For example, a child born with a cleft palate or a seriously injured burn patient
For example, a child born with a cleft palate or a seriously injured burn patient will require extensive plastic, or reconstructive, surgery in order to achieve a more "normal" appearance and emotional healing. Even if the patient must personally pay for the procedure, it is much less costly than it would be in the United States. Conversely, procedures such as liposuction, breast augmentation, face lifts, rhinoplasty and other surgeries that are performed for the sole purpose of enhancing one's appearance are rarely, if ever, covered by HMOs and insurance companies. Of course there are exceptions to this problem. Having plastic surgery abroad passes these savings along to you." Plastic surgery abroad is often much less expensive than if it were to be clothes hanger performed at a medical facility within the United States. . Insurance companies and HMOs will cover the cost of these surgeries since they are considered medically necessary. This is most often becaus...