Aesthetic surgery complications in private practice settings: Insights to optimize patient access and outcomes

Description

Nina Yu, Scott Levin and Granger Wong review, in 2026, patients who arrived at their institution with complications after cosmetic surgery in private settings. Such complications burden patients and the hospitals that rescue them, yet this population is poorly understood. Records covered cases from 2020 to 2023.

Thirty-six patients were included, averaging about 38 years old. Nearly half had their original procedure abroad, most often in Mexico or the Dominican Republic. Tobacco or cannabis use and obesity were common in the group. Hospital charges were large while insurance payments covered only a fraction, and costs rose sharply when another operation was needed. Smokers presented more often with infection. The authors call for measures that give patients safer, fairer access to aesthetic procedures.

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Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13320505