The idea of traveling for medical care is not something new, but the modern concept of medical tourism has only surfaced in the past 10 to 15 years. Countries like Argentina, Costa Rica, India, Brazil and Mexico are establishing infrastructures and facilities to support their medical care system for patients that seek affordable plastic surgery. Because of the sudden rise of plastic surgery in the U.S., American patients are tempted to consider the option of flying abroad to get the medical care they can’t afford at home. The idea of modern medical tourism – traveling to foreign countries specifically for lower cost of care has made great achievements in the recent years. Unlike before when patients have suffered the consequences of medical travel because they fell victim from botched surgery and unprofessional care. Of course, cases like these will still exist. It all goes down to the patient’s ability to investigate and do research. The best road to safely looking better is better traveled if you start with a lot of homework and some probing questions for your surgeon. If you find the surgeon unworthy of your trust, then back away immediately. Surgery is a life threatening procedure and can also alter the way you live and how you look after a few hours in the operating room. The first thing a patient should consider is the surgeon, his credentials and years of experience. If the patient trusts his/her surgeon, the success of the procedure is very well foreseen.

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Plastic surgery
in Mexico is getting a bit more organized. Due to the demand for lower plastic surgery cost and consumers still demanding savings for medical care, affordable plastic surgery in Mexico is again on the hype.

Two weeks ago, Grupo Angeles, the parent company of Mexico’s largest private hospital group, Hospital Angeles, signed a contract with Health Travel Guides (HTG) to provide the technology infrastructure for managing its medical tourism operations. Another leading medical tourism agency, GoSculptura, now provides excellent but affordable plastic surgery packages in Mexico. GoSculptura now includes Mexico in its network of medical vacation destination and now has more than 500 satisfied patients and a 97% satisfaction rate. Other agencies such as Healthbase also chose the country to be part of its health care network and provide U.S. patients satisfactory plastic surgery in Mexico.

The overwhelming plastic surgery cost and the long wait to get medical treatment are two of the top reasons why American patients travel to other countries to receive medical and dental work. Whether a good new hip and a nice new face, you might have to dig deep into your wallet or wait several months before receiving the medical or dental care that you require. (more…)