Cosmetic surgery abroad

Yasmin79

Looking for recommendations.
I recently returned from a short break in Turkey. On the plane home, I met a few people who had travelled there to have dentistry work done and it got me thinking about cosmetic surgery abroad. Breast enlargement.
It is something I have thought about for a long time and not a new idea. To be honest, it was the high prices that always put me off. So when these people told me how cheap the work on their teeth was, started to consider going overseas for surgery.
Of course the one thing putting me off is if anything goes wrong, which I know can happen no matter where you are. But there are so many horror stories about botched jobs abroad. 
I am looking for recommendations from people who have had surgery abroad, because I'm really struggling to find definitive reviews. 
Thanks

GBNI

Research Breast Implant Illness before you do anything. 

Pennylane

Personally I wouldn’t risk it but I know a woman who has had surgery twice in Poland.  She said it was brilliant, scrupulously clean, a third of the price she was quoted here.  After so many days post op she came home and had to email photos every day to the surgeon so he could see how she was healing.  She had no problems on either occasion. First time was for removal of skin from tummy and thighs due to massive weight loss.  Second time she went for excess skin removal on arms. She says after being treated in the hospital there she would never use a UK hospital again.  She’s braver than me! 

fred246

The 2 replies so far illustrate a fundamental problem with breast implants. Removal of skin and fat is fine as long as it heals well. Putting 2 bags of bathroom sealant in your chest is a totally different scenario. Why do women want it in the first place? I searched out a female plastic surgeon for an honest answer. "Because men like them". It's totally wrong. Look up the research. If you ask men the perfect cup size is B or C. UK average is 36DD. Rich men prefer small breasts. Men preferring large breasts were poorer and had sexist tendencies. Breasts are made of fat. If you exercise and have a healthy diet you are unlikely to have large breasts. The only women I have met wanting breast implants were young, healthy and incredibly beautiful. It doesn't matter which surgeon or which country it's just a bad operation. Please don't do it.

Pollycat

fred246 said:

The 2 replies so far illustrate a fundamental problem with breast implants. Removal of skin and fat is fine as long as it heals well. Putting 2 bags of bathroom sealant in your chest is a totally different scenario. Why do women want it in the first place? I searched out a female plastic surgeon for an honest answer. "Because men like them". It's totally wrong. Look up the research. If you ask men the perfect cup size is B or C. UK average is 36DD. Rich men prefer small breasts. Men preferring large breasts were poorer and had sexist tendencies. Breasts are made of fat. If you exercise and have a healthy diet you are unlikely to have large breasts. The only women I have met wanting breast implants were young, healthy and incredibly beautiful. It doesn't matter which surgeon or which country it's just a bad operation. Please don't do it.

Fred

Breast enhancement has never been for me (nor has any form of cosmetic surgery) so I do agree with your first few sentences.

However, re the bit in bold - you have no idea why the OP wants breast enhancements.

She may not be considering it to please a man.

She may suffer from low esteem because of her shape.

You've made some sweeping statements about this subject.

Instead of saying 'look up the research', why don't you give the link?

This contradicts your post - it's a UK lingerie company:

https://www.camille.co.uk/ideal-breast-size-i233

Perhaps unsurprisingly, men prefer a slightly bigger cup with 41% of men saying that D cup breasts are their ideal.

So which men did you ask which was the perfect cup size?

fred246

You don't get research from the website of a lingerie company. I know journalists that make that sort of stuff up. You can tell because there is no name on the whole of the article. People want to write something for their website. Just make it up. "Perhaps unsurprisingly" indicates that the writer has their own agenda. If you search the internet it is normally female writers who say that men like large breasts.

Pollycat

fred246 said:

You don't get research from the website of a lingerie company. I know journalists that make that sort of stuff up. You can tell because there is no name on the whole of the article. People want to write something for their website. Just make it up. "Perhaps unsurprisingly" indicates that the writer has their own agenda. If you search the internet it is normally female writers who say that men like large breasts.

So you can't provide a link to the research you (allegedly) did...

O-kay.

I'm not prepared to search the internet to prove you right (or wrong).

You've (allegedly) done the research.

Provide the link.

Prove that you've 'not just made it up'.

'Perhaps unsurprisingly' doesn't indicate anything other than it's generally acknowledged that men like women with large breasts (in the absence of you providing proof to the contrary).

Do you really think Page 3 girls was for the entertainment of women...?

I can't see why the lingerie website would 'have their own agenda'.

They sell bras.

Of all sizes.

The OP asked for recommendations from people who have had cosmetic surgery abroad.

Not for a lecture on the rights and wrongs of cosmetic surgery.

Not for a (presumably) man's view on why women in general have breast enhancements.

Not for analysis on which group of men prefer large or small breasts.

ToxicWomble

Whatever the reason for it - as long as you don’t expect the NHS to pick up the tab for any future complications/change of mind

Pollycat

ToxicWomble said:

Whatever the reason for it - as long as you don’t expect the NHS to pick up the tab for any future complications/change of mind

The OP would be treated the same as any other patient if any complications arose.

 

hollydays

Research lack of regulation for cosmetic surgery. Even if you got a recommendation online, you wouldn't know if it was genuine.

fred246

Not for a (presumably) man's view on why women in general have breast enhancements.

Not for analysis on which group of men prefer large or small breasts.

I had always wondered why so many women wanted breast implants so I asked a female plastic surgeon in the industry for her opinion. I have never met a man who has openly said he was interested. Men love attractive women. If you google the attractive women that men love very few have large breasts.