{"product_id":"the-cosmetic-surgery-field-guide-a-buyer-protection-guide-to-cosmetic-surgery-and-hair-restoration-abroad-9798196505782","title":"The Cosmetic Surgery Field Guide: A Buyer-Protection Guide to Cosmetic Surgery and Hair Restoration Abroad","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tabiji Team\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Special Interest - Senior\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you are thinking about cosmetic surgery abroad, this book is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaybe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the book you wish you had before the deposit.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA calm, practical field manual for the patient considering cosmetic surgery or hair restoration abroad - written from the buyer's seat, not the clinician's. \u003ci\u003eThe Cosmetic Surgery Field Guide\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003eInside: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Five Rules and the Seven Leverage Points that frame the whole decision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA 20-Minute Safety Pause for the moment before you send a deposit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA pre-op mental-health self-screen (BDDQ + expectation calibration)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe three questions to ask the anesthesia provider before consent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 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\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWord-for-word scripts your companion can use when the clinic proposes a non-emergency change mid-procedure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19 reusable worksheets - true cost calculator, deposit readiness test, surgeon and anesthesia provider verification, day-of-procedure checklist, records packet cover sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA complete glossary of cosmetic-surgery-specific terms and a sourced bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by editor Bernard Huang for Tabiji Field Guides, this is Volume Two in the series - a companion to \u003ci\u003eThe Dental Tourism Field Guide\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003eWritten for the patient considering: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreast augmentation, breast lift, or reconstruction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrazilian Butt Lift (BBL), liposuction, or body contouring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTummy tuck (abdominoplasty) and combination \"mommy makeover\" procedures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhinoplasty, facelift, eyelid surgery, or neck lift\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHair restoration (FUE, DHI)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRevision surgery after a prior cosmetic procedure abroad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe body is yours. The decision is yours. The book is the second pair of eyes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892783726743,"sku":"9798196505782","price":1711.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798196505782.webp?v=1781188933","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-cosmetic-surgery-field-guide-a-buyer-protection-guide-to-cosmetic-surgery-and-hair-restoration-abroad-9798196505782","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}