This week, our PSJ member, LatinaLinda, was featured in an article for the Associated Press.

Here is the link to the article on CNN Online.

Quote from article:

Gold was initially contacted through an Internet forum where people interested in plastic surgery discuss their concerns and share their experiences. Many of them have traveled to Colombia for operations. Other destinations mentioned on the forums include the Dominican Republic, Mexico and Thailand. Venezuela, Argentina and Ecuador, along with Brazil, also have plastic surgery-tourism industries.

She was found on psjourneys.com.

Quote from article:

The organization also says that vacation activity and post-surgery healing don’t mix, unequivocally warning: “Patients should not sunbathe, drink alcohol, swim/snorkel, water ski/jet ski, parasail, take extensive tours (walking or bus), or exercise after surgery.” The ASPS also recommends waiting five to 10 days, depending on the procedure, before taking a flight after surgery.

I think most people who go abroad know that it is no vacation. Recovery is spent resting and not waterskiing and parasailing. In my years meeting patients who travel abroad for surgery, I have yet to encounter a patient who thinks they can go rockclimbing or participate in extreme sports while recovering. That goes without saying…. it may be considered a vacation because you are resting - not because you surfing and partying the night away…

Thanks LatinaLinda for the plug. I am still amazed that 56 lbs were lipoed out by your plastic surgeon in Bogata, Colombia.

LL posted her before and after pictures on the PSJ gallery.