![]() ![]() And, as we found, choosing one questionable doctor can lead to tragic consequences But as the lipotourism in the Dominican Republic grows, some American doctors are concerned about the quality of care patients who go there receive. Eighty percent of the plastic surgery patients there come from abroad lured by low prices and a seductive climate. In fact, the Dominican Republic is fast becoming the Caribbean Mecca of lipotourism. costs $7,000, but in the Dominican Republic, only $2,000. Who wouldn't be tempted by the idea of sun, fun and surgery at unbeatable prices? Consider this: A tummy tuck in the United States would set you back at least $6,000, but in Costa Rica it's only $2,000. So how did the women find a way to make their surgical dreams come true on a budget? All they had to do was become part of the multi-million-dollar lipotourism trade, a business built around two ideas: foreign doctors who offer cut-rate surgery and Americans who are willing to go overseas to go under the knife. Allyn Segura, a single mother living in Miami, and Yvonne Tamayo, an immigration consultant in New York, talked about plastic surgery on the phone constantly. Sonia says she was such an avid fan of makeover shows, she even called the plastic surgeons on television.Īnd these two best friends also had the same wish. Sonia Wilmoth, a 37-year-old secretary and mother from Boston, says she was so ashamed of her flabby belly and stretch marks she wouldn't even undress in front of her husband. ![]()
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