Plastic surgery comes from the Greek word plastikos, which means to fit for moulding. The origins of plastic surgery can be traced to India in approximately 600 B.C., when the practitioner Sushruta, reconstructed criminals and prisoner's nose's and earlobe's that had been amputated. Today, it is fitting that cosmetic surgery in India is again in the news, as its cosmetic surgery industry flourishes.

Here are the reasons why more and more people from overseas are considering India for their plastic surgery treatments:

• Prestigious group of Association of Plastic Surgeons of India (APSI) and the Indian Medical Association (IMA) affiliated plastic surgeons, all of them with very active professional careers in major cosmetic surgery schools and important hospitals of the country. Our surgeons and facility qualifications are meaningful and verifiable. India has a long medical academic tradition having very strict laws that regulate training and qualifications of surgeons.
  
  
• India is rated as one of the Asian countries with the highest medical standard. Cosmetic surgery is real surgery: it requires up-to-date education, sterile techniques, modern equipment, and products meeting international standards. We work in modern facilities which are designed for comfort and efficiency, using the latest technology and equipment to provide expert cosmetic surgery.
  
  
• The dental and medical personnel involved in health tourism speak good English.
  
  
• India is now the leading country promoting medical and cosmetic tourism in the world and growth in the industry is currently running in excess of 30% per annum.
  
  
• The Indian education system at present is training an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 doctors and nurses each year to meet the demand for increased medical and cosmetic services.
  
  
• Excellent price-benefit ratio due to a high US$ vs. Local currency exchange rate which benefits foreign currency tenders. Services and quality you pay for over here belong to the same category of those you would get in your country for four times the price. We are not exactly a "cheap" place because we offer excellent medical services.
  
  
• The lower cost is not due to any lack in quality, it's quite the contrary. The reason for lower costs is related to the lower cost of infrastructure and insurance. Most practicing US cosmetic surgeons must pay extremely high malpractice insurance rates. This fact, combined with the much higher costs for trained staff and medical facilities in foreign countries, combine to make India much more competitive.
  
  
• India is a convenient country to visit: nice weather, warm people, beautiful tropical environments or city-urban accommodation.
  
  
• We provide convenient appointments at short notice for our overseas patients. If the long lines and frustrating long waits at your doctor are wearing you down, contact us for an appointment.
  
  

The medical facilities selected by us have expert plastic surgeons and medical staff and offer advanced technology and high-quality procedures on par with hospitals in the major industrialized countries. These services are provided at a fraction of the cost, with some treatments at just a tenth of the price of comparable western hospitals!