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Sara Neimanis, MD, is a plastic surgeon in the University of Rochester medical system.
Sara Neimanis, MD, is a plastic surgeon in the University of Rochester medical system.

Overseas tummy tucks or face-lifts carry special risks

Cosmetic-surgery tourism, where procedures like face-lifts and tummy tucks are performed in foreign, often luxurious, locales, are popular because they are often cheaper than similar surgery done stateside. This type of foreign surgery carries certain risks, however, such as inadequate recovery time and little to no postoperative care or contact with the surgeon. Explaining these risks is plastic surgeon Sara Neimanis, MD, of the University of Rochester medical system, who recently spoke to Upstate physicians on this topic. She also addresses what American doctors hear from patients who have problems after returning from their surgical sojourns.

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