Wondering what exactly medical tourism is?

Traveling across borders for a specific surgery is Medical Tourism.

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Medical tourism is not just for the wealthy

Why would someone leave their home country for this?

People travel to less developed countries for lower cost surgeries.

Patients can often get good, if not better care

POPULAR PLACES South Korea for plastic surgery Taiwan for bone marrow transplants Mexico for dentistry

LANGUAGE BARRIERS

LACK OF MEDICAL FOLLOW-UP ONCE YOU'RE HOME

LEGAL ACTION IN CASE OF MALPRACTISE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY IS DIFFICULT

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