Medical Tourism in Thailand - Costs and Treatment prices
The exorbitant costs of healthcare in industrialized nations has led to the worldwide popularity of medical tourism. Thailand is, besides India, the home of medical tourism with over 300,000 visiting in 2003 rising to an estimated 1.4 million in 2006.
Hospitals like Bangkok International Medical Center and Piyavate Hospital offer services in over two dozen languages, recognizes cultural and religious dietary restrictions and has a special wing for Japanese and Arabic patients.
You may pay for dental implants something like $3900 in the USA, £3200 in the UK and only $1000 in India.
Here are some other medical treatment price comparisons:
The cost of a heart bypass or valve replacement would be between $120,000 to $150,000 in a developed country. The same surgery, performed to the same standard, would cost around $11,000 in Thailand.
Some of the most popular procedures include: cosmetic surgery, cardiac surgery, orthopedic surgery and dental care.
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