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Cosmetic vacations is a relatively new terminology being used to describe the process of traveling to another country for the purpose of undergoing some sort of cosmetic surgical or aesthetic dental procedure as well as plastic surgery. In the past, people have traveled for medical reasons to find a doctor in other countries or cities who specializes in a specific surgical or medical treatment. The reason being was to find the best doctor who could heal them, where cost was not the object.〔http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1861919,00.html.〕 Since the boom of the internet, a niche was created for agencies who offer cosmetic vacations due to the low cost of traveling to specific countries, the high cost of medical treatment in first world countries and favorable exchange rates. To attract many new patients, most of these agencies fight to offer the lowest price per surgery, which creates safety and health risks for patients. Doctors as well as medical organizations always advise patients to think primarily of safety and quality before saving money. The word “vacations” in cosmetic vacations could be taken from the dictionary and defined as “freedom or release from duty, business, or activity”.〔http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/vacation. ''vacation''.〕 This is exactly what is beneficial for a medical traveler seeking plastic surgery with a cosmetic vacation. Cosmetic vacations are often as much about the vacation (recuperation period) as the medical procedures. Medical Tourism is a broad term given to the process of traveling to another country to undergo a medical procedure.〔http://www.medicaltourismmag.com/issue-article/defining-medical-tourism-another-approach.html.''medical tourism''.〕 This term is known and has been very popular for a number of years, while cosmetic vacations is considered a specialty within the term medical tourism, as it is focused solely on the aesthetic side of plastic surgery. The number of people having cosmetic procedures done abroad is increasing every year due to its popularity and people’s desire for change. When faced with the need to undergo surgeries, many people have traveled abroad for care in order to seek out doctors and facilities of high quality and standards.〔The McKinsey Quarterly Healthcare http://www.lindsayresnick.com/Resource_Links/MedicalTravel.pdf.〕 There are basically two different types of medical travelers seeking out cosmetic vacations: A) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cosmetic Vacations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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