Monday, December 24, 2018

Plastic surgery patients insure against failure

For the first time in the history of plastic surgery patients undergoing breast augmentation or liposuction, will offer insurance in case of failure. Moreover, the initiative adopted at the state level.

 Plastic surgery patients insure against failure

The UK authorities have contributed to the fact that the British Association of Plastic Surgeons began offering all patients clinics Beauty insurance. Until recently, neither in Britain nor anywhere else in the other country risks due to poorly performed operations and complications from them to insure.

Last month, authorities Albion come to grips with market research plastic surgery, which is estimated at 2 to 3 billion pounds a year.

It turned out that this market is largely unregulated. The investigation was made two key decisions. The first - to oblige plastic surgeons inform patients about the ratio of successful and unsuccessful operations, prior to their implementation. Second - to provide insurance service patients.

Insurers famous British company Lloyd's of London have developed a basic insurance policy that will protect the patients of plastic surgeons, members of the association. Moreover, the cost of the policy is already included in the cost of the procedure, just as in the price of train tickets is put premium in the event of disasters, which caused the death or injury of a passenger.

Insurance will cover corrective treatment that may be necessary in case of complications. For example, post-operative bleeding, infection or capsular contracture - the body's reaction to the installation of breast implants. This complication occurs in 10% of patients who passed through breast augmentation. Until recently, they had to pay their own medical rehabilitation. (READ MORE)



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