Complications After Cosmetic Surgery Tourism

Klein, Holger Jan; Simic, Dario; Fuchs, Nina V.; Schweizer, Riccardo; Mehra, Tarun; Giovanoli, Pietro; Plock, Jan A.

doi:10.1093/asj/sjw198

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“…Having reviewed the excellent paper from Klein et al on their complication rates from cosmetic surgery tourism, I was able to extrapolate the data to obtain a 1.3% complication rate from these types of procedures, which is acceptable. 5 We have no way of knowing in this study whether the reported 24 complications occurred after 240 operations or 2400! We know that medical tourism has grown in size from an estimated 6 million in 2010 to over 15 million in 2017.…”

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Commentary on: Surgical Management of Cosmetic Surgery Tourism-Related Complications: Current Trends and Cost Analysis Study of the Financial Impact on the UK National Health Service (NHS)

Alizadeh

2019

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

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confidence: 85%

Commentary on: Surgical Management of Cosmetic Surgery Tourism-Related Complications: Current Trends and Cost Analysis Study of the Financial Impact on the UK National Health Service (NHS)

Alizadeh

2019

Aesthetic Surgery Journal

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“…One study claimed the most common complication post-cosmetic surgery is wound infection (26%) at the procedure site [10]. Incision and pus/debris drainage are the mainstay of skin abscess treatment [9,11].…”

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Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection Post-Liposuction in South Korea

Nelwan

Andayani

Clarissa

et al. 2021

Cureus

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As antibiotic resistance becomes a serious health issue, medical tourism is an accelerating factor. Several studies report antibiotic-resistant cases in Southeast Asia are increasing every year. We report the first case of a vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) infection in an Indonesian post-liposuction in South Korea. The patient is a 34-year-old Indonesian woman reporting concerns of fever and abdominal abscess post-liposuction. Culture results before antibiotic therapy were positive for VRSA. After the patient received one-time abscess drainage and initiated oral broad-spectrum antibiotics, the abscess clinically improved. To this date, the most common complication of infection post-liposuction in Indonesia is related to Mycobacterium as etiology. The pathogen transfer correlates to medical tourism, and this becomes a reminder for health care providers to be prepared to encounter problems tied to medical tourism.

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“…[2] While accurate estimates of medical tourists are sparse in current literature, there is an increasing number of reported cases of medical tourism-related mycobacterial complications. [3456] While care in low- and middle-income countries is not necessarily substandard, providers should be aware of associated infections that may be less commonly seen in the United States. RGMs are known environmental pathogens that can form tenacious biofilms in water systems due to their hydrophobic fatty acid cell wall that makes eradication difficult without rigorous disinfection.…”

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A case of lipotourism-associated multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus infection

Lee

Wigmore

2019

J Global Infect Dis

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Rapidly growing mycobacteria have become increasingly recognized as pathogens implicated in surgical site infections that can be both difficult to diagnose and treat with an evolving understanding of both intrinsic and acquired resistance patterns. As common environmental commensal organisms that can colonize water supplies, they are of particular concern in the setting of a growing medical tourism industry. We present a case of a 49-year-old woman who acquired a highly multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus skin and soft-tissue infection after cosmetic abdominoplasty that required radical surgical debridement and 6 months of intravenous therapy to eradicate. This case highlights the challenges in the management of M. abscessus infections including delay to diagnosis and resistance patterns that are likely to become more common despite antibiotic stewardship efforts.

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Complications After Cosmetic Surgery Tourism

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Cited by 23 publications

References 11 publications

Commentary on: Surgical Management of Cosmetic Surgery Tourism-Related Complications: Current Trends and Cost Analysis Study of the Financial Impact on the UK National Health Service (NHS)

Commentary on: Surgical Management of Cosmetic Surgery Tourism-Related Complications: Current Trends and Cost Analysis Study of the Financial Impact on the UK National Health Service (NHS)

Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection Post-Liposuction in South Korea

A case of lipotourism-associated multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus infection

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