Posts Tagged ‘plastic surgery’

Phuket eyes ‘huge’ medical tourism boom

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

According to the Phuket Gazette “medical and healthcare providers on the island can expect to get a large slice of the 402.9 billion baht that the Ministry of Health (MoH) expects Thailand’s medical tourism industry to rake in over the next five years”. Phuket Public Health Office Deputy Director Dr Wiwat Seetamanotch said, “Over the [...]

Plastic Surgery Phuket Reduces Prices On Facelift and Liposuction Surgery

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

Phuket International Hospital has drastically reduced the price for Face Lift surgery by 40% and Liposuction Surgery by 30%. A facelift is now estimated at 140,000 Baht, or around AUD $4,700. Liposuction prices now start at 50,000 Baht for the first area (AUD $1,700) and 15,000 Baht (AUD $500) for each extra area. If you [...]

Direct Flights Driving Prices Down

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Direct flights are driving prices down as resorts compete for Australian business, writes Jane E. Fraser in the Age Newspaper today. If you’re thinking about a resort holiday, now is a great time to book. Overseas resort destinations are battling it out for Australian travellers, resulting in rock-bottom deals for favourites such as Fiji, Bali [...]

Aussie women not after Pamela, Zoo look

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

According to the Mercury Newspaper in Australia on 22nd April 2010, Australian women are typically not seeking the Zoo magazine, Pamela Anderson look when it comes to breast augmentation, the nation’s most prolific implant surgeon says. Queensland-based Dr Daniel Fleming, who has conducted 1200 implant operations over the past three years, said his typical clientele [...]

Liposuction – Introduction & Procedure

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Surgical/Procedure Name: Liposculpture, Suction Assisted Lipoplasty (SAL) Common Name: Liposuction Introduction: Liposuction is the removal of unwanted and exercise resistant fat deposits with a tube and a vacuum machine. It is usually performed as a cosmetic surgery with the objective of slimming and smoothing the contours of the body. Permanent fat cell removal with small [...]