Cosmetic Surgery Overseas

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Are you willing to fly abroad for  cosmetic surgery? Whether it’s  liposuction, breast augmentation, or a facelift on the top list of considerations is the cost. Prime factor is quality of treatment and and many other factors when venturing on medical travel.

Hollywood  has great influence to many of our women today, but this doesn’t exclude men from the picture. From the TV ads, magazines, billboards and other forms of media, beauty has been defined quite perfectly which makes our people of today, be it young or old, want to have theirs equivalent to how media defines it.

To achieve that Hollywood definition, experts have come up with various procedures of cosmetic surgery to meet the needs and desires of men and women of today. However, this desire is not easy to achieve because of the economic crisis that has made millions of people in US and UK to prioritize their needs and put a limit on what they can or cannot afford.

With loss of jobs, housing, life savings and health insurance as the main problems the Americans and British are concerned about beauty has become the last priority.

This makes Medical Tourism by far the top option if they are desperate for Medical Treatment . Not only for medical treatments but for Beauty procedures as well. Sure, they can save pretty much for the procedure, but then again, quality should always be considered.  The first step is to go online and research on  surgeons, when in fact not all surgeons that you stumble upon are the best in their field of study.  Don’t just think of how much you can save but rather on how safe and secure you will be with your decided destination and surgeon.

To help you decide, we are giving you the top 3 countries with the lowest offer per procedure as based from treatmentabroad.com. All you need to do is to find the right surgeon!

Cosmetic Surgery Procedure	Country 1	Price ($)	Country 2	Price ($)	Country 3	Price ($)
Breast Enlargement	Bolivia	$2,683	Cuba	$1,248	Venezuela	$2,580
Breast Reduction	Bolivia	$2,377	Brazil	$1,880	Cuba	$1,668
Breast Uplift	Bolivia	$732	Brazil	$601	Venezuela	$688
Buttock Lift	Brazil	$1,880	Tunisia	$1,925	Hungary	$2,730
Calf Implants	Austria	$2,646	Brazil	$2,714	India	$3,229
Cheek Implants	Bolivia	$1,337	Poland	$1,141	Tunisia	$1,925
Ear Pinning	Brazil	$905	Cuba	$726	Lithuania	$926
Upper Eyelid Surgery	Brazil	$905	Lithuania	$791	Thailand	$656
Lower Eyelid Surgery	Brazil	$905	Lithuania	$1,139	Thailand	$656
Upper and Lower Eyelid Surgery	Brazil	$1,323	Cuba	$889	Thailand	$1,341
Facelift	Bolivia	$2,683	Brazil	$1,880	Cuba	$2,279
Forehead/Brow lift	Brazil	$1,323	Cuba	$763	Lithuania	$1,470
Liposuction	Brazil	$905	Hungary	$1,066	Lithuania	$1,400
Nose Reconstruction/ Rhinoplasty	Bolivia	$1,337	Brazil	$1,461	Cuba	$1,535
Pectoral Implants	India	$2,557	Cyprus	$3,759	Brazil	$4,107
Tummy Tuck/ Abdominoplasty	Brazil	$1,880	Cuba	$1,831	Lithuania	$2,147

Medical Tourism Considerations

Before venturing into the landscape of Medical Tourism, there are several things you should consider. There is planning, economy, research and several other areas that you should prepare.

Read on about what you should think about before deciding when and where to go for your medial tourism procedures.

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Medical Tourism Risks

The risks come mainly in the form of environmental factors; not poor medical standards. Places like India or Thailand have different infectious diseases than home nations such as the US, Canada, UK. Exposure to these can be a hazard to anyone in an already weakened position. Gastrointestinal diseases (amoebic dysentery, bacteria) can seriously slow progress. Other infections causing concern include mosquito transmitted diseases, influenza and TB.

That said, because diseases are more commonplace in these locations, doctors appear to be more open to the possibility of any disease (including HIV, TB, and typhoid) and are often better able to cope.

Insurance is also an issue. You might not be covered by insurance or be able to seek compensation for malpractice lawsuits. Although it should be noted that malpractice insurance has always been a considerable portions of the cost in the west.

Traveling soon after surgery can also create complications. As can long flights – not recommended for anyone with heart (thrombosis) or breathing related problems.

Certain holiday activities and sports (e.g. scuba diving) are only suitable for certain patients and procedures.

For those undergoing any kind of cosmetic surgery it must be remembered that scars will be darker and more noticeable if they sunburn while healing.