| Traveling abroad for cosmetic surgery has | | | | known for having a lot hospitals and surgeons |
| become an increasingly popular activity amongst | | | | that specialize buttock augmentation. Whichever |
| people in the United States and Europe. Why | | | | country you end up picking, it should be one that |
| travel abroad? For one, the cost of having | | | | you feel comfortable with and that you won't |
| cosmetic surgery done abroad is much less than | | | | mind spending a week or more in. |
| the cost of having a cosmetic surgery procedure | | | | Choosing the Hospital |
| at home, and the quality of the procedure is as | | | | Make sure that the hospital you use has a plenty |
| good and sometimes better in foreign hospitals | | | | of experience handling the cosmetic procedure |
| that cater specifically to medical tourists. To give | | | | that you'll be receiving. Look for facilities that have |
| an example of the savings, a high-end breast | | | | English speaking doctors and medical staff |
| augmentation procedure in, say, Brazil, costs | | | | members and that are internationally recognized |
| around $3000, while the same procedure in the | | | | and accredited by legitimate bodies like the Joint |
| U.S. would cost around $10,000 or more. | | | | Commission International. |
| Aside from the savings, though, another allure of | | | | Keep your Local Doctor in the Loop |
| medical tourism is that foreign hospitals that cater | | | | Your local physician should know about your |
| to medical tourists offer a high level patient care | | | | cosmetic surgery plans abroad. He will be crucial |
| that is not really seen anywhere in the United | | | | during your recovery period back home and he |
| States or Europe. Having your cosmetic surgery | | | | might even be able to suggest a medical tourist |
| overseas also gives you privacy and ensures that | | | | destination for your particular cosmetic surgery |
| the whole experience is discrete. You can tell your | | | | treatment. |
| acquaintances back home that you are simply on | | | | Documents to Keep in Hand |
| vacation, while in you enjoy a pleasant recovery | | | | Have in hand at least one set of copies of your |
| period in an exotic location. | | | | visa, passport, credit cards, medical records, |
| The Country | | | | traveler's checks and driver's license. You should |
| When choosing a country to go to for your | | | | also keep with you the contact information of |
| cosmetic surgery procedure, consider the cost of | | | | your close family members, as well as your local |
| travel and lodging in addition to the cost of the | | | | doctor, the U.S. embassy, your insurance |
| procedure itself. Also keep in mind that different | | | | providers, your creditors and your bank and your |
| countries are known for specializing in different | | | | employer back home. |
| cosmetic procedures. Venezuela, for example, is | | | | |