Women from the US, Europe and other rich countries with high medical costs are flocking to have their tummy tucks and liposuctions done for less in places like Brazil.
Local plastic surgeons report a 20% increase year-on-year. The popular cable television program Entertainment Tonight has followed women on the so-called “beauty and the beach” trail to Brazil.
The best evidence of a trend is probably the emergence of a nascent cottage industry of travel companies specialized in what is sometimes called “lipotourism”
Price is the biggest incentive for prospective patients. Depending partly on the often fluctuating exchange rate, total expenditures in Brazil usually run from one-third to one-half of what the same procedure would cost in the United States, say insiders. An unscientific poll based on five dozen responses from members of PSJ found that about 40% saved $10,000-30,000 by going outside the US; another 40% saved $2,000-10,000.
Brazil stands out from much of the cut-rate Third World crowd because it can keep a straight face as it offers First World quality. A Brazilian economist once dubbed the country “Belindia”
Full service companies like Estetica Brasil meet patients at the airport, provide bilingual guides and arrange all of the logistics, including lodging and transfers to and from the hospital. Patients are taken care of as they complete their recovery periods in hotel rooms or short-term rental apartments after release from the hospital.
Full-service operators try to eliminate some of the worry by helping prospective patients perform due diligence on physicians and hospitals, an often difficult task given language barriers and an unfamiliar bureaucracy. “We take the time to check on the surgeons, to see, for example, if they have any complaints registered against them,” said Vincent Chastel, Managing Director for Estetica Brasil.
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