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:nip tuck Nip WHAT DOES THE EXPRESSION Nip-Tuck mean to you? For most people Nip-Tuck is an expression synonymous with American Barbie doll looks, TV, pretty boy plastic surgeons and rich celebrities self obsessing about looks and body image. Or is it? Most women fantasise about their ideal body and looks. Who doesn't want to be 2-3 sizes smaller, with a killer body, and a face that looks 10-15 years younger, more youthful and pretty? Ask any women in the street if she is happy with the way she looks and most will have something they would love to change about themselves. We all want to look beautiful. But is it something we would seriously consider if we had the opportunity and why would we consider it? Nip-Tuck Cosmetic Surgery was founded to help New Zealand women achieve the transformation they desire by making it affordable and safe while using a world class hospital and healthcare provider in another country, Thailand. The hospital is American managed and with JCI international accreditation is seen as world class. It has over The women who are now taking the plunge come from all walks of life and different age groups 200 surgeons who have trained in America and Europe and deals with over 400,000 international patients per year, with a total of well over one million general patients per year. Penny Barrett, of Nip-Tuck Cosmetic Surgery emphasizes that it is not just about the surgery either. Many women not only feel transformed physically but also feel better about themselves in many other ways. She has personally accompanied women on this journey and knows from experience that it can be a life changing decision that has enormous positive spin offs. The reality is far different to what has been portrayed through the media and TV programs. The attitude about cosmetic surgery has changed over the last few years, she says. Many women consider cosmetic surgery or a little nip tuck just another beauty alternative, like microdermabrasion, LPL, Botox and fillers. The women who are now taking the plunge come from all 118 | www.hermagazine.co.nz tuck - We all want to look beautiful but is surgery an option you have seriously considered? walks of life and different age groups. Take Kate, a 50 something single lady. Kate chose to take the plunge and have a face lift procedure in Thailand because she was feeling her age, wanted to get out into the dating scene again and felt a change was needed to give her more confidence. She had heard through a friend about Nip-Tuck Cosmetic Surgery and their group tours visiting Thailand for cosmetic procedures. She said that the cost of having the same procedure done in Thailand was going to be 50% off having it done in New Zealand. And she got a holiday as well. So she joined a Nip-Tuck tour and loved the end result, and is now considering her next visit for weight loss surgery. Penny has seen very young ladies come for breast augmentation and seen the huge difference in confidence these girls feel after the procedure. Jo was one such young woman. Only 22 she was very self- conscious about being flat chested. Once she heard about the medical group tours she booked on a group tour with Nip-Tuck Cosmetic Surgery. She confessed to being a little nervous before the operation but a few days after the operation she was excitedly looking for new bras and said it was the best thing she had ever done. Tania's husband encouraged her to follow her dream of a tummy tuck and liposuction. Over the past few years she had gone through menopause and had a resulting weight change. She found the usual diet and exercise just didn't work for her. She had got to the stage of giving up and felt depressed and lacked any self-confidence. Without her husband's support she may have never taken the journey but she realized her dream and joined a Nip-Tuck Cosmetic Surgery group medical tour to Thailand. Once back in New Zealand, she said she couldn't believe how much difference it made to her confidence and depression. She has now got a new job and is feeling positive about her future. Penny escorts every group tour and organises personal assistants to help in Thailand with such things as day tours, and shopping. Nip-Tuck liaise with the hospital on behalf of their clients and look after them from the time they leave New Zealand to the time they return, arranging such things as transfers, appointments, accommodation and transfers. They also have partners that they work with to offer finance and special medical tourism insurance. www.nip-tuckcosmeticsurgery.com