Cosmetic Surgery Overseas
August 21, 2009 by peter
Filed under Cosmetic Surgery, Costs, Destinations, Problems, Risks and Safety
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
September 25, 2007 by peter
Filed under Problems, Risks and Safety
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.
Medical Tourism Risks
February 9, 2007 by peter
Filed under Problems, Risks and Safety
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.


