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Just when thousands of Americans are flying abroad for surgery, a New York City surgeon, Dr. George Beraka, is seeing a substantial increase in patients flying in from England, France, Italy and Greece.
In the last year, those patients have increased about 15 percent.
"With globalization, I think the American standard of beauty is becoming more widespread," Dr. Beraka says. "Because more U.S. models are pictured all over the globe, the standard for beauty has become a thin woman with large breasts, blonde hair and a heart shaped face with high cheek bones, a chiseled nose and a narrow jaw."
Another factor might be a weak dollar making the U.S. East Coast a bargain destination - "I see more patients from England than I do from California," Dr. Beraka says.
Two of the most popular procedures among European patients are breast augmentations and a scarless mid-face lift.
"Breast augmentation patients fall into two groups," says Dr. Beraka. "About half are in their early 20s and say they have never liked their breasts and want them improved. The other group is in the mid 40s or early 50s, have completed their families and want their deflated breasts repaired. Childbirth and nursing take a terrible toll on the breasts."
You can find out more about the services that the clinic offers by mailing info@cosmeticsurgeryanswers.co,uk
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