Whether at home or abroad there are no guarantees regarding the result of any surgical or dental procedure, and this is especially true with plastic surgery where the results vary so much with each individual, and the perceived goal could be very different from the attainable goal. However, the one guarantee a patient CAN ask for is that if a complication should arise, the surgeon or dentist will correct it without additional fees.
Standards of legal protection for patients vary from country to country and once a provider is chosen, research the legal situation (you may wish to call the relevant country’s embassy or consular office website) and find out what protection (if any), are guaranteed to you as a visiting patient and use the web to research patient protection laws.
What to check in the document
Once you have decided on a provider or a broker ask for everything to be outlined in an agreement or contract which clearly describes the services provided to you at the agreed price. Check if there is anything you are not sure about and get someone else to read over the contract for you. Standards of legal protection for patients vary dramatically from country to country. One of the points that potential patients should check is the refund policy in case:
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you change your mind once you arrive.
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you have a pre existing medical condition that causes the surgery to be cancelled.
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you can’t get all the procedures you have paid for.
It is also important to clarify the clauses regarding follow-up care and what happens if anything goes wrong. This varies for someone having a hip replacement to someone having dental veneers but it is expected that the provider will stand by their patients and the work, and do whatever is necessary to make it right. Be sure to clarify this beforehand.
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