Largest Study to Date Shows Plastic Surgery Medical Tourism Can Match -- or Surpass -- U.S. Safety Benchmarks

Largest Study to Date Shows Plastic Surgery Medical Tourism Can Match -- or Surpass -- U.S. Safety Benchmarks

Study Finds Medical Tourism Can Match US Safety Benchmarks

Data from over 2,300 international patients suggests complication rates at accredited centers can be comparable to, or lower than, US datasets. A new study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open finds that plastic surgery medical tourism, when conducted in accredited, high-volume international centers, can achieve safety outcomes that are as safe, and in some cases safer, than procedures performed in the US. The peer-reviewe…