The complications of 'cosmetic tourism' - an avoidable burden on the NHS

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1075-1077

  Birch, Jeremy ^a   Caulfield, Robert ^a   Ramakrishnan, Venkat ^a  

^a Mid Essex Hospitals Services NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADULT; BREAST AUGMENTATION; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; EMERGENCY CARE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LETTER; LIPOSUCTION; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OPERATING ROOM; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SKIN GRAFT; SKIN NECROSIS; SUTURING METHOD; TOURISM; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; STATE MEDICINE; TRAVEL;

EID: 34447626967     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.03.030     Document Type: Letter

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