Medical tourism is a type of touristic travel which involves a person who lives in one country to travel to another country to receive medical aid. Medical procedures taken abroad have a variety in options like dentistry, hip replacement, cosmetic surgeries, oncology, cardiology, cardiovascular surgeries, cancer treatments, scans, orthopedics and neurology. Popular sites that are the hot spot for undergoing medical procedures, in increasing to decreasing order, are primarily started off with Mexico and then the Middle East, South America, Central America and Europe. If we were to go with specifics the popular destinations would be Israel, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and United States. Although it’s yet
…show more content…
Not only is there a variation in destinations visited for medical purposes, but there is also a variety of ages that take on this type of touristic travel from a range of 65 years and lower.
Starting off with the pros, people who directly opinionate about medical tourism have the misconception that traveler’s mindset is mainly towards the saving of money which is in reality not the truth. Only 9% of travelers go abroad for the main reason being to save money. Yes, having a reduction on your bill for a procedure is definitely a pro especially if the cost at your hometown is absurdly high, but there are many other advantages. There is advanced technology overseas even though most people …show more content…
The first inquiry to acknowledge is the safety of medical travel. First of all, it is a destination that the patient might have never have been to; abroad the standard of living that the person might be exposed to will differentiate greatly to the standard of living of the person 's usual surroundings. Some medical facilities don 't exactly give you all the research and information of the doctor that would operate on you which is a huge downside. Yes there are reading reviews written by former patients towards who 's carrying out your operation, but yet it 's still not enough information to be reassured the surgeries and the doctors’ reliability. This leads to the patient having to do their own investigation of the doctors’ credentials. Apart from the distress of the doctors reliable credentials there is also the concern of transmittable diseases. A physician may reuse needles that have been used by other patients which can lead to the transmission of diseases like hepatitis and HIV; blood transplants supply could come from donors who are infected by HIV as well. Also, travelling after an operation is not secure due to the fact that if something occurs to you in a flight caused by the operation taken overseas your health will be at risk. Another con is the fact that the area you are visiting the people might speak a different language then the one spoken by the patient
Not only is there a variation in destinations visited for medical purposes, but there is also a variety of ages that take on this type of touristic travel from a range of 65 years and lower.
Starting off with the pros, people who directly opinionate about medical tourism have the misconception that traveler’s mindset is mainly towards the saving of money which is in reality not the truth. Only 9% of travelers go abroad for the main reason being to save money. Yes, having a reduction on your bill for a procedure is definitely a pro especially if the cost at your hometown is absurdly high, but there are many other advantages. There is advanced technology overseas even though most people …show more content…
The first inquiry to acknowledge is the safety of medical travel. First of all, it is a destination that the patient might have never have been to; abroad the standard of living that the person might be exposed to will differentiate greatly to the standard of living of the person 's usual surroundings. Some medical facilities don 't exactly give you all the research and information of the doctor that would operate on you which is a huge downside. Yes there are reading reviews written by former patients towards who 's carrying out your operation, but yet it 's still not enough information to be reassured the surgeries and the doctors’ reliability. This leads to the patient having to do their own investigation of the doctors’ credentials. Apart from the distress of the doctors reliable credentials there is also the concern of transmittable diseases. A physician may reuse needles that have been used by other patients which can lead to the transmission of diseases like hepatitis and HIV; blood transplants supply could come from donors who are infected by HIV as well. Also, travelling after an operation is not secure due to the fact that if something occurs to you in a flight caused by the operation taken overseas your health will be at risk. Another con is the fact that the area you are visiting the people might speak a different language then the one spoken by the patient