Dr. Dirk Lazarus
Plastic Surgeon

Tel: 021 424 1112
Fax: 021 424 1118

86 New Church St
Tamboerskloof
Cape Town, 8001
South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa remains a premier destination for medical tourism and plastic surgery in particular. The surgery is affordable, the care is highly professional and Cape Town remains a prime tourist destination. You can travel to Cape Town for a holiday, have your surgery performed with the utmost discretion and return home refreshed. This is a common scenario and patients travel from Europe, Africa and elsewhere to Cape Town for their plastic surgery.

I frequently receive e-mails from prospective patients who are weighing up whether to go through one of the now burgeoning group of medical tourism companies, or to liaise directly with me, the surgeon. Whilst some of these companies may offer packages suitable for some patients, I believe that dealing with the surgeon directly carries a number of significant advantages. Direct contact with the surgeon allows you to ask your questions and deal with your fears and anxieties before you leave home. It allows the surgeon to assess your likely suitability for surgery and for the particular procedure(s) you may be interested in. You know who you will be dealing with, who will be doing your surgery and who is responsible. Commissions and excessive involvement of non-medical third parties are avoided. Following your surgery, you should allow yourself the time for your recovery. It is often not ideal to throw yourself into a program of tours and safaris that is too busy.

In order to ensure that your trip is safe, have a look at the important advice I have to offer potential patients who are contemplating traveling to Cape Town for surgery.

Testimonials from patients.