That is obviously just a mistake. Probably due to IT crowd and Motherland. Of course, Linehan could be a dual citizen of the UK now anyway. The biggest thing to take away from that article is not that.
Three things are going around in my mind from that article.
1). Is it ethical to carry out surgery like this when it is so experimental. If there was an obligation on those carrying out the surgery to state all the things that could go wrong, could the person choosing the surgery complain about it subsequently. There is no standard of care, is there?
2). If deemed ok for adults to consent (knowing diagnosis may be a result of other issues, and not a cause). Then should health insurance pay out when others will inevitable be subsidising it, and all the complications involved. Remember it was elective and it was performed on an initially healthy body. Not all treatments for ill people are covered by insurance. So, maybe if the person choosing this cosmetic surgery had to pay themselves, at least they haven't done it at the expense of someone else.
3). Can someone really do any of these cosmetic surgeries to a child? Can a guardian really consent to this for a minor?
So, I wonder if SN was informed about the experimental nature of this surgery and how it could all go wrong. Also, were they told that there was no standard of care? How is someone's mental health and state of mind assessed before they seek this type of surgery?
There are so many questions. The main ones are how this passes any medical ethics standard; is there an obligation to make a patient fully informed of the problems that may occur, and is there any safeguarding of people who may not be in a state of mind to consent.