Breast Augmentation Abroad: What You Need To Know
Breast Augmentation Abroad: What You Need To Know
Aesthetic breast surgery is about improving the shape and volume of the breast in proportion to the body. To increase the volume, the most common procedure involves the use of a silicone implant. This is inserted behind the breast, through a small incision at the inframammary fold.
Getting breast implants in the UK can be expensive. It is understood cost anything from £3,500 to £8,000 for the treatment and given that breast implants are not considered to last a lifetime, these prices may not be affordable for many prospective patients.
Given this, travelling abroad for breast augmentation surgery is becoming a popular alternative. There are many options, but it is important that you have specialist medical travel insurance in place to cover you for all eventualities.
Here we provide some background on what you might need to consider before travelling abroad for your breast augmentation surgery.
The destination
When choosing a destination to get a boob job, there are many clinics which are said to offer renowned surgeons and advanced medical infrastructure.
Treatment prices in Turkey, for example, are often much lower than in the UK, starting at around £2,700. Consider how much you are prepared to pay for a flight too. Are you happy to travel with a more respectable airline or would you prefer to look for a destination where budget airlines fly to.
Many clinics offer a package to patients travelling to be with them, with some hosting you while you are abroad and others including airport pick up. The larger organisations could have a registered business headquarters in the UK to provide their clients with additional peace of mind and a smooth and convenient follow up when you are back home.
The Medical Travel Insurance
When you travel you should ensure your medical travel insurance covers the purpose of your specific trip.
A single trip policy for travel insurance for cosmetic surgery abroad from Medical Travel Shield will cover you for everything that you would expect from standard travel insurance such as lost or stolen items, accidental illness or injury and cancellations or curtailments outside of your control.
However, Medical Travel Shield is also designed to provide specific additional benefits tailored for you as a patient within the same policy.
For example, your policy can cover economy return travel, accommodation and living expenses if your original treatment is medically assessed as unsuccessful and it is medically necessary to return to the same hospital/clinic within 12 months for corrective treatment.
Also, if a patient’s recovery period is longer than expected, the Medical Travel Shield policy could cover a contribution towards accommodation and flights, plus a daily allowance.
Recovery Time
After your surgery, you will typically spend one night at the clinic.
After this, your clinic will most likely advise you on the recommended period of recuperation. Some people choose to take a short holiday and enjoy the destination while they are there. Others may prefer to return to the UK after a couple of days.
Most clinics will offer you a personal patient care coordinator, who is at your disposal for everything from managing your booking of your operation, to accommodation, recovery time and answer all your questions.
If you would like to speak to one of the Medical Travel Shield travel insurance team you can send us an email on info@medicaltravelshield.com, give us a call on 0203 409 1236 or contact us using our online form.
This content in this article is based on a variety of third-party sources and is for information purposes only and Medical Travel Shield is not making a recommendation for breast augmentation abroad.