Medical Tourism Costing Millions
In recent months the medical tourism industry has blossomed, with more and more Brits, Aussies and Americans traveling abroad for nips and tucks during this economic rut. However, the South American and South East Asian jaunts may be costing you and your government more than just airfare and surgery. With thousands of plastic surgery hungry patients flocking to third world countries for cheap surgery, the numbers of botched jobs have increased significantly. The NHS is reporting that nearly a third of the patients traveling abroad for cosmetic surgery come back with complications that NHS doctors must rectify. Thus costing the NHS millions of dollars yearly.
The Telegraph reported that,
"Research carried out by The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons found that a quarter of its members had treated patients for complications related to surgery carried out abroad. Problems ranged from asymmetrical results in breast augmentation to dangerous complications including blood poisoning, blood clots, wound infections and swabs left inside patients."
Unfortunately many travelers feel they are getting a great deal and if not they take advantage of the NHS and it's generosity and duty to tend to surgery related issues. The NHS has become peoples plastic-surgery faux pas safety net. Cosmetic tourism may be saving you money short term witch economically viable solutions for travel and beauty-revamping, but in the long run it may cost you and the government time and money.
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