With technological advancement, people often see themselves in selfies and social media platforms.

You can literally watch yourself in hundreds of poses and pictures in social events, showing things that you don’t like about your appearance, and the aging marks too.

Having said that, you are under constant scrutiny by yourself.

With the rise of social media, people are now comfortable sharing their looks before and after their cosmetic procedures.

Years back, cosmetic surgery was for the moneyed. Today, even the typical American housewife can afford it. There are healthcare professionals abroad offering beauty treatments at pocket-friendly prices or procedures that are not available in their home country.

There are substantial gains from medical tourism, especially if you have prepared for the trip and the treatment that you’ll get.

The primary reason for cosmetic tourists crossing borders is the top-rate medical treatment at reduced rates. You can enjoy savings from 30 to 80% compared to U.S. prices. Even when the cost of travel is considered, cosmetic tourism is still the best choice.

Most health insurance providers don’t include cosmetic surgery in their coverage. Even when they do the out-of-pocket expenses for the treatments in your country are still pricey compared to traveling abroad for the same procedures.

You can recover from the cosmetic surgery abroad comfortably at a hotel without friends or relatives dropping by.

Healthcare abroad complies with the established global standards, state-of-the-art equipment is used in the operation, and they have improved techniques for giving more choices to patients.

Most cosmetic medical practitioners got their education, training, and certification from developed nations like the U.S. and the U.K.

Medical centers overseas are accredited by recognized international bodies for their excellence,
such as the National Institution of Health (NIH).

We prepared a guide comparing the cost of the most popular plastic surgery procedures in the U.S. with the data from Patients Beyond Borders for five countries.

An American leaving near south of the border will enjoy enormous savings from a facelift procedure. The treatment back home is $12,175 and in Mexico, it’s $4,260, which is $7,915 kept in your bank.

More money can be set aside via land travel enough to cover the expenses for a sunny vacation. Experience topnotch scuba diving at Cozumel, trek to ancient Mayan remnants, explore intriguing towns and eat all the tacos you can.

If you will notice, the price information for medical procedures is not posted for many cosmetic surgeon’s websites. The main reason for holding back information is fluctuation in price, the exact amount is based on the particular needs and desired outcome of the patient.

The price in the U.S. for a Rhinoplasty or a nose reconstruction is $7,525, in Thailand, you can have it for $1,880 or 75% lower.

Cosmetic clinics in other parts of the globe can offer reconstructive surgery at cheap prices since the costs are less for salaries, real estate, government taxes, bureaucracy or red tape, medications, and overhead, as well as favorable exchange rates.

And don’t forget the cost of the airfare, you can use an app and find the lowest flight online.

Statista recently published the results of their surveys, which lists the countries with the most number of cosmetic procedures and the top 10 surgical cosmetic procedures worldwide in 2018.

On top of the list is the United States with over 4.3 million reconstructive surgeries followed by Brazil performing over 2.2 million for a total of over 6.5 million of the global figure. Rounding the top five countries are Mexico falling a bit at over 1 million, Germany performing over 922 thousand, and India at fifth with over 895 thousand.

Ranking by country:

Breast Augmentation is the world’s most sought after procedure keeping the medical surgeons busy with over 1.8 million patients followed closely by Liposuction at over 1.7 million operations, Eyelid Surgery at over 1 million, Abdominoplasty has over 888 thousand, and at fifth is Rhinoplasty with over 726,000. Statista presented the top ten medical procedures as well.

The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (ISAPS) released its survey on cosmetic procedures worldwide in 2018. The information from the figures gave us insights on the 3 most sought after restructuring procedures by the 10 most popular medical countries. Cosmetic patients can use this guide to determine the country that specializes in the type of cosmetic treatment they need.

Although, the U.S. prices cost an arm and a leg it’s still on top of the competition. The country is considered the most developed nation in the world producing modern equipment and the latest techniques in cosmetic surgery. They have the most highly trained and experienced cosmetic surgeons providing quality results, and a patient’s safety is in the heart of every procedure.

Vanity is innate in humans by nature we are not contented with what we have we want more. Advancement in cosmetic surgery has given us that – the handsome figure that we seek.

You can be sixtyish but you look 40. A nose can be chiseled by Rhinoplasty to look like Jessica Alba’s nose’s slender profile and feminine lift. Or go under the knife and have an Abdominoplasty to resemble the tummy of Dwayne Johnson with those abs popping out.

Once you have it, flaunt it.

It does not matter where you have it done, deciding to go through cosmetic surgery is critical. There are risks involved. Do your research, figure out the medical services in your country of choice to alleviate the obstacles. Price is merely the tip of the iceberg.

This is your body, take care of it.

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