The Cosmetic Surgery Field Guide: A Buyer-Protection Guide to and Hair Restoration Abroad

If you are thinking about cosmetic surgery abroad, this book is for you.Maybe a friend came back from a clinic abroad looking like the person they hoped to be. Maybe you have scrolled before-and-after reels until 2 a.m. Maybe a coordinator has been replying in minutes and the price is half the local quote. Maybe you have already paid a deposit and your stomach is telling you something the consent form is not.This is the book you wish you had before the deposit.A calm, practical field manual for the patient considering cosmetic surgery or hair restoration abroad - written from the buyer's seat, not the clinician's. The Cosmetic Surgery Field Guide will not rank countries or clinics. It will not sell you a destination. It will help you slow down, verify the surgeon and the anesthesia provider, decode a quote, recognize the patterns the CDC has documented, and protect your decision from sales pressure.Inside: - The Five Rules and the Seven Leverage Points that frame the whole decision- A 20-Minute Safety Pause for the moment before you send a deposit- A pre-op mental-health self-screen (BDDQ + expectation calibration)- The three questions to ask the anesthesia provider before consent- 12 composite scenarios drawn from documented harm patterns - the BBL near-miss, the implant without a card, the plan-change on arrival, the demonstration-case waiver trap- Word-for-word scripts your companion can use when the clinic proposes a non-emergency change mid-procedure- 19 reusable worksheets - true cost calculator, deposit readiness test, surgeon and anesthesia provider verification, day-of-procedure checklist, records packet cover sheet- A complete glossary of cosmetic-surgery-specific terms and a sourced bibliographyWritten by editor Bernard Huang for Tabiji Field Guides, this is Volume Two in the series - a companion to The Dental Tourism Field Guide. The book does not accept payment from clinics, surgeons, facilitators, or implant manufacturers. It does not rank destinations. It does not give medical advice. It does what a well-prepared friend would do: ask the questions you cannot ask alone, show you the patterns documented in the CDC's published mortality data, and stay with you through the recovery year - not just the surgical week.Written for the patient considering: - Breast augmentation, breast lift, or reconstruction- Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), liposuction, or body contouring- Tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) and combination "mommy makeover" procedures- Rhinoplasty, facelift, eyelid surgery, or neck lift- Hair restoration (FUE, DHI)- Revision surgery after a prior cosmetic procedure abroadThe body is yours. The decision is yours. The book is the second pair of eyes.