service, the reception. I recommend 100%. Aram Clinic and Medespoir.

Jennifer's companion: (07:29)

So far everything is good, I think there will be no problem, then, is just to do what he was told in in terms of sheathing, hygiene, and the result will be sumptuous.

Reporter: (07:45)

For Jennifer, a new chest was clearly the key of happiness. Six days after her operation, I went to see her to find himself when he leaves the plane and despite the discomfort of the girdle, she looked happy.

Reporter: (08.00)

Results?

Jennifer : (07:59)

The results are in. I am very happy.

Jennifer : (08:05)

We were able to shop, and entertain ourselves.

Speaker 2 (08:22)

Under the tracksuit, it is difficult to perceive the transformation. But according to the photo she sent me, it is rather spectacular.

JT Presenter: (00:00)

For economic reasons, is more and more patients do not hesitate to travel abroad for treatment. As you know, this is what is known as medical tourism. Tunisia, for example, receives 500,000 patients each year in Brussels. In Granby, we followed a couple from of the Oise. Taken care of by a clinic in Tunis in dream conditions.

France 3 reporter: (00:24)

Tunisia, its sun, its sandy beaches, its culture. And these landscapes that attract many tourists every year French as Aurore du Roy.

Aurora (patient): (00:38)

We'll take it in stride.

France 3 reporter: (00:40)

But what decided this young woman from Picardy to come here were Medespoir clinics, such as Medespoir, which practice cosmetic surgery at unbeatable prices. 48 hours earlier, she prepares her suitcase, direction Tunis. After months of reflection, she chose to offer herself a breast augmentation.

Aurora (patient): (01:03)

Following the arrival of Sasha (her daughter), we will say that my changed and I wanted to change that, by done.

France 3 reporter: (01:17)

If the young woman chose to cross the Mediterranean to be the reluctance of his family and friends to have the operation, it is because that the surgical act costs half as much as in France. But once greeted by employees of the Medespoir, the pressure goes up a notch.

Medespoir Medical Assistant: (01:34)

Don't worry, it makes sense to be a little stressed before an intervention. It's not that easy, but be sure that you are in good hands.

Aurora (patient): (01:42)

Here it comes to fruition. This is the end we'll say!

France 3 reporter: (01:44)

The end of a complex and an operation that would have cost nearly 5 000 euros in France. In Tunisia, the price of 2600 euros includes the surgical procedure, but also a week all expenses paid for she and her husband.

And in front of our camera, Medespoir continues its operation seduction by offering some gifts to our couple of French.

France 3 reporter: (02 :09)

And the goodies are courtesy of Medespoir?

Medespoir Medical Assistant: (02:12)

Yes, of course.

France 3 reporter: (02:14)

But for Aurore and her husband, it is especially the occasion to give to this operation a flavor of vacations. Before going to the country of the jasmine, Aurore inquired on Internet. She read several negative reviews, such as these messages that mention failed on some forums. But what finally convinced him to take the plunge, it is the CV of several surgeons trained in France.

Aurora (patient): (02:44)

I was able to consult their training, they all studied in France and already started their career in France. So, this too This is a great incentive to make this choice and it carries a lot of confidence.

France 3 reporter: (03:00)

It's finally D-day for Aurore. Here, we practice 4000 acts of cosmetic surgery each month and the appointments for the young Frenchwoman. After the anesthesiologist. She meets his surgeon, Dr. Mezhoud, trained in Grenoble. With him, she chooses her Bonnet D prostheses. A few minutes only before the operation. The surgeon received her file on several weeks ago. But he knows that a remote follow-up can involve risks.

Dr Mezhoud : (03:33)

It's always a little difficult to assess the condition of the skin, only on photos. Sometimes, it happens that the patient in consultation, realizes that the skin is not as it should be imagined it. So, this leads to modify the indication operative.

France 3 reporter: (03:51)

But for this patient, no contraindication, and the anesthesia can take place. A few hours later, we we find a young woman relieved and visibly satisfied with the result. Now she is keeping her fingers crossed that the The next few weeks are going to be without any unpleasant surprises.

France 3 reporter: (04:21)

Medical tourism is trying to continue its development here in Tunisia, a country that welcomes each year more than 500 000 patients and tries to attract more and more French people. The France, which ranks 14th in the world for surgical procedures aesthetic practiced every year far, far away from the country as China, the United States and Brazil.

Program Presenter: (00:15)

Welcome to the new issue of So True, Witnesses that you are going to discover suffer from a complex that poisons the life. Whether it is their weight, an illness or a physical difference, they live in fear of the and have gradually isolated themselves from society. So, will they manage to free themselves from their complexes? Will they finally come to accept themselves as they are?" My complexes are ruining my life, I decided to fight." A documentary My Production.

Reporter: (00:38)

In Le Touquet, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais. It is a beautiful day sunny. The opportunity for Julie, 27, and her husband Cédric, 35 years old, to spend time with their family and their three children, Mathéo, Lucas and Valentin. Their youngest.

Reporter: (01:08)

Every time they come to the beach, Julie experiences a real ordeal. She can't get into her bathing suit and prefers to sit on her towel.

Reporter: (02:04)

Julie gained a lot of weight during her pregnancies, up to reach 120 kilos. It was at the birth of his youngest child, four years ago that Julie managed to get her act together.

Julie : (02:18)

I still lost almost 60 kilos, but the belly does not get any better. does not recover from the skin. I've done every sport in the world, the skin, it is there, the final belly. It is a very big complex, since it eats my life.

Reporter: (02:39)

This complex spoils her life so much that she and her husband have made a big decision that he hopes will change their lives. In a few days, Julie will undergo an abdominoplasty.

Julie : (02:50)

I would love to join my husband and the kids at the beach. That's why I want to have surgery so that I can wearing my shirt, that we have fun, that we defile, that I look,...

Reporter: (03:17)

A few hours later, Julie has an appointment with a friend for a lingerie sale at home. Her friends are not at the of her operation project and the young mother would like to to talk to them about it. She finds Esther, her older sister, and Emilie, her sister-in-law. The saleswoman came with some nice money very sexy clothes.

The saleswoman: (03:39)

We will always come back to this word, feel beautiful. It is important to feel beautiful.

Reporter: (03:45)

While she is all ecstatic in front of these laces, Julie tries to put on a good show. But once again, his complex takes over.

Julie : (03:59)

I would never wear this. It's true! It's not going to be pretty with my belly.

Reporter: (04:12)

It is stronger than her. She breaks down. For the first time, she confides in her friends. The opportunity to talk about her project operation.

Reporter: (05:41)

Julie knows that her sister-in-law has always been totally refractory to surgery. She tries to get her into the discussion. But for the moment, Emilie remains outside the debate.

Julie : (05:51)

Because every time I told him your life is hard. I can't not be like you, I'm a woman, but on average, I do like you. And you see, I don't have the assets.

Reporter: (06:05)

Tomorrow, Julie will fly to Tunisia to have surgery on her belly. Will she finally accept her choice? The more the operation The closer Julie gets, the more stressed she becomes. Will she have the courage to go through with her adventure? Will she end up getting the body she has always dreamed of? Tomorrow, she will fly to Tunisia to undergo an abdominoplasty when she has just tell his friends about his desire to have surgery.

Reporter: (08:15)

In the morning, Cedric and Julie will fly to Tunisia. This intervention represents a huge investment for the couple who put all their savings in.

Julie : (08:24)

I'm not stressed. In fact, I'm looking forward to to wake up and have my new body.

Reporter: (08:31)

Julie's husband, Cedric, will be at his wife's side at the hospital. He also expects a lot from this operation, because their intimate life has suffered a lot.

Cedric: (08:39)

A very big moment that I am waiting for. This time, I hope that it will last a long time for her and for me too. Our couple is rather tense compared to all its complex.

Reporter: (09:12)

Julie already imagines herself with her new body. In fact, she has even bought the dress she will wear after the operation.

Julie : (09:19)

I hope to put it on when I leave here. I'm looking forward to wear clothes that are sexier.

Reporter: (09:50)

Julie and Cedric have just landed in Tunis. The young woman has braved his fear of flying and did not hesitate to travel more than 2 500 kilometers to finally say goodbye to her unsightly belly.

Julie : (10.00)

It's been a very long trip, but it feels good to get there. I have I'm looking forward to the surgery and that everything is going well and that I'm wakes up with my new body. Fortunately my husband is because if I was alone it would be more difficult.

Reporter: (10:26)

In couple since 10 years, it is the 1st time that the 2 offer themselves such an expensive trip. So before the surgery, they plan to enjoy it.

Reporter: (10:50)

We are back in Tunis, we find Cedric and Julie who live a beautiful love story of more than 10 years. Before the intervention the couple enjoys an enchanted interlude under the sun and in front of a heavenly beach.

Julie : (11:48)

At the restaurant, Julie recalls her dazzlement by the meal presented.

Reporter: (12:05)

Before returning to the hotel, the couple takes the opportunity to play the tourists in the streets of the capital and forget the stress of Julie's operation, just for a moment. A little detour in the souks is necessary to leave with arms full of gifts.

Reporter: (12:20)

It's 11:00 pm, Julie and Cedric while they spent a pleasant moment, the good old songs catch up with the couple.

Julie : (12:29)

I always put my pajamas in the bathroom, because I have ashamed to be naked in front of Cedric. The time to be operated, I see if I will change my habits later.

Reporter: (13:07)

The next day, Julie has an appointment with the doctor for a consultation pre-operation. If the day before, the woman was smiling, this morning, it's a different story. She shows a very anxious and seems to be aware of what lies ahead.

Julie : (13:22)

This morning I'm stressed, and I'm a little bit scared but it's ok come on.

Reporter: (13:36)

On the way to the clinic, Julie remains silent. In a few moments, she will discover the place of his operation and will meet his surgeon. For the young woman, it's a big jump in the void. And she begins to be very afraid of what will happen.

Dr Mezhoud : (13:52)

Hello, how are you? Is everything okay?

Julie : (14:01)

I'm stressed anyway, but I'm fine.

Reporter: (14:12)

The medical consultation will last over an hour. The doctor will will take the time to explain to Julie what to expect. The young woman is very attentive.

Dr Mezhoud : (14:22)

The objective of abdominoplasty is to tighten the skin of the relaxed belly. An incision is made all around the navel of so that it is no longer attached to the skin. Then we take off the skin and pull it well downwards, then we cut this that protrudes and we suture. This means that in the end there will be a sub-pubic scar and all around the navel.

Reporter: (14:49)

Dr. Mezhoud, Medespoir's partner surgeon, is impressed by the strength of character of his patient.

Dr Mezhoud : (14:55)

How many pounds did you lose?

Julie : (14:57)

I lost 60 kilos, thanks to a diet, sport, ...

Dr Mezhoud (15:20)

This is a classic case. And then, in relation to women, abdominoplasty is one of the most common procedures practiced.

Reporter: (16:01)

So, how will this surgeon proceed with the tracing of the body of Julie? An essential step that allows her to take her decision zones and to judge the quality of the product. amount of skin to be removed.

Dr Mezhoud (16:13)

So, as soon as the anesthesiologist sees you, we'll go to the OR operative.

Reporter: (16:20)

It is 3pm in Tunis. Julie is ready to go to the operating room operation. His operation will last a little less than three hours. Three hours to end a life-threatening complex for ten years. Julie is on the operating table to undergo a tummy tuck with Medespoir. Waiting for her to wake up. Cédric, her husband, is replaying their story. How will the operation be successful? Will the result be as good as the Julie's expectations?

Will she finally feel feminine and sexy as she dreams of it for years?

Cedric: (17:15)

I am very stressed. I'm worried. I try to think about something else, but it's hard.

Reporter: (17:26)

After a stressful and interminable wait for Cedric, Julie ends up going back to her room. The young woman is still under the effect of the anesthesia, but she is awake.

Reporter: (17:56)

Julie is still stunned, but the operation went well. After a few days of rest, the young woman can finally return to France. Liévin, In the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, we let's meet Julie. One month after her operation. While her husband is in the kitchen, the young woman puts on her 31. Today, she is getting ready to receive her loved ones for their show off his new body.

Julie (18:21)

I bought a dress, a very tight skirt of style that I wanted to wear, but couldn't necessarily wear before my belly surgery with Medespoir. So now, I the door because I want to show that I can put things a little more tight, more sexy. So it's true that it will be a discovery for them in a good way.

Cedric: (18:45)

In fact, I am rediscovering my wife and many of my friends. better, even better than before, because his body is completely transformed thanks to the surgery. And I feel it much more confident.

Reporter: (19:01)

The young woman is totally transformed and has changed her entire wardrobe before the guests arrive. She wants to make validate his outfit by his companion, who was super charmed by his new silhouette.

Reporter: (19:26)

17 hours. The guests arrive. So, not a minute to lose. Direction the room. Julie is impatient to show the result of her belly operation to her relatives. The friends of Julie were amazed by the result. Even Emilie, his beautiful sister, who had been virulent at the beginning of the adventure, has changed her mind about plastic surgery.