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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (121303)	3/11/2010 12:08:26 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

Mike The world comes to Mass general. Switzerland has treatments that are not allowed in U.S. More middle classs who are trying to save a few bucks go to Brazil. Enough f`ups happen right here at home who needs a no recourse sugery? The Dangers of Cosmetic Surgery Tourismby RSPS Web Team on January 5th, 2008 Last week on the Plastic Surgery Today radio show, Dr. Schwartz and Jasmine talked about the dangers of medical tourism. Here is the article that led to the discussion. It tells the story of Agustin Huerta who posed as a plastic surgeon and “botched dozens of facelifts, liposuctions, breast implants and other procedures.” Some of his former patients are permanently deformed. Clinics in Mexico, central America, eastern Europe, or southeast Asia are all marketing aggressively for American cosmetic surgery patients. Before you get lured into one of their cosmetic surgery vacations consider a few things: • In many cases you won’t know who your doctor is - let alone what his credentials or track record are. • Follow-up is non-existent or, at best, inconvenient and expensive. • If something goes wrong, you’re on your own. • Most U.S. insurers won’t cover you for complications of cosmetic surgery performed abroad. You will pay for corrective surgery, hospitalizations, medications, etc. out of your own pocket. • In most of these countries, you will have no legal recourse for complications or problems. The risks and inconveniences of cosmetic surgery tourism aren’t worth the savings. By the way, after you add in the travel expenses and lost time, the savings usually aren’t all that much for most plastic surgery procedures.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (121303)	3/11/2010 11:09:37 AM
From: Freedom Fighter	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

KT, The US is not going to be the best at EVERYTHING. We don't win every Olympic gold either. What are we, 5% of the world? I have a friend whose daughter is suffering from a complex disorder that is probably genetic, but it's not totally clear. It's a terrible situation. He has been to every super elite doctor in the US and they can't help. It turns out that for some strange reason people in Finland have a much higher occurrence of this disorder than any other country. So their research on the matter is better than in the US. So he is having those doctors run genetic tests etc... I am sure there are loads of things like that because this a world of billions of people with different issues, different treatment approvals etc.... The US is only a small part of it. But on a net basis, the very best health care at the highest levels is clearly in the US.