Affordable liposuction overseas
Medical tourism is now the current trend for both procedural surgery as well as cosmetic surgery. Liposuction, be it laser based, vaser based or zerona based, will also be heading towards that direction. As global travel becomes cheaper and cheaper, and medical tourism becomes more and more accepted, I think we will see more liposuction procedure being done aboard.
One of the key area for such a movement is of course the prices. How do you know cheap liposuction is aboard, even after factoring in the traveling cost. It can be as cheap as 50% of what is the average price you are paying in the US.
There might be some concerns you have in your head. I will try to answer them here.
What are the costs of liposuction aboard
Beside the operational costs, the other cost component of medical tourism is the accodomodation and travel expenses. A typical ticket from US to Asia around 1.3-1.5k. Accommodation wise, it is cheap as you can get a very good hospita ward or hotel at around 100 USD. Hence, with these additional traveling expenses, the prices of liposuction is still lower in countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore.
Benefits of liposuction overseas
Besides the cost savings, another important benefit is the opportunity to visit other countries. While you wouldn’t be in a condition to do much physical sports, you can still take chance to experience the culture of Asian or South American countries. Compared to spending that money and staying in a US hospital, spending the same amount of money or less and be able to travel is a big plus in my book.
Another benefit that is not as obvious is the better service quality. I can’t claim for sure but the feedback from patients who have undertaken medical tourism have feedback that the service level in the Asian countries are very high, higher than what we can expect in the US. This may be the result of their good hospitality nature and carries with them into their service level.
Procedures for having liposuction overseas
The best way is to select a travel agency that specialises in medical tourism, especially for liposuction. There certain things you should look for when selecting a travel agency which I will talk about in my next article if there is any interest from readers. In the meanwhile, you can check out the websites offering travel services for liposuction aboard. They should give you a pretty good picture of how to do medical travel for liposuction
