Where to get a new nose for less than $2,500
by Steenie Harvey Because of the considerably lower prices, 25% of all European cosmetic surgery takes
place in Croatia, Slovenia, and the Czech Republic. CSPRAS, the Croatian Society of
Plastic, Reconstructive, and Cosmetic Surgery maintains a list of surgeon members on its website at: www.kbd.hr/plastkir. The following members have their own websites: --Polyclinic Glumicic, Prilaz Gjure Dezelica 56, 10000 Zagreb; tel. (385)1-377-
91-29; e-mail: info@glumicic.com; website: www.glumicic.com.
--Dr. Rajko Toncic, Kresimirov trg 15, 10000 Zagreb; tel. (385)1-461-88-88;
e-mail: rajko@toncic.net; website: www.toncic.net.
--Dr. Mladen Dobrovic, Zelinska 5/II, 10000 Zagreb; tel. (385)1-617-00-77;
e-mail: mladen.dobrovic@zg.tel.hr; website: www.ordinacija-dobrovic-zg.hr. These are the prices quoted on Dr. Toncic's website. Discounts are offered for two or
more treatments: | Face lifts: | 3,960 euro ($5,573) | current average U.S. price: $7,000 | | Mini-lifts/forehead lifts: | 2,640 euro ($3,715) | $4,000 | | Breast enlargement/reduction: | 3,240-3.740 euro ($4,560-$5,265) | $5-8,000+ | | Breast lift: | 3,240-3.740 euro ($4,560-$5,265) | $5-6,000 | | Liposuction: | | | | abdominal region: | 2,040 euro ($2,872) | $3-6,000 | | waist: | 2,040 euro ($2,872) | $2,700 | | Nose improvements: | 1,680-2,200 euro ($2,364-$3,096) | $5,000 | | Ear improvements: | 1,200 euro ($1,690) | $3,000 | | Correction of upper and lower eyelids: | 2,040 euro ($2,872) | $4,000 | Chemical peeling and
dermo-abrasion: | 1,200 euro ($1,690) | $3,500 |
A sweeter smile
His colleague, Dr. Mladen Frntic, e-mail: dinko@toncic.net, offers cosmetic dentistry. Here are some sample prices:
| Tooth repair: | 60-80 euro for each tooth ($85-$113) | $200 | | Root canal filling: | 60-80 euro each canal ($85-$113) | $60 | Ceramic crown
(with root filling if necessary) each tooth: | 390 euro ($550) | $1,000 | | Implant w/ Zircon ceramic crown: | 850 euro ($1,199) | $3,000 | | Dentures: | 700 euro ($1,557) | $1,500 |
[Editor's Note: Steenie's not having anything remodeled that we know of, but she says that, outside Dubrovnik, Croatia still has an affordable cost of living, not just for tummy tucks and molars. More information about this country is in her Croatia: The Owner's Manual.] |
