Plastic Surgery as a Holiday

When you visit Phuket, Thailand, you will realize that this island not only offers Phi Phi Island, beautiful beaches, or relax on the beach until the sun sets. Today, Phuket is one of the destinations of international health services.
During the past few days, Phuket trying to capture the tourists who want to improve the deficiencies of the body while enjoying the holiday. Like most hospitals in Bangkok, the biggest attraction of Thailand is the medical field of plastic surgery.

According to Dr. Kongkiat Kespechara, Director of Bangkok Hospital Phuket, five major medical services that patients sought treatment in place is plastic surgery. Various types of surgical reconstruction, ranging from breast enlargement, facelift, liposuction, interesting parts of sagging skin, until the implantation of hair to balding men, can be done here.

The majority of patients who come to the hospital are foreign citizens from European countries, Scandinavia, and Australia. Therefore, the process of consultation before the surgery is usually done via e-mail.

"Patients can send photos of the body to be repaired and the doctor will give input and suggestions. If you want to consult directly, the patient can also face to face with the doctor via a webcam," said Kespechara.

After the consultation process, the patient lived to come to Phuket and take action operations, and then stay in the atmosphere during the two-week vacation for the period of recovery. Accommodation will be adjusted to taste the patient, like in a hotel, resort, or villa, depending on the content of the patient's pocket.

In addition to plastic surgery, other services are popular in these hospitals is a dental service. "Dental implant services our very popular for tourists from the UK and Sweden because of costs are cheaper than their country," said Kespechara. In addition to dental implants, patients can also whiten teeth with the latest technology.

In addition to world-class medical services, according to Kespechara, another advantage offered by hospitals in Phuket is a ministry for post-operative cosmetic surgery patients. "Postoperative, if not they can stay and relax in the hotel which we recommend not to get bored in the hospital," he said.

During the recovery period that lasted two weeks, the patient will be monitored by qualified health nurse who visited the hotel. "During the recovery period, a maximum of seven days postoperatively the patient is prohibited to swim to avoid infection," he said.

When patients from developed countries like the plastic surgery service, according to Kespechara, patients of Asian countries generally come here to conduct a medical examination. In addition to technology that is not less superior than other countries, most of these patients wanted to taste the holiday mood around Phuket.

Cost the patient to the overall package is not cheap. For breast implants, patients must prepare budgets ranging from 115,000 baht (approximately USD 3450), or 15,000 baht (USD 4500) for the beheading of nose surgery.

However, given the reputation of the plastic surgeons in the country this white elephant, it costs comparable to results in the can. "Returning from holiday in Phuket, you'll not only get a tan, but also a new look more attractive," as written in the hospital brochure.