Thailand Attracts Patients with Low Prices for Plastic Surgery
Low Prices for Plastic Surgery
Thailand is among the premier destinations offering cheap healthcare worldwide. But cheap healthcare does not translate in poor quality. Quite the opposite, Thailand hospitals are at par with those in the West. There are 33 internationally accredited hospitals in Thailand that offer a range of services plastic surgery. Prices for plastic surgery including cost of laser hair removal are very affordable in Thailand. Many people flock to this country for a new nose, larger breasts, removal of the Adam’s apple and lesser cellulite etc. The prices for plastic surgery in Thailand are low enough to justify the tag of the “hottest medical tourism destination”. The prices for plastic surgery in Thailand are 1/5th or 1/10th of the prices of plastic surgery in the USA or in European countries.
Other Cheap Healthcare Procedures
The number of patients of who visited Thailand for various cheap healthcare procedures is put at 1.28 million for the year 2005, a number that is set to grow with each passing year. Sex change operations which necessitate laser hair removal form a tiny part of this. Cost of laser hair removal is very low in Thailand. Most hospitals will remove hair for $99 per session. That is how low the cost of laser hair removal is in the country. This is indeed a boon for the fairer sex who visit Thailand for cosmetic surgeries. After all where else would one find the cost of laser hair removal to be so affordable? But in spite of low prices for plastic surgery, the procedures require follow up visits. Before being attracted by the cheap health care patients should do a thorough cost benefit analysis. Only then embark on a medical tourism journey to Thailand.
Source: “Thailand Attracts Patients for Sex Changes,” The Seoul Times
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