Travelling might refresh you, but if someone appears to be completely renewed when they came back from overseas, let us just assume that they might have taken a medical cosmetic trip.

Medical tourism, nowadays, is not limited to describe those who seek treatment for illnesses anymore and it does not only serve those with better financial statuses. This is because one of the trending types of traveling is “Cosmetic Medical Tour” that varies in the range of treatment and meets various kinds of demand.

To prove the popularity of a medical tour, let us take a look at the researches. There is a rough estimation that the medical tour will gain almost 1.43 hundred billion US dollars (about 4.3 trillion baht) worldwide within the year 2025 and if we specify on plastic surgery, it gains about 8.2 hundred billion baht all over the world in the year 2016 and it is estimated to go over 1.5 trillion baht in the year 2025. If talking about the powerhouse of aesthetic surgery, it would be undeniable that people would unanimously agree that it must be South Korea. South Korea develops its medical standard to especially support the flow of foreign customers and ranked 3^rd in the world for the aesthetic surgery market. There are also organizations that provide information and advice specifically on medical tours. No matter which parts of South Korea tourists would like to go, they are ready to provide service. This traveling industry gains so much popularity as there are at least 6.5 hundred thousand people coming for the service per year. There are more than 600 clinics in Seoul that are ready to accommodate customers. There are also researches that plastic surgery alone makes about 13.9% of the whole country’s medical tour.

Of course, people would want to look good like K-Pop idols and many pursue those dream features. South Korea then ensures affordability when it comes to price. Price comparison among popular treatments is offered as a guideline. The average price would cost only about 20-30% of countries with leading medical technology like the United States of America and Japan. It might also cost about the same as Singapore, another medical tour market in Asia.

More importantly, South Korea establishes friendly vibes when it comes to surgery. Foreigners, thus, do not feel embarrassed to use the service here. This is because the locals, themselves, view aesthetic surgery as a means to improve physical features for confidence and not a topic for gossiping or perceived negatively. For example, fresh graduates could receive an aesthetic surgery package as a graduation gift from their parents. Taking care of ones’ appearance is normal even as young as high school students.

For those who are not in a good term with surgeons or needles, there are other types of medical tourism that South Korea offers under Wellness Tour. Wellness Tour has nothing to do with surgery, but it is all about unique treatment at a resort and hot spring that exists all over the country or special treatment like tea therapy.

If there is enough time, you might want to visit Sancheong which is not far from Busan. You will get to experience medical villages such as Donguibogam Village or Oriental Medicine Theme Park which is embraced by mountains and water, surrounded by fresh air and is rich in herbs. This place is considered a world-renowned tourist attraction that offers anti-aging medical service. Apart from that, it is suitable for family as there is a theme park with an ancient hospital in South Korea atmosphere that every family member can enjoy.

If anyone does not wish to travel far, you can also seek medical treatment within Thailand. Right now, the Thai government is heavily supporting Thailand and making her a medical hub that tremendously attracts neighboring countries’ tourists to use the service. The growth is at an average of 14% per year and there are many types of aesthetic treatments that take care of customers from top-to-toe.

Regardless of where you are going for a cosmetic medical tour, do not forget to compare prices to the standard of service that you are going to receive as well as check on the medical quality and plan your expenses carefully.

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References :

http://english.visitmedicalkorea.com/english/pt/index.do