What Price Do Patients Pay for Bargain Plastic Surgeries?
IF LOOKS COULD KILL: WHAT PRICE DO PATIENTS REALLY PAY FOR BARGAIN PLASTIC SURGERIES? Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Michael Salzhauer, Warns Consumers About the Dangers of Foreign Plastic Surgery More and more Americans are nipping and tucking, sucking and suturing, injecting and implanting, all in the quest for better looks. In the past, foreign countries have lagged behind the West in catching the plastic surgery wave. Today, cosmetic surgery is a booming business in countries like Mexico, Latin America and Europe. Each year, thousands of prospective patients bargain hunt for plastic surgeons in foreign destinations – price being the main attraction. But what risks are patients really taking to save a little extra cash when going under the knife? A bargain at the outset could result in more money spent on revision surgery or fatally worse, death or disfigurement at the hands of an incompetent surgeon or in a compromised surgical setting. Despite the warnings, people continue to sign up for ba
