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9781584794868

Beauty from Afar A Medical Tourist's Guide to Affordable and Quality Cosmetic Care Outside the U.S.

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  • ISBN13:

    9781584794868

  • ISBN10:

    1584794860

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2006-06-13
  • Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
  • Purchase Benefits
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Summary

A nip here, a tuck there. Less fat on the belly, butt, and thighs. More than half of all American adults admit they wouldn't mind looking "a little more perfect"-if they could afford the high price of plastic surgery. Now they can, by joining the flocks of medical tourists who are venturing to exotic overseas locales for cosmetic procedures that are equal to or better than those provided by the best doctors in Beverly Hills for as little as 10 percent of the cost. It's how journalist Jeff Schult got his new smile, and he was so impressed with his experience that he went on to investigate the medical tourist industry and top medical centers from Costa Rica to Brazil to Thailand. The result is Beauty from Afar, a guide that offers consumers the pros and cons of traveling abroad for cosmetic or other elective surgeries. Readers will get the facts on the locations, the doctors, and the facilities, as well as the spa-like resorts where patients recover. The book also offers guidelines on how to do your own research, interview prospective surgeons, and get information about hospitals and amenities-what to expect every step of the way, even when you're back home. Beauty from Afar gives new meaning to the idea of going on vacation and coming back renewed.

Table of Contents

Foreword 8(2)
John J. Corey
Author's Note 10(2)
Acknowledgments 12(2)
Introduction: Seeking Beauty from Afar: How I Got My Smile Back
Stumbling upon an open secret.
14(8)
Medical Tourism: Here, There, and Everywhere
22(20)
More than 100,000 U.S. residents leave the country for cosmetic procedures every year Where do they go? Wherever they like...
Comparing Quality, Comparing Costs
42(20)
Why care abroad is just as good as in the United States, and why it's so much less expensive than in the United States and Europe.
A Brief and Selective History of Medical Tourism
62(12)
A (necessarily) brief history of traveling for health care.
You're Going Abroad for...What!?
74(14)
The most common cosmetic and other surgical procedures that lure people overseas.
Research, Research, Research
88(20)
How a consumer should do his or her homework when considering traveling abroad for surgery.
There and Back Again
108(14)
Travel considerations: What a medical tourist needs to know for a successful journey.
Brazil: State of the Art in Aesthetic Makeovers
122(12)
Meeting Dr. Fabio and his FrankenBarbies
Costa Rica: The Beverly Hills of Central America?
134(20)
20/20 hindsight, recovery retreats, and a cottage industry growing up
Mexico: Going South of the Border
154(10)
Truth and myth, and knowing the difference.
The Far East: The New ``Cutting Edge'' in Medical Tourism
164(22)
The miracle at Bumrungrad, India plays catch-up, and Malaysia wants to augment business.
Pick a Country...Any Country
186(8)
South Africa, Eastern Europe, and Everywhere Else
Future Shock?
194(12)
Permanent health care abroad? Where will it all end, or will it?
Afterword 206
Curtis J. Schroeder

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