The research by medical site Healthnews contrasts the popular belief that Thailand is the top country for transgender surgeries, where for years American and Western tourists have traveled for operations.
With costs for cosmetic and medical procedures steadily increasing in the US, Tijuana clinics provide more affordable care for those willing to make the trek
A mom who traveled to Mexico for breast implants died after contracting fungal meningitis. Crystal Villegas spent the last four months of her life in a Texas hospital fighting off the infection, local news outlet ValleyCentral reported. She was 31.
Crystal Villegas, 31, spent the last four months fighting for her life in a Texas hospital after contracting fungal meningitis, a rare infection that causes swelling around the brain.
An Arizona woman is fighting for her life after she contracted fungal meningitis from cosmetic procedures she flew to Mexico to have done for cheap. Alondra Lomas is one of nine confirmed cases part of an outbreak the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claimed is tied to cosmetic surgery clinics in Matamoros. Seven of the women have already died from the infection.