At CosmeticCulture, we have many patients who travel from out of town. travelling for surgery worked out very well for these patients, but it is important to plan ahead. To make things as safe and smooth as possible, we created a programme to coordinate the process.
CosmeticCulture’s Makeover Vacation Programme includes several steps:
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First we have to decide if someone is a candidate for surgery. This is best accomplished in person by consulting with our surgeon. Sometimes we can schedule surgery on the same trip. Other times it works best to schedule a trip in the future for surgery. On occasion we use digital photos to begin the process, but we must always see our patients before the day we do a procedure.
The post-surgery recuperation must be coordinated. Sometimes this means arranging a night or two at a specialised recovery center staffed by nurses. Other times it means booking a comfortable nearby hotel. Our staff has a lot of experience arranging this around different needs and tastes, so we make this step quite easy.
We must plan how long to stay in town after surgery. This varies by the procedure performed and the person’s age and other factors. For people flying into town this is usually between five and fourteen days.
We must arrange for any necessary lab work to be done prior to surgery. Sometimes it is easiest to do this at home, or we often do it here in Sydney.
We take extra time educating travelling patients about the nature of their recovery including how long to take off from work, what to expect in terms of body changes and reaction to surgery, and when to resume various
activities. This works to minimise surprises upon returning home.
We ask our travelling patients to have access to a GP at home, so if something needs evaluation they have someone to visit and with whom our surgeon can speak.
We encourage our travelling patients to plan on doing some non-strenuous activities while in town. Having fun helps recovery go faster and easier. Our staff works as a concierge to make plans for restaurants, daytime activities, and shopping so the trip becomes a vacation as well as a surgery experience.
We are pleased to have made arrangements with select hotels to provide discounted
rates for our many patients visiting us from out of town.
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CosmeticCulture’s Makeover Vacation Programme works to give our
travelling patients the safest possible experience – while also showing
them a good time as our out-of-town guests.