Medical Tourism

Can it make sense to get some procedures done abroad, in countries where quality is good but prices are a fraction of what they are at home? Not so fast - there can be pitfalls, too. A look at the pluses and minuses.

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The top 5 most in-demand medical and dental tourism procedures

BeautyInsider.sg As is by now common knowledge, medical tourism is driven by high health care costs in the United States and to a lesser extent in western Europe and Canada, as well as sometimes long wait times in countries where costs may be somewhat lower but national healthcare plans impose longer wait times for elective and non-essential procedures. Concretely, cost savings can add up to as much as 70 percent less than in medical tourists´ home counties, and and quality of care (assuming…

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Why India is a medical tourism hotspot

HemanthOS The world´s most populous country is also one of its richest in terms of what it has to offer visitors on all fronts - culture, history, cuisine, natural attractions, and much more. And apart from all that, India has also become one of the top ten countries visited by foreigners for healthcare, thanks to its modern medical infrastructure and technology; talented physicians; prices for procedures which are among the world´s lowest; minimal wait times; and widespread fluency in…

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on our blog: medical tourism in Costa Rica

Costa Rica has a longstanding tradition of attracting holidaymakers around the world. Most of them have a craving for green, relaxing and adventure. However, people have recently discovered the undeniable fact that this country is nowadays a location where you can find proficient consultants than can provide you with high-quality medical care at a small portion of cost than other places (e.g. United States, Canada and Europe). Year after year one can see the increasing number of tourist who…

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Now on our blog: medical vs. health tourism, more

Tourism and health have taken on two new meanings. Health tourism can be broken down into two components, people who travel to a particular spot for medical reasons, such as cancer centers or for specific operations such a coronary bypass, and people who travel to a location for medicinal reasons such as rest and relaxation. Medicinal tourism caters not to the sick but to those who seek new levels of wellness. Examples of medicinal tourism are spa or centers that cater to non-essential…

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José Balido January 24, 2023 at 11:18am

In the past several years there's been a booming trend in foreigners (mostly men) coming to Turkey for hair transplant and growth treatments. I was nearly one of them, so I was interested to read this piece in the US/Mideast-based business-new site MenaFN.com about the phenomenon: https://menafn.com/1105419099/Turkey-welcomes-nearly-1M-people-for-...
John Kipper November 22, 2022 at 12:11pm

Medical tourism in India is booming as never before, and the Hindustan Times just published an overview of the sector and top five destinations: https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/travel/medical-tourism-in-...

Medical Tourism in India: Top destinations, scenarios and all you need to know

India in recent years has emerged as a major hub for medical tourism and is now considered among the top 6 medical value travel destinations in the w…
Max Pesling April 1, 2022 at 12:12pm

For all the benefits of going abroad to save on medical procedures, there are horror stories, as well - especially when patients don't do enough research before commiting themselves. Here is one such cautionary tale about a woman who went to the Dominican Republic for liposuction and breast augmentation: https://www.10tv.com/article/news/health/medical-tourism-experience...

Columbus woman warns against medical tourism after botched surgery in Dominican Republic

For nearly a year, 28-year-old Pereal Wallace has been living in her own personal nightmare.
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Darryl Musick October 14, 2011 at 5:33pm

Continuing our trek across the American Southwest today at The World on Wheels, we hop across the border to snowbird medical mecca, Los Algodones in Mexico, where there are more dentists and opticians per capita than anyplace I know: http://tinyurl.com/28j98zp

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An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Ed Wetschler May 16, 2011 at 4:53pm

A Swiss referendum has overwhelmingly approved suicide tourism. Will many people take Switzerland up on this? And does this count as medical tourism or its opposite?
Ed Wetschler November 13, 2010 at 11:14pm

Jordan, I read about it on eTurboNews, but you're right: When I do a little digging, I see the original story came out in 2009. Why it appeared this morning, I have no idea.
Jordan Simon November 13, 2010 at 10:42pm

Ed, wasn't that hospital already angling to increase medical tourism, especially for eart and spinal surgery.... or is this something new? If latter, where did you read the latest comments? Thanks.
Ed Wetschler November 13, 2010 at 4:08pm

And now a spokesman for the award-winning Holy Trinity Hospital in Ghana wants to increase medical tourism to that country. Can Ghana, in fact, compete against India, Thailand, Brazil, etc. for medical tourists ?