School of Medicine, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Department of Breast Surgery, University Hospital Galway, Galway, Ireland.
J Travel Med. 2018 Jun 1;25(1). doi: 10.1093/jtm/tay042.
Medical tourism has witnessed significant growth in recent years. The emerging trend towards international travel for cosmetic surgical interventions has not previously been reviewed. The current review aims to critically address the scale and impact of cosmetic surgical tourism and to delineate the complication profile of this form of medical tourism.
Articles published in the English language on the PubMed database that were relevant to surgical tourism and the complications of elective surgical procedures abroad were examined. Reference lists of articles identified were further scrutinized. The search terms used included combinations of 'surgery abroad', 'cosmetic surgery abroad', 'cosmetic surgery tourism', 'cosmetic surgery complications' and 'aesthetic tourism'.
This article critically reviews the epidemiology of cosmetic surgical tourism and its associated economic factors. Surgical complications of selected procedures, including perioperative complications, are described. The implications for travel medicine practice are considered and recommendations for further research are proposed.
This narrative literature review focuses on the issues affecting travellers who obtain cosmetic surgical treatment overseas. There is a lack of focus in the travel medicine literature on the non-surgery-related morbidity of this special group of travellers. Original research exploring the motivation and pre-travel preparation, including the psychological counselling, of cosmetic surgical tourists is indicated.
近年来，医疗旅游发展迅速。人们出国接受美容手术的趋势也逐渐兴起，但目前尚未对此进行综述。本综述旨在深入探讨美容手术旅游的规模和影响，并描述这种医疗旅游形式的并发症概况。
检索 PubMed 数据库中以英文发表的与外科旅游和国外择期手术并发症相关的文章，进一步查阅已确定文章的参考文献列表。使用的检索词包括“国外手术”、“国外美容手术”、“美容手术旅游”、“美容手术并发症”和“美容旅游”的组合。
本文批判性地回顾了美容手术旅游的流行病学及其相关经济因素。描述了包括围手术期并发症在内的特定手术的手术并发症。考虑了对旅行医学实践的影响，并提出了进一步研究的建议。
本综述主要关注在海外接受美容手术治疗的旅行者所面临的问题。旅行医学文献中对这一特殊旅行者的非手术相关发病率关注不足。需要进行探索美容手术游客的动机和旅行前准备（包括心理咨询）的原始研究。
