By Alex Parker
Private healthcare abroad has grown to be rather popular
among many Westerners because of the affordable rates but how safe is it to go
abroad for medical attention? Whatever your reasons of going, private
healthcare abroad differ from one country to the next. The question is, how
will you determine which places are provide the best yet the least costly
medical services? There is no one definite answer but one thing is for sure,
you have a lot of choices.
Whether you are planning to go to the Southeast
because of the culture and the beautiful scenery or want to fly to South
America to see the sights as well as get cosmetic surgery, it is best to do
your homework. The first thing you should do is to choose which places you
would like to visit. Rather than comparing costs at the onset, it’s best for
you to make the most of it i.e. going to a country that you will surely like
and at the same time has the facilities that you need for your medical
treatment whatever it may be.
For plastic surgery, Argentina, Costa Rica and Mexico are
top medical tourist destinations. However, if you want to go to the other side
of the globe, the Philippines, Thailand and South Korea are viable options.
Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore are great choices too.
It is natural to be concerned about one’s safety while being
treated abroad because for one, foreigners do not get the same protection as
the locals in terms of filing a malpractice lawsuit or getting help. This is
the reason why before hopping on a plane to wherever, you should find out
whether the hospitals adhere to international protocols. If one hospital has a
history of surgical procedures going wrong, it is best to move on and look for
another –after all, you have a lot of options. Thorough research is needed when
seeking private healthcare abroad because you wouldn’t really want to risk
getting caught in a foreign land with an infection or a life-threatening
ailment.
Photos via formosatravel.net, reuters.com
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