Nurit

Hi MistyD I loved your answer to Frangipani; I also had a plastic surgery in Latin America but not in Mexico, in Bolivia but I felt the same way you do when I was in Bolivia;; my surgeon came to see me every day when I was in the clinic; i had a personal assistant who accompanied me to see my surgeon each day or each 2 days,, my doctor didn’t come to pick me up to the airport because he spend his day in the operating room and he doesn’t have time to pick the patients up to the airport but the agency (MakeoverTravel; that’s the agency I selected for my trip in Bolivia) provided me a bilingual personal assistant to accompany me everywhere. It was a great experience and I my results are amazing, (it’s just my opinion but my friends also say that me surgery is a success!!). I am very satisfied. Talking about costs I had a Tummy Tuck, Breast Lift with implants, Thigh Lift, Arm Lift and neck lift. I paid for this full package something like 11.000 US$. Plastic surgery in Bolivia is affordable; you can have a high-quality Plastic Surgery at a very good price ,, for example if you go to the website of MakeoverTravel (MakeoverTravel.com) you can find a price list with all the special packages they provide. The cost for a tummy is of 2600 US$, a full liposuction 2900 US$, an arm lift 2300 US$ it’s very affordable and they include 10 day in a 4stars hotel so it's worth it. For the next year I am planning a trip to Mexico with my best friend, we both want to undergo a rhinoplasty. I never went to Mexico and everybody told me that Mexico is a wonderful country. I decided to go to Mexico and not to Bolivia because the airfare is expensive (from Miami to Santa Cruz Bolivia the airfare is around 750 US$) whereas an airfare to Mexico is around 400 US$. A rhinoplasty in Bolivia would cost me 1900US$ while in Mexico around 2400 US$ so it’s nearly the same price, it doesn’t worth it to go to Bolivia just for a difference of 500US$ or 700US$. Also i read good testimonials about Dr. Sauceda in Monterrey so I will probably undergo my rhinoplasty with him. Did you see results of nose job with Dr. Sauceda? Have a nice day.

Hi Marmar, The airfare wasn't included in the price but from Miami, the price for a direct flight to Santa Cruz (Bolivia) is of 700 US$, with American Airlines it’s the price I paid. Once in Bolivia, MakeoverTravel provides you a personal assistant; your assistant will accompany you everywhere. She will go with you at all your appointments with the surgeons or with the medical team, she is totally bilingual so you will never have any problem of communication. The medical team is just incredible and the surgeons are kings in plastic surgery.I don’t think you will have any problem after your surgery but in case you would have, MakeoverTravel offers a medical warranty. It’s better you check it in their website because I don’t remember all the aspects of this warranty but I know it is very well and it totally covers you in case of any problem.I hope I answered your questions.Good luck.Nurit.

Six years ago, my doctor asked me if I wanted to live or die. I was termed “morbid obesity”. I decided that I wanted to live. I was over 300 pounds, had high blood pressure and could not walk without breathing like a freight train. I had tried all the diets and had lost some weight and put more back on. My entire adult life has been a roller coaster of gaining and losing weight. I did every fad or commercial diet that came down the road. I was able to lose over 100 pounds in the past at two different points in my life. But I just couldn’t keep the weight off. After a number of years, my health was really starting to suffer. In October, 2004, I finally hit my highest weight of 312 pounds and I was absolutely miserable. I was on medications for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar. My joints especially feet, knees and ankles hurt all the time. I have arthritis and some days I felt like I could barely walk. I knew I needed to exercise to help me lose weight, but how do you do that when you can hardly move? I was suffering from asthma, also. Several times a year my asthma would get out of control and I would have to go on steroids. October, 2004 was one of those times. The steroids made my blood sugar go even higher and I felt awful. I thought I was going to have to go on insulin. I looked and felt bad and decided I could not live the rest of my life like this. In fact, I was afraid the rest of my life wasn’t going to span very many years if I didn’t get my weight under control and get healthier. The weight reduction surgery was the answer to life. I had the Gastric Bypass surgery five years ago and it was a daily fight to keep the weight off. I took off 200 pounds and I am only sorry I did not have the surgery sooner. Yet, in my defense I was not mentally ready for a change in life style and the surgery itself. Surgery is not easy for the first three months but after that the benefits are so great. I can now do the sport I love which is horseback riding and I can mount my horse by myself. Unfortunately for me I wasn't happy with my weight loss because of the skin that now hung from my body. I wanted to have the skin removed and I also had a hernia which needed to be repaired so I went to see a plastic surgeon. I wanted an estimate for a tummy tuck, thigh lift, arm lift and a breast lift with implants and a neck lift; when my surgeon gave me his quote he nearly killed me! 45.000 US$. For me it was unimaginable to pay such amount. So I investigated on Internet an alternative to have my surgery done but at an affordable cost. I put on Google “affordable plastic surgery after lap band” and I find a lot of websites and medical tourism agencies that provided plastic surgery outside the US. This option seemed very interesting and above all because the price was very cheap compared with the cost of plastic surgery in the US. After a serious investigation of 7 months I finally decided to go to Latin America (to Bolivia). I made contact with the MakeoverTravel agency on September 2007 (2 years after my WLS). MakeoverTravel gave me all the information I needed, about the medical team (surgeons, anesthetist, cardiologist…), the hospital where my surgery would take place, the hotel where I would stay, the number of weeks I had to stay in Bolivia; etc… From the first contact I felt very confident and I immediately felt that MakeoverTravel was a very professional medical tourism agency. I decide to go there on December 2007. I stayed 3 weeks in Bolivia to carry out all the surgeries I wished. I had a Tummy Tuck, Breast Lift with implants, Thigh Lift, Arm Lift and neck lift. I paid for this full package something like 11.000 US$; I don’t remember exactly the amount but it wasn’t more than 12.000 US$. :thumbup:Anyway if you compare with the 45.000 US$ they asked me in the US!!! This surgery has changed my life as dramatically as the WLS did. I have no regrets at all, and feel better about myself physically than I ever have. My doctor told me he had never seen someone heal so fast, and he said it was because of my positive attitude, which made my day. Of course it has been a long road but great things come to those who wait. It has been a blast. My life has changed so much since that day they rolled me away for surgery. I couldn't' have wished for it to be any better than it is. God has truly blessed me. I can’t say enough about MakeoverTravel, Dr. Javier and his staff. I was made to feel comfortable every step of the way. All the medical team was wonderful on the day of surgery and set me completely at ease. I am very pleased with my experience and would recommend MakeoverTravel to anyone interested in plastic surgery outside the US. If you can’t afford a plastic surgery in your country I think that having a plastic surgery abroad is the best alternative. It was well worth the trip ! Perhaps my secret joy is meeting someone I know but haven’t seen and the surprise at my new appearance. I love it and I love my new life. Thanks for listening