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Every year, the number of patients traveling abroad increases by an average of 20%. Medical tourism is very quickly gaining popularity among patients from the developing countries and Eastern Europe. This is explained by number of causes, the main of which are associated with the poor level of medical services. For what services do patients from developing countries come to foreign clinics, and which areas are in demand mostly?
№ 1 Neurosurgery
This field is one of the most complex, requiring the accuracy of the surgeon’s actions, high-quality equipment and the latest diagnostic approaches.
Modern neurosurgery is distinguished, first of all, by a minimally invasive approach to treatment and the application of the newest surgical tactics, which is often not available in the developing countries. The duration of hospitalization after certain operations are not more than 3 days.
Where do patients go? The best in the neurosurgery field are Turkey, Germany, Israel, Spain, Czech Republic and India.
№ 2 ORTHOPEDICS
The specialty of orthopedics and traumatology is one of the most popular among foreign patients. Despite the fact that many of the orthopedic procedures (including endoprosthetics of large joints) are available in the developing countries, the issue of the quality of installing the implant, the features of choosing its type and the minimally invasive nature of the operation remains open. In addition, in foreign clinics, rehabilitation begins already from the second day after the operation, which makes it possible to restore the patient within 14 days. Separately, one can distinguish complex corrective interventions in orthopedics, as well as oncological orthopedics, which are definitely better treated abroad.
Where do patients go? The top destinations in this area are: Korea, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany and Spain.
№ 3 ONCOLOGY
Probably one of the most extensive areas of medicine. One can say with certainty that oncological neoplasms are one of the most frequent reasons for the treatment of patients abroad coming from the developing countries.
The problem of oncology in the CIS countries is quite acute and is explained by outdated approaches to diagnosis and treatment, and in some cases even lack of sufficient experience in managing rare or complex diseases of this sphere.
Qualitative diagnosis in short time, a comprehensive treatment approach with the development of individual tactics, minimally invasive operations, the availability of modern drugs, and a vast experience of foreign specialists are the main reasons for the patients’ treatment in foreign cancer centers.
Where do patients go? Traditionally the best countries for the treatment and diagnosis of cancer are Israel, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Korea and Austria.
№ 4 PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Beauty industry is one of the main reason why medical tourism started in first place. Every year hundreds of thousands of plastic surgery procedures are performed in the world. Patients who want to change their appearance, choose among the leading foreign experts, wanting to get the perfect result. And this is understandable, because the appearance of a person will depend on the experience of the doctor and the lightness of his hand. To date, the possibilities of this field of medicine are very large and the best destinations have already been established, which are leading in terms of the number of operations performed per year.
Where do patients go? The top destinations for plastic surgery are Turkey, Korea, Austria, Poland, Israel and Thailand.
№ 5 REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
Infertility – one of the most common problems, forcing patients to seek treatment options and obtaining a long-awaited pregnancy.
It is the high effectiveness of foreign reproductive centers, the possibility of qualitative preimplantation diagnostics, the choice of the sex of the unborn child, and in some cases the donation of cells or even surrogate motherhood are the reasons for finding patients solutions in foreign hospitals.
Where do patients go? Turkey, Korea, Poland, Austria and Northern Cyprus are recognized as popular and effective in this area.
