THE FORTIS Hospital announced on Tuesday that its Medical Tourism Programme got a fillip, with US citizens now coming here for cosmetic surgery. As part of the programme, 21-year-old Samantha Lundy, a resident of North Carolina, USA, came to the hospital for cosmetic rhinoplasty (nose reshaping) and correction of ear deformity. The surgery was conducted by Dr Tejinder Bhatti, Consultant, Department of Plastic has trained at the world's best plastic surgery centres at USA and UK. Fortis Hospital Director Col Harinder Singh Chehal (Retd) said,"The fact that younger patents have started coming in from abroad, especially USA, augurs well not only for Fortis Medical Tourism but also for the entire region. We expect the inflow of international patients to increase rapidly in the coming times." Dr Tejinder Bhatti 9781818888 SCO 66, Sector 32-C