Medical Tourism:

Medical tourism is a growing business in recent years. A surgical procedure combined with a relaxing vacation paints a picturesque dream. Travel agencies offer help in hotel arrangements, plane tickets, and even tickets to theaters and restaurants, in their specially designed ‘surgery packages’ for the medical tourist.

Patients’ running to distant shores for plastic surgery treatments is due to a number of reasons, the main one being undoubtedly the price. Cosmetic surgery may be offered in exotic settings in Thailand, India, South Africa, and closer home, in Colombia, at one-tenth the price in the United States and Western Europe. But what the medical tourist has to remember is the possible risks that such countries can pose to personal health and healing, as well as the credibility of the doctor. While exotic countries have may have a lower cost of healthcare services, what a Westerner has to reflect upon are factors like the climate, food, language and public amenities among others. Tropical locales are notorious for diseases like dengue, malaria and hepatitis which are not prevalent in Western countries.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons [ASPS] points out a necessary reminder that in case of an injury or an issue of malpractice, an American cannot appeal to U.S. health and safety laws as they generally do not extend overseas. The West, while no doubt a costlier option is by far a safer option when it comes to plastic surgery. At the Plastic Surgery Institute of California, we make sure our services meet the standards set out by boards like the American Board of Plastic Surgery, Inc. [ABPS] and the ASPS.

With the wide range of plastic surgery services we provide at some of the best rates in the industry, you don’t need to head to distant shores to look and feel your best. The Plastic Surgery Institute of California located in Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, California is the only destination you need to head to.