http://www.blogigo.co.uk/PlasticSurgery en VincentChastel VincentChastel Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:54:55 +0200 daily 1 For decades Brazil has been considered a thriving centre for cosmetic surgery, and it is now at the heart of a growing wave of surgery tourism, with foreigners jetting in for a few days on the cutting board and a week's recuperation on the beach. After the United States, home to 5,000 registered cosmetic surgeons, Brazil comes in a close second, with around 4,000. Plastic surgery long ago ceased to be taboo in Brazilian society. Celebrities talk openly in the media about their respective facelifts, wrinkle reductions and bum tucks, while several glossy magazines dedicated to the topic appear on newspaper stands across the country. Exact figures are hard to come by, with doctors at the conference reluctant to talk about how much the Brazilian market is worth. Americans spent around $12.4bn on plastic surgery in 2005, according to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; doctors here say Brazil is not far behind. Cosmetic surgery has traditionally been seen as... Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:54:55 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/PlasticSurgery/Brazil-a-thriving-centre-for-Cosmetic-Surgery/2/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/PlasticSurgery/Brazil-a-thriving-centre-for-Cosmetic-Surgery/2/ Women from the US, Europe and other rich countries where there is high medical costs are flocking to have their Plastic Surgery in Brazil , like a tummy tuck, a liposuction or breast work, done for less in places like Brazil. Plastic surgeons in Brazil report a 20% increase in foreign patients last year over 2005. The popular cable television program Entertainment Tonight has followed women on the so-called “beauty and the beach” trail to Brazil. Price is the biggest incentive for prospective foreign patients. Depending partly on the often fluctuating exchange rate, total expenditures in Brazil usually run from one-third to one-half of what the same procedure would cost in the United States, say insiders. Brazil stands out from cut-throat competition of Third World crowd because it can keep a straight face as it offers First World quality at a reasonably lower rate. Over 600,000 aesthetic operations were performed in 2006. Brazil has been a recognized international leader in... Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:51:53 +0200 http://www.blogigo.co.uk/PlasticSurgery/Why-Brazil-has-become-a-cosmetic-surgery-hub/1/ http://www.blogigo.co.uk/PlasticSurgery/Why-Brazil-has-become-a-cosmetic-surgery-hub/1/