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Tanning and Tucking in Puerto Vallarta ....continued Choosing a Physician Word of mouth is the way most find a qualified cosmetic surgeon. Knowing someone who has had a procedure and is happy with the outcome is the best source of knowledge on vacation surgery. Referral patients make up the greatest percentage of the surgeons' vacation surgery practices. Consultations also offer information and confidence in choosing the right physician. Surgery dates can be arranged during consultations for vacation dates in the future or depending on the physicians' schedule and length of candidates' vacation, procedures can even be performed while the potential patient is in town. Who is having vacation surgeries? According to all three surgeons interviewed, more men and women each year are coming to Puerto Vallarta to have their cosmetic surgery. These physicians perform over three hundred such surgeries annually and the number is rising. These procedures are apart from their other reconstructive surgery practices or practices in other cities. All agreed that most of their patients' came from the United States and Canada, though they have had patients from all over Europe and as far away as Korea. Eighty percent are in the 50 to 60 year old age group, while 20 percent make up the 40 and younger or 60 plus age group. In some practices up to 30 percent of these patients are men and this percentage is also increasing annually. These trends mirror - on a smaller scale - those of the United States. The American Society of Plastic Surgeons and the Plastic Surgery Education Foundation reported that cosmetic procedure percentages have tripled since 1992, with 50 percent of this growth occurring since 1996. The age groups and types of procedures requested in Puerto Vallarta also follow the U. S. trends. Tanning and Tucking Having a dream vacation and returning home looking and feeling better, more refreshed, and with a whole new attitude seems to be a perfect coupling. Since most of these procedures and recovery from are relatively quick and dramatically less expensive than in the States it is no wonder why so many are opting to take home not only a tan but a little tucking as well. *As a U.S. nurse with over twenty years of experience, it is my opinion that the physicians interviewed for this article have not only the highest credentials possible in their field, but are extremely knowledgeable, capable, understanding, and have terrific bedside manners. I would recommend their services without question.

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