Simply put it is the travel to a foreign country for the purpose of obtaining medical care. With the rising costs of both cosmetic, non-cosmetic and dental health care procedures in the US many Americans look to other markets for better prices. Access also plays a significant role in the tourism trend- From life saving organ transplants to simple Beauty injections treatments- Americans are increasingly finding long wait times for appointments and surgeries unacceptable. The top countries and regions for medical tourism include Mexico and South America, Thailand and the South Pacific and Eastern Europe and the middle east.
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