Cosmetic Tourism: A Cost-utility Analysis of Abdominoplasty Performed in the United States and Abroad.

Moreover, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a 2024 report revealing 93 deaths among US citizens after cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic between 2009 and 2022, with an increasing trend in fatalities in the later years of the study. 9 There may be various reasons contributing to these complications after cosmetic surgery tourism, including differing surgical standards, poor continuity of care, and limited follow-up abroad. 1 , 2 Despite this, limited literature evaluates the cost-

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