Mumbai, April 22
India is fast emerging as the
body contouring capital of the world due to the rising flow of
foreigners for several body contouring processes that includes breast
augmentation and lower body lifts, health experts said on Wednesday.
According
to health experts, the main reason for this is country's constant rise
in the number of healthcare institutions providing body contouring
processes, affordable cost and better post treatment consultations.
Body contouring is a procedure that alters the shape of different body parts.
"Body
contouring becomes even more important especially when things like
gymming, dieting and swimming fails, more number of women are opting for
complete body contouring to achieve a perfect body shape," said Mohan
Thomas, consultant cosmetic surgeon at Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai.
He
said that while the cost for various body contouring procedures in
India ranges from Rs.50,000 to Rs.2 lakh, similar procedure in foreign
countries like Britain, the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand costs
anywhere from the equivalent of Rs.10 to Rs.11 lakh.
Thomas
further said: "Regaining slim figure for women, especially after child
birth, is another reason why women from abroad are visiting India for
such processes. Even the quality of such surgeries in India is
considered much better to similar surgeries in the west."
Emphasising
on the increasing young Indian women, Vinod Vij, consulting cosmetic
surgeon at Fortis Hiranandani Hospital said that in the last couple of
years, there has been a huge inflow of requests from certain section of
youngsters for body contouring following bariatric procedures, and
weight loss surgery.
The experts have also stated that several procedures are completely safe for youngsters in the age-group of 20-25.
"These
safe proven procedures have allowed patients to improve their body
shapes through precise targeting and removal of isolated deposits of
fat. Often combined with other plastic surgery procedures like
abdominoplasty and breast augmentation, liposuction is potentially an
ideal solution for anyone looking to refine and rejuvenate their
contours, however, the only criteria is that the patient should be
healthy," Vij said in a statement.
Mentioning about the increase
of body contouring procedures among Indian women, Vij said that there
was a 50 percent increase of women from middle class families undergoing
body contouring processes.
"A decade back, we were made to
believe that cosmetic surgery is for the rich and famous, but looking at
the recent trends, the burgeoning middle class now has been opting for
the procedure. With the rise in income, consumption patterns have
changed and a new middle class has emerged that's conscious about health
and other beauty factors," he said.
"Long list of body
contouring procedures exists which essentially help boost people's
self-confidence and reduce their anxiety about problem spots. Breast
lift, breast reduction, post weight loss surgery, thigh lifts and calf
implants are just a few of them among the whole range of body contouring
procedures," he said.
