Singapore Gets in Your Face

The Low Cost of Medical Tourism Draws Facial Implant Patients Overseas

Given today’s economy, a pending health care crisis, and inflated plastic surgery prices, patients’ pockets need to be much deeper than their beauty.  Medical tourism to places like Singapore, India, Hungary, or Thailand help patients by significantly reducing the cost of plastic surgeries like facial implants, tummy tucks, and breast enhancements.  In all, the psychology behind the phenomenon may be more interesting than the trend itself.  One of the leaders in this phenomenon is facial implants.  From raising the cheeks to boosting the jaw or chin areas, the implants—which can be plates to accentuate the bone or injections to round out the features—give many patients more confidence and a more vibrant look.

Willingness to Pay Plastic Surgery Prices for Youth and Beauty

People seeking the “washboard abs” look often don’t realize that aside from surgeries like gastric bypass or liposuction, weight loss takes place all throughout the body.  There are few if any spot reductions with natural weight loss, which means when you tone around your waist, you tone around your face as well.  Facial toning sometimes has the appearance of sunken cheeks and the skin may appear loose from the stretched skin.  This unforeseen cost of weight loss is one of several reasons why growing numbers of people opt for facial implants.  Others are more than willing to ante up for the youthful appearances; full, round, voluptuous facial features that only implants can simulate after a certain age. 

Singapore’s Facial Implants Not Always Superficial

Contrary to what’s reported, not everyone seeking plastic surgery does so for sex appeal.  For some, the costs come long before the facial implants, paid with tears and self-conscious responses to stares.  These people may have been injured or disfigured and are putting their hopes into reconstructive efforts.  Regardless of the patients’ reasons for wanting facial implants, it’s important to understand that complications may arise; particularly from adverse or allergic reactions to the injections. There are other complications consistent with any surgical procedure such as bleeding, infection, or heart attack, but because plastic surgery is often elective, you should seriously weigh the potential pros and cons of going under the knife.

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