When Local Tummy Tucks Are Shunned For Foreign Treatments:

A survey conducted by consumer analysis experts ‘Which?’ recorded an average of at least 18 percent of patients facing problems in their cosmetic surgery procedures abroad. Septic tummy tucks was listed as one of the complications observed in some patients.

The latest spate of super bug infections has hospitals in the U.S. as well as worldwide on a tense leash. The two most common super bugs to hit the red alert signal are MRSA or methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile or C.difficile. Bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus occur in at least one in three humans, usually in the skin. When MRSA, a strain of this bacterium is introduced into the body via an incision, it may turn toxic and result in an infection. Infections due to C. difficile tend to affect people with weakened immune systems more and are especially easy to catch if the individual has stayed for a long while in clinical settings. These super bugs are especially fatal as they are resistant to an extensive variety of antibiotics. Infection has to be prevented in all circumstances. While foreign shores may have cheaper rates for cosmetic surgery procedures like a tummy tuck, which can be a bit expensive in the West, the healthcare facilities and provisions they provide tend to be suspect. An advanced surgical institute like the Plastic Surgery Institute of California prides itself on following the best surgical practices and patient-care provisions. Affiliated with a recognized board like the ASPS, you can be certain that you are safe in our hands.