Latin American countries are the chosen destination of many travelers seeking cosmetic surgery. Those considering rhinoplasty or facelifts, turn to travel agencies to arrange their travel and care.

Colombia is enjoying a travel boom for the first time in two decades. Last year, the Ministry of Commerce and Tourism counted a million visitors to the country. Of these, a percentage travel for plastic surgery, so the president recently called for creating free trade hospital zones. In these, medical tourists would be able to have facelifts and breast enhancements, tax-free.

Travel agencies specializing in medical tourism offer "surgery packages” including airfare, ground transport, hotel, travel insurance, medical procedures, nursing, post-operative treatment, and the services of a tour guide. In addition to Colombia, other destinations include the Argentina, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, and Venezuela.

Benefits of plastic surgery:

Cosmetic surgeries offer benefits that patients feel both physically, and emotionally. Patients who have undergone aesthetic surgery claim that the most frequent complement they receive is, "you look rested.”