{"id":18196,"date":"2026-10-09T16:19:28","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drfernandezblanco.com\/?p=18196"},"modified":"2026-10-09T16:53:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:53:37","slug":"tourism-yes-scalpel-tourism-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drfernandezblanco.com\/en\/tourism-yes-scalpel-tourism-no\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourism yes, scalpel tourism no"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]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 \u00abmedical tourism<\/em>\u00bb<\/strong>, that is, the possibility of travelling to certain countries where some treatments are better or cheaper.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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What are we referring to?<\/h3>\n

Within this subsector, scalpel tourism<\/strong><\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n

Surely someone, on reading what we have just written, is thinking: \u00abHere they go, defending their turf\u00bb. And of course we are, among other things, because ours is a turf earned through years of study and specialization<\/strong>, of professionalism and responsibility.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Even accepting that the doctor<\/strong>, 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:<\/p>\n