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Colombian Plastic Surgery Vacation Packages

Did you know the Colombians are promoting "body alteration vacations"?

Yeah, CNN reports that one girl recently flew to Bogota for liposuction, a nose job, and a boob job. Total cost? $8,000. Estimated cost to have similar work done in the States. $25,000, or so.

"Of all those people coming to Colombia, at least 3 percent come to get medical treatment, said Antonio Crespo, head of the Colombia Tours Solutions travel agency.

Columbia Tour Solutions will take care of the travel details, you just decide what body part you want reconstructed.

Couple caveats--First, U.S. laws do not protect patients treated outside the country, so if your breasts come out looking like flapjacks, or your nose still has that annoying bump, don't count on the malpractice money to ease your shattered self image. Two, this whole come-to-Columbia-for-plastic-surgery phenomenon got started by Diego Maradona, the former soccer star, who had become obese, and ended up getting his stomach stapled in Cartagena.

We are sure, if you do your research, your time under the Colombian knife will go just fine, however, we are going to stick to the beaches in Cartagena instead of the hospitals, if that is ok with you.

[Image via Colombia Tour Solutions]

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