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Does this video bother the experts on realself as much as it did for me?
How does she get aftercare should she need it that night?
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Breast augmentation in Mexico same day
When I was a child, there were a number of reports of people looking into the sun until they were blind. I suppose the light was nice for a time.
If you took a respectable American plastic surgery practice, stripped out the costs of patient protections (malpractice and other insurances), overburdensome patient rights. bothersome sterility and cleanliness standards, need for organizational / pesky governmental oversight (JCAHO, Medicare, OSHA), and the availability of any...
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Mexican Breast Augmentation and no aftercare: may save a buck or two, but is Russian Roulette with your result (and maybe life)!
There are good surgeons in many countries, but why even consider going elsewhere (Mexico) for elective surgery? Better or more experienced surgeons? Hospitals or clinics or offices with more up-to-date, safe, and certified facilities and staff? Better pre-op information or post-op care and follow-up?
Of course, none of these was received, just savings of a few lousy bucks! . . . and all for a surgeon who cares about his patient so much that he has her driven back across the border...
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Plastic Surgery
Thank you for posting the video. A close friend of mine is a Plastic Surgeon on the border in Texas. He receives several patients a year that are air-ambulanced to his area for care following their Plastic Surgery outside of the States.
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Breast Implants Across the Border
The temptations of seeking lower price for cosmetic surgery in another country adds an undesirable level of risk to one's most important asset: health and well-being.
The ability to have accessible follow-up if problems or questions arise post-op must be part of any thoughtful, sensible and wise calculation.
Strange that a hand-held video shot while waiting in a long line of traffic at the Mexico-US border would have any notoriety, other than as a bizarre artifact of our times!...
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Tijuana Breast Augmentation
Hello and thank you for the question.
While there may be some reputable surgeons in Tijuana with reasonable experience, as most if not all of my colleagues mentioned, the regulations and standards which US Surgeons must abide by are lacking in Mexico, making these procedures "cheap" comparatively. However, with that comes a vast disparity in the quality of care, quality of follow-through, and quite often, quality of results. Personally, I would not recommend having...
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Sleazy Ad
This¢ is obviously a sleazy ad for this guy's services.
What are his credentials? Is he even a doctor? He is an American, why not practice here - License revoked if ever had one?
I must say, a car interview is unprofessional, he dresses and speaks unprofessionally. I might consider him to do my lawn, not my wife's breast augmentation.
If you go to this guy, you are foolish.
My 2¢
sek
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Breast Surgery in Tijuana is like a Box of Chocolates. You never know whatcha gonna get...
The TOP surgeons in Mexico, Brazil and other countries are in NO WAY inferior to their American colleagues. However, it is EXTREMELY doubtful that a top Mexican surgeon would employ "Iggy the used car salesman" as a clumsy shill to sell his services on YouTube. As to "Heather" giving her opinion on the fitness of the "hospital" she was operated on, you might as well ask me for my opinions on tuning NASCAR race car engines (of which I know NOTHING).
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Medical Tourism: when its good it's good but when its bad it can be really bad
Medical Tourism: when its good it can be good but when its bad it can be really bad. Saving money is about the only benefit. You are not traveling there because they provide a unique service that is not offered here. However, it a complication occurs, you may be on your own.
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Breast augmentation in Tijuana - how silly
It is so short-sighted to think that all that matters is the price and that you can go cheap and get the best result. Who will take care of her IF she has a complication like a hematoma (can happen in the first 2 weeks after surgery), an infection, a capsular contracture, or for any other reason needs a revision for any issue like size? Not the guy in TJ that's for sure!
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Medical Tourism - A Dangerous Trade
The True Cost of Medical Tourism
Medical tourism has becoming increasingly popular in recent years; patients have been flying out of the U.S. for plastic surgery, lured by lower prices.Tijuana Mexico is the most popular place for patients from Southern California to go to - sometimes with reasonable results and sometimes with medical disasters. As a practicing Surgeon in Southern California - I am in the position to see many of these problems and try to reverse deformities that often...
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