Brazil's Ivo Pitanguy is one of plastic surgery's founding fathers. The surgeon, 80, has performed face- lifts, breast enhancements and other operations on thousands of patients. He has taught more than 600 cosmetic surgeons, who are practicing in at least 43 countries, and is the inventor of procedures reproduced around the globe, including techniques for minimizing scarring, and the "Brazilian butt-lift", in which flesh is added to a patient's behind to make it rounder. [read more]
A growing number of Americans are taking that path, traveling to countries like Thailand, Costa Rica and Malaysia for cosmetic, orthopedic and heart surgeries and other medical and dental treatments that cost 20 to 80 percent less than at home.
Last year, Medical Tour International sent 1,324 people to India, Costa Rica, Thailand and Brazil for procedures like in-vitro fertilization, dental work and orthopedic surgery. Ms. Sulger says she expects sales this year to reach $1 million...[read more]
CosmeticVacations was chosen by NBC to feature on the Today Show, America's oldest and most highly rated breakfast show. The segment on medical tourism showcases the first class medical talent and world-renowned plastic surgery facilities that form the heart of CosmeticVacations remarkable business in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ''Americans are heading overseas, combining a cosmetic surgery with a vacation''- says Peter Greenberg - Today Show's Travel Editor
Lisa Causarano, a successful young businesswoman from Kentucky was interviewed about the procedure (breast augmentation) performed by Brazilian surgeons and the services provided CosmeticVacations. She's very pleased with the results and amazed by the way CosmeticVacations conducted the whole program.
I researched my options on the internet and thought CosmeticVacations was the best, plus Brazil is the capital of plastic surgery " - says the delighted Lisa Causarano
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Interview with Peter Ryan of CosmeticVacations. We discuss Cosmetic Vacations mission; how Cosmetic Vacations began; why they are located in Brazil; why plastic surgery is so popular in Brazil; what is the most requested procedure; how they select their partner surgeons; sights to take in while in Rio de Janeiro; Christ the Redeemer; the Burle Marx botanical gardens; the Jardim Botanico; is plastic surgery making us homogeneous in appearance?; MP3 breast implants; the Pamela Anderson physique; the sign of an excellent surgeon; non-invasive procedures in plastic surgery.
Featured song is “Invertebrate Blues” by B Street Blues.
CosmeticVacations featured in an E! News Specialentitled - Hollywood's Plastic Surgery Secrets.
The next airing will be on Thursday, December 29, at 10pm Eastern Standard Time. See the next airings on the Website E! Entertainment.
It will premiere in Europe and the Rest of the World on January 2, 2006 and will continue showing for 6 months.
We invite you to watch the show to learn more about the great advantages of a surgical getaway with CosmeticVacations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Brazil is famous for its stunning women and by admission, many get a helping hand, so it is only natural that it is home to a number of cosmetic surgery clinics marketing themselves to foreigners. CosmeticVacations... [read more]
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CosmeticVacations, featured on NBC's Today Show.
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CosmeticVacations features in an E! News Special entitled - Hollywood 's Plastic Surgery Secrets. Read more...
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