At Treatment Abroad, we recently received correspondence regarding a UK family’s experience of stem cell tourism. The patient is a four year old boy with autism and speech problems. The parents, desperate to find a cure for their son, started exploring the claims for the use of stem cell therapy in the treatment of autism. […]
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A study of the experiences of cosmetic surgery tourists, led by the University of Leeds, challenges widely held perceptions about the safety and motives of people travelling overseas for treatment. The two-year study, ‘Sun, Sea, Sand and Silicone’, is the first to use in-depth interviews, video and photo diaries and questionnaires to analyse cosmetic surgery
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This week I attended, a “Stakeholder Conference” focusing on cosmetic surgery tourism. The event was organised by the research team at the University of Leeds which is delivering the ESRC funded research project, “Sun, Sea, Sand and Silicone”. The research examines two countries in detail as sources of cosmetic surgery tourists, the UK and Australia
