I understand that good quality cosmetic surgery can be obtained abroad much more cheaply than in Britain.

[Brent pigeon]

Can anyone suggest anywhere? No doubt some countries are better regulated than others. I am based in Britain.

[bensmum]

There have been many horror stories about the after care abroad. There have also been many cases of complications which then have to be put right by the NHS here. There must be good surgeons obviously but any cosmetic surgery should be carefully researched and i would think that's easier to do here

[stompe]

Ditto bensmum, here or America, Do you value your body? Brent pigeon

[Neenee]

here here bensmum... i was going to say the same thing.

i worked in a plastic surgery unit in my local hospital, and found it very annoying the number of people who sought surgery abroad and when things went wrong, finding themselves in local NHS hospitals. taking up space from someone else!

surgeons in the uk are excellent and if you want something done on the NHS, then you have to fit within a certain criteria, i think this is why lots go abroad. basically, if it doe not need fixing or you do not fit within the NHS criteria, surely that is a good enough reason not to go abroad, to have any butcher hack away at you!

[Scarlett]

A friend of mine went to Belgium to have a tummy tuck, and said it was brilliant. She also saved a lot of money.

[sqad617]

I have to agee with ALL the answers above.
There are good, adequate and poor plastic surgeons in ALL countries and that includes the UK.
Bensum is quite correct...research the unit and surgeon....not necessarily the country.

[thegall]

i had a gastric balloon inserted in Prague earlier last year, i am a nurse myself and was vigilant when watching the professionals at work there.
there is basically no difference, just make checks and do your research about the proceedure and the clinic, as with my clinic it looked a lot bettter on the website to when i actually arrived, my clinic was affiliated with the Department of Health, but be carefull with cliams that websites make, and always check the credentials of the clinician/pysician, you can check on the NMC website for nurses credentuils, you should be able to with a medical practioner through the GMC.
the staff were good, but i did have the feeling of being a conveyor belt cash-cow, they were really only interested in the money.
I left the clinic with 2 local infections where the intavenous cannula had been, but nothing serious, and was shocked to see the nurses inserting cannuals with no gloves!!!
looking back doing the proceedure in Prague saved me around �5000, but it was what you see is what you get, with no supportive help or follow up in the following monthes. I would do it again in Prague.
If you are confident with medical procedures and it doesnt entail invasive surgery, then i would consider doing it abroad, however, im not sure i would have invasive surgery requiring aneasthetic.
I hope this helps

[Brent pigeon]

Most of the surgeons in this country are from other countries anyway. I am putting questions up about overseas surgery so that I can find out where to go that is safe. I travel a lot any way so I might as well combine my love of travel with a cheaper proceedure. So long as I can get the right advice.

Thanks to everyone but so far I do not seem to have found out much of a specific nature as to how to go about checking out the surgeons and the clinics.

Is there a blog spot on plastic surgery?