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Best Place and Doctor Outside US for Tummy Tuck and Butt Lift?

asked 2 years ago by fq123456 in canada
Latest answer by Samir Shureih, MD
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I am looking to get a Tummy Tuck and butt lift. Since they are very expensive in USA and Canada, does anyone know the best place and best doctor to get them done from outside USA, like in Mexico or Dominican Republic?

3 answers to Best Place and Doctor Outside US for Tummy Tuck and Butt Lift?

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Beware of medical tourism

Although there are excellent board certified plastic surgeons in countries other than the USA and Canada, you should be aware that the old adage in life, 'you get what you pay for," holds true in medicine and surgery. I often see patients whose desires were similar to yours, mainly to save money, who ended up with less than satisfactory results, complications, etc. They become depressed, mad at themselves for considering price only as their main objective, and then find that it... more
Jack A. Friedland, MD

Phoenix Plastic Surgeon
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Best doctors ouside the U.S.

The answer is nowhere. We have the best medicine and the best standards. Remember what if complications occur? Who do you call upon? Strange bacterial infections are a problem. Also correction of problems can be more expensive than the original procedure, and may require multiple procedures.
Samir Shureih, MD

Baltimore Plastic Surgeon
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Plastic Surgery Tourism - Never recommended

Before I answer your question let me ask you a few. If you had a heart attack and needed treatment would you travel abroad? If you needed a hysterectomy for uterine cancer would you travel abroad? If your daughter had a hernia that needed repair would you send her to a third world country for treatment ? If your dad had diabetes would you send him to overseas to see an endocrinologist? If you can't answer with an unequivocal yes to all of these questions why would you even consider... more
Steven Schuster, MD

Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

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