Making the Breast of It In Africa

Scott Carney, one of my fellow bloggers here at Bodyhack, has a story on the main Wired News site today about "medical refugees" in India.

As he reports, Americans and others are heading to the subcontinent to for lifesaving operations that cost too much back at home.

Meanwhile, there's another country that wants to mold your body: Tunisia.

Breast enlargement costs around 2,600 euros in Tunisia including the travel. [That's $3,430.] The surgery alone costs double that in France.

"Our country offers attractive opportunities and low prices because Tunisia has lower living standards than Europe," said Amor Dehissy, manager of the travel agency Estetika Tour.

Meanwhile…

In Europe, former communist countries in the east are luring western customers with cut-price cosmetic surgery and dentistry.

Tunisian health industry officials say the country can catch up fast by offering low prices.

There's a catch, of course.

(Read about it after the jump or below, depending on where you're reading this.)

Back home in a litigious country like the U.S., you can sue a badplastic surgeon for malpractice if an operation goes bad. The moneycould pay for a new surgery or at least your life a little better whileyou avoid public appearances.

What are your options if things go wrong when you're abroad?

Nip/tuck tourism cuts out a tidy profit for Tunisia's economy

[Reuters]