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Recent publicity only goes to show what excellent value GG is

Gorgeous Getaways is proud of having a greater than 99% client satisfaction.

The statistics for clients requiring review surgery with Gorgeous Getaways is in line with what you would find at home. Our client support is second to none. We now have over 1,000 clients who have enjoyed the services of GG. We stand behind our services and offer a guarantee that covers flights, accommodation and medical costs in the case that you would require a follow up procedure.

Before making your decision you need to weigh up the facts:

- The statistics of needing corrective surgery with Gorgeous Getaways is about the same as what you would find at home. We have had over 1,000 patients, and only a few have returned back for corrective work. We offer a guarantee that covers flights, accommodation and medical costs in the case that you would require a follow up procedure.

- Our hospitals and surgeons are leading healthcare providers in their country, and all follow international quality standards. All surgeries are carried out in private hospitals attended by a full medical teams, not clinics. The hospitals and medical teams are all of the highest standards, with many having international qualifications and experience. Being former English colonies, both Malaysia and Sri Lanka have similar standards of private healthcare,as you will find at home, with the same high quality technical and health care equipment.

- Our surgeons are the best in Asia, and all are fully qualified Plastic and Reconstructive surgeons. Most of our surgeons have had training overseas, including in the UK and Australia. A summary of their experience includes:

Dr Jalil - 20 years experience, international experience including the UK and Japan
Dr. Nasir - 13 years experience, international experience including Australia and the UK
Dr. Steve Wong - 22 years experience, international experience including the UK
Dr. Victor Cheong - 11 years experience, international experience including the UK and Hong Kong
Dr. Charles Lee - 11 years experience, international experience including the UK
Dr. Dulip - 17 years experience, international experience including the UK

Our surgeons and hospitals are not the cheapest packages that you will find, they are the best value for money, but cheap is not what we offer. Beware of anything less expensive than our packages, as there will always be cost savings, either in the surgeon or hospital standards, or the implant brand or grades.

As with any surgeon or destination, your risks are increased if you do not follow the surgeon's advice. Making your own travel and accommodation arrangements will mean no medical assistance or after care. We have guidelines for the safe length of stay, and strongly recommend that you stay in our accommodation, which includes daily nursing and customer service care.

Our guidelines extend to looking after your health - not smoking, resting and relaxing and following a proper diet all assist with recovery. Complications can occur and health risks will definitely be increased if a patient does not follow their surgeon's advice.

As with any surgery done anywhere the more surgery you have, the more likelihood for some 'touch ups' and revision work. This should not be called anything more than a "touch up", because, if you are having extensive surgery, then you need to expect that there may be a few areas that could do with improving. This occurs with patients having full body lifts combined with other procedures. A good example is liposuction, only a certain amount of fat can be removed safely during liposuction, so you may need to get this done again if you require more to be removed. Healthy expectations will go a long way for your satisfaction and enjoyment of your results.

Your risks are reduced by traveling with GG, as we have more support and services than any other operator. Our support staff include:

- Customer Service Managers
- Nurses
- Assistants or Helpers
- Our own drivers and cars

Our team is here to support and assist you throughout your stay, ensuring that you are healthy, happy and recover well. At any time you can ask for more medications, or another consultation with the surgeon, and it will be arranged for you.

Pre and Post surgery care once you return home: we offer support and assistance before and after you travel. Including the ability to speak with your surgeon on the telephone or by video conference. You can also meet and speak with past clients, who are willing to share their experience and results. Please ask your GG manager for more details. Should you have any concerns about your surgery once you arrive home, we will discuss these in consultation with your surgeon and assess on a case by case basis. At GG we care about our clients.

Compare all aspects to having the surgery done at home to the value you get through GG. Even though your surgeon may be 'close' to you at home, is he contactable? What sort of guarantee will your surgeon give you? Will he do corrective surgery free of charge? We have had many patients come to GG to correct a procedure done at home because it would cost them even more to have their surgery done again with their original surgeon. So do your research carefully and ask your surgeon what guarantee he provides.

For best results with any surgery, please consider the following:

1. Have reasonable expectations - do not expect perfection, any surgeon can only improve on your current assets. Those who are happiest with their results have reasonable expectations - for eg. Liposuction will not make you thin all over, facelifts will be 'natural' and not remove every wrinkle and line. Healthy expectations are the core of any successful surgery, regardless of the surgeon you choose.

2. Do know that there are surgery risks, have a healthy knowledge of these, read up on them. In reality the chance of these risks is so small, but it is still important to read about them. GG provides detailed information to you about the surgeries and the risks.

3. Do follow the advice and guidance of the surgeon post surgery. The most important is: not smoking, good diet, resting with no exertion for the first few weeks, taking your medications as prescribed. Failure to follow advice may result in health problems which could be serious.

4. Your accommodation package: Please do stay in a GG approved accommodation, and stay for the amount of days that GG recommends. Our accommodation and service packages are very reasonable, to fit in with everyone's budget. The service that we offer is necessary to provide everyone with the care that they need when recovering for surgery. We offer post surgery support with nurses to assist and carers/helpers to support you with all the things that you may find difficult - eg. shopping, bathing and washing hair, preparing food. The hotels we use are sympathetic to your needs. If you stay in your own hotel it is impossible to provide you with this level of assistance and care, and for the sake of saving a little money by doing it yourself, you may go without necessary post operative care for recovery.

It is advisable to arrive 2 days before surgery so that you give your body a chance to get over the flight, and stay the minimum time that GG recommends for your surgery. This is very important to make sure that you have healed and rested before returning home. Your care is our main concern, problems can arise when patients return home too soon or go on a holiday by themselves without sufficient support.

5. Do understand that a small % of patients may have aesthetic problems, but this is so minimal. To reduce this risk, the number 1 thing is to talk in detail to your surgeon in the pre-consultation. Let him know what you want and what you don't want. Listen to where the incisions and scaring will be. If you are not comfortable with the answers, then DO NOT proceed with surgery. If you do fall into the very small percentage of people who have problems with surgery - for eg. scarring that you would like improved - then we assess this as a case by case basis with the surgeon to find the best solution for each individual. At GG we care about our clients.

6. You will be able to see close to final results before you depart for home. Even though there may be some residual bruising and swelling. At your pre departure consultation you should discuss any concerns you may have with your surgeon. But remember assistance and advise is only a phone call away with GG.

In summary, we cannot give absolute guarantees of perfection (I think that this is impossible of most things in life!)! But we do reduce the risks by having the very best surgeons, hospitals, implants, and our ground team to help you throughout.

We encourage you to read the case studies which are the words from clients themselves, telling you the ups and downs of surgery - you can read about these here: www.gorgeousgetaways.com/news_case.htm . You can also speak with any of these ladies, just ask your GG manager for details.

Recent publicity only goes to show what excellent value GG is.

You can read responses from our clients to the media here: www.gorgeousgetaways.com/news_testim.htm

Media is always on the lookout for sensationalism, if you have any concerns or require clarification of any facts then please do not hesitate to contact me.

Gorgeous Getaways results speak for themselves.

Louise Cogan
Director
louise@gorgeousgetaways.com