| American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | | | | 3,500 USD for a Face lift surgery (cheek bone |
| has reported that the number one top surgical | | | | area lift, cheek area lift, chin lift and neck lift). This |
| procedure in the United States for the year 2005 | | | | cost is included hospital expenses. |
| was liposuction. In that year alone, 455,489 | | | | The growth is in accordance with Thailand's aim to |
| liposuction treatments were done in America, | | | | establish Thailand as the "Center of Excellent |
| 402,946 were women and the rest was men. | | | | Health of Asia" and this plan focuses on medical |
| The majority of the patients fall under the ages | | | | services, healthcare services and Thai herbal |
| between 35 to 50 years old. | | | | products. In 2004, as many as 20 billion Baht was |
| Second on the list was breast augmentation, | | | | generated by foreign patients seeking treatment |
| totaling 364,610 cases in that year. The report | | | | in Thailand. |
| revealed that 83.4 per cent of the patients used | | | | Many people want to take "cosmetics surgery |
| the saline device and 16.6 percent the silicone | | | | holidays" in destinations that offer both tourist |
| implant. The results of recent research | | | | attractions and state-of-the-art plastic surgery |
| demonstrate that women with saline implants are | | | | technologies. Although when including the air fares |
| significantly more likely to express satisfaction | | | | and accommodation, the price is not lower than |
| with augmentation than women with silicone | | | | treatments in their home country, medical tourists |
| gel-filled implants. | | | | get more than a better look from this type of |
| There are no actual statistics on the numbers of | | | | vacation - they get better, revitalized feelings |
| transvestites since it involves some legal issues in | | | | from the destination's refreshing atmosphere too. |
| many countries, but it has been reported that | | | | "My partner and I had originally planned to fly in |
| thousands of cases were done. Bangkok is known | | | | and have the surgery done straight away. As luck |
| to be the premier place to go for sex change | | | | would have it, we got to fly to Thailand 5 days |
| surgery. In fact, that is one of the top 10 | | | | earlier than planned and decided to spend them in |
| procedures for which patients visit Thailand. A | | | | Pattaya, holidaying. I would definitely recommend |
| growing number of Americans are taking that | | | | this. The time to relax is a bonus, not to mention |
| path, traveling to countries like Thailand for | | | | the additional shopping time...." said Bangkok Plastic |
| cosmetic, orthopedic and heart surgeries and | | | | Surgery Clinic's Australian patient Rebecca who |
| other medical and dental treatments that cost 20 | | | | underwent breast augmentation surgery in 2006. |
| to 80 percent less than at home. | | | | The statistics for the year 2006 is yet to come, |
| For example, American surgeon's fee for a full | | | | but it is expected that the rankings will not |
| face-lift averaged $4822 in 2004, not including | | | | change much, but the number of procedures |
| hospital costs, according to the American Society | | | | might change due a greater variety of options. |
| of Plastic Surgeons. At Bangkok, it costs only | | | | |