[liv]® Plastic Surgery Blog

Plastic surgery tourism is a phenomenon that has experienced an increased-growth over the past decade – a trend that was initiated by mainly price-driven reasons.

Cosmetic Surgery, the Medical Reasons

There are some people who attempt to cheapen the cosmetic surgery profession by chalking it up vanity. While plastic surgery is used to improve one’s appearance, vanity is not always the reason behind the need to improve. In some cases, plastic surgery corrects birth defects. Other times, a correction is needed to solve a medical issue such as trouble breathing, seeing, back pain, and more. Here are some medical reasons for the plastic surgeries you most often hear about.