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EPISODE · Aug 18, 2026 · 4 MIN

Was a controversial surgery life-changing, disastrous or both?

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One calls it a miracle. The other calls it a mess. Two Kiwi women operated on by the same surgeon on the other side of the world came home with vastly different outcomes. Health New Zealand calls the operation experimental and dangerous, warning patients not to go overseas for it. But as investigative journalist Anusha Bradley reports, both women feel they had no other option.

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