Overseas Cheap Plastic Surgery

There are two main problems with overseas surgery: firstly that it may be poor surgery with poor infection control. Secondly an infection can occur after surgery, wherever it was done, but if it was done overseas, there is no follow-up. Patients may come back to the UK and not feel quite right, but don't know where to go. In the UK patients can see their surgeon and get antibiotics, but if you had surgery overseas, you can't hop back on a plane. Patients tend to leave it until it gets serious and then it requires more extensive treatment, and even reconstructive surgery.

The following research published by The British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) which found rising numbers of patients being treated on the NHS for complications related to cosmetic surgery performed outside of the UK. At least 208 cases occurred in 2007 and more than a quarter had to undergo emergency surgery. BAPRAS was founded in 1946 and is the professional representative body for plastic and reconstructive surgeons in the United Kingdom. It changed its name to British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons in July 2006 to reflect better the breadth of the work that its members do.