Department of Plastic Surgery, Beaumont University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Beaumont University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2024 Nov;98:339-341. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2024.09.014. Epub 2024 Sep 6.
Aesthetic surgery tourism is a flourishing trend, and challenges often arise when patients return home with post-operative complications, necessitating follow-up care.
Between July 2021 and June 2023, we conducted a retrospective analysis of patients who presented with complications from aesthetic surgery tourism in two major teaching hospitals in Ireland.
Thirty-three patients with a mean age of 41 years were identified. Procedures were predominantly performed in Turkey (67%), followed by Lithuania (24%). Complications included wound dehiscence (n = 22), infections (n = 9), seroma (n = 9), haematoma (n = 2) and skin necrosis (n = 1). A total of 27 operations were performed, with an average hospital stay of four days and a per-patient cost of €5 486.
Complications from aesthetic surgery abroad not only have a psychological and financial impact on the individuals involved but also strain our public healthcare system. Therefore, it is important for us, as medical professionals to advocate for our patients in order for them to make informed and safe decisions before seeking healthcare abroad.
美容手术旅游是一个蓬勃发展的趋势，当患者术后出现并发症需要后续治疗而返回家中时，往往会出现各种挑战。
在 2021 年 7 月至 2023 年 6 月期间，我们对在爱尔兰两家主要教学医院因美容手术旅游而出现并发症的患者进行了回顾性分析。
共确定了 33 名平均年龄为 41 岁的患者。手术主要在土耳其（67%）进行，其次是立陶宛（24%）。并发症包括伤口裂开（n=22）、感染（n=9）、血清肿（n=9）、血肿（n=2）和皮肤坏死（n=1）。共进行了 27 次手术，平均住院时间为 4 天，每位患者的费用为 5486 欧元。
国外美容手术的并发症不仅对患者个人造成心理和经济上的影响，还对我们的公共医疗体系造成压力。因此，作为医疗专业人员，我们有责任为患者提供建议，以便他们在寻求国外医疗服务时做出明智和安全的决策。
