We are in the middle of summer, a time of rest for many, of trips and holidays. And amid so many leisure travel offers, calls sometimes slip in for what we have come to call «medical tourism», that is, the possibility of travelling to certain countries where some treatments are better or cheaper.
Within this subsector, scalpel tourism, that is, the kind that lets you travel to undergo a cosmetic surgery procedure, holds a prominent place. And, if you will allow us, a controversial and even dangerous one. Surely someone, on reading what we have just written, is thinking: «Here they go, defending their turf». And of course we are, among other things, because ours is a turf earned through years of study and specialization, of professionalism and responsibility. Please, don’t misunderstand us, we are not dismissing at a stroke everyone who practises outside our borders. What we find questionable and risky is trying to settle everything related to a surgical procedure, whatever its scope, in a quick round trip. Even accepting that the doctor, their team and the healthcare setting in which they work are adequate, how can one believe that a prior consultation, a procedure and a (few) days of postoperative follow-up can replace an established relationship, appropriate preoperative tests: How can we check that the doctor offering their services at sometimes ridiculously low prices has the right qualifications and the necessary experience, and uses the appropriate materials to carry out the operation we want? How can we trust when, on so many occasions, the company offering the surgery + beach package is a travel agency, not a clinic? How can we be sure that we can take a plane and remain seated for hours after certain procedures? How can we not fear that, if some kind of problem arises on our return, there will be no one nearby who knows the details of the procedure, the complications that may have arisen during it? Of course, everyone is free to choose the surgeon and medical centre they see fit but, believe us, we are not talking idly: as we have told you here on occasion, we have extensive experience in removing biopolymers, an extremely dangerous product that is used and abused in certain “centres”. So, we beg you, take every precaution. Although we are experts in secondary surgery, we would a thousand times rather not have to intervene. If you would like more information, contact our team at Clínica Dr. Fernández Blanco, call 915 54 09 24 (Madrid) or 952 850 468 (Marbella, Málaga). The plastic surgeon Dr. Alfredo Fernandez Blanco stands out in his branch of medicine, as the best breast surgeon, he is also a pioneer in the so-called secondary surgeries or sequelae. With more than 30 years of experience and thousands of successful cases, he continues to achieve the most natural results that can be expected in a cosmetic surgery operation.What are we referring to?
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