With tummy tucks out of the country, how do I find a doctor for post surgery procedures after returning home?

Thank you for your question. Most U.S. plastic surgeons will strongly encourage you not to travel out of the country to have your procedure. There are many good plastic surgeons across the borders, but in the unfortunate event that you have a complication, finding care here is very difficult. This can be life threatening, and I've taken care of a number of patients myself who have found themselves in this dangerous situation. You are much better off finding a trusted and qualified plastic surgeon nearer to you. Best wishes on your procedure.

You are wise to think about post-operative follow-up, before out of the country surgery.   It is often difficult to arrange, and may require you to return to the operating surgeon.   Please consider a consult with a surgeon in your area, and discuss follow-up with the operating surgeon. 

Typically surgeons in the country on not eager see patients who have surgery performed elsewhere because of poor standardization of surgical procedures in other countries. We may have difficulty understanding exactly what was done which can impact our ability to take care of you after you had surgery. Unfortunately if you elect to have surgery in a different country you will need to see the  surgeon who performed the surgery for followup.

It is absolutely unfair to you, your surgeon and the plastic surgeon you want to follow up with once you return to the US. You should decide where you want the proper post op care and that should determine where to have the surgery.  Anything short of that will lead to poor care

People travel abroad in order to save money on cosmetic procedures.  Unfortunately, if the patient has problems, few plastic surgeons are willing to take on the problems associated with these complications.  If you truely have issues, then be up front with the surgeons who you talk with, about what has been done.  It may end up being very expensive to correct the problems that result from a discount procedure.

We have all seen any number of extreme problems and complications after out of town surgery. If you have those problems you will need to see the original surgeon or spend far more than you saved to have them corrected.