Medical tourism is a process of travelling beyond the local place to avail medical care which is non critical medical care. This is a well planned procedure which helps the patient to travel to get medical care and along with that the accompanying persons get the sightseeing opportunities and get the flavor of tourism. In this process the medical tourist not only gets a cutting edge in terms of cost of the medical treatment but also gets a chance to visit a new place or country without compromising the quality of care . To ensure the quality care the hospitals of the destination countries follow certain standards and accreditation schemes to get certified or accredited for assurance of quality and continuous quality development.
The top five procedures for medical tourism are
- Hip and knee replacement surgery ( Total knee replacement , Total hip replacement , hip resurfacing )
- Cosmetic surgery ( Face lift, facial implant, Rhinoplastty , breast augmentation , breast reduction , tummy tuck , blepharoplasty , otoplasty etc)
- Infertility management ( In vitro fertilization , embryo transplant )
- Cardiac procedures ( angioplast , Cardiac artery bypass graft etc)
- Dental procedures ( cosmetic and restorative dentistry , crown and bridge for fixed replacement , Root Canal Treatment,Dental Implants.
Tooth Whitening Procedures.Dental Surgical Procedures.
The top destinations for Medical Tourism are
- Thailand
- Panama
- Brazil
- Costarica
- Malaysia
- India
