Medical Tourism India is a developing concept whereby visitors can avail medical treatments in India.
Patients going to a different country for either urgent or elective medical procedures is fast becoming a worldwide, multibillion-dollar industry.
The reasons patients travel for treatment vary. Many medical tourists from the United States are seeking treatment at a quarter or sometimes even a 10th of the cost at home. From Canada, it is often people who are frustrated by long waiting times. From Great Britain, the patient can't wait for treatment by the National Health Service but also can't afford to see a physician in private practice. For others, becoming a medical tourist is a chance to combine a tropical vacation with elective or plastic surgery.
India
India is promoting medical tourism-and now it is moving into a new area of "medical outsourcing," where subcontractors provide services to the overburdened medical care systems in western countries.
India's National Health Policy declares that treatment of foreign patients is legally an "export" and deemed "eligible for all fiscal incentives extended to export earnings." Government and private sector studies in India estimate that medical tourism could bring between $1 billion and $2 billion US into the country by 2012. The reports estimate that medical tourism to India is growing by 30 per cent a year.
Western patients usually get a package deal that includes flights, transfers, hotels, treatment and often a post-operative vacation.
Approximate Comparitive Prices - India and USA
| S.No |
Procedure |
India (approx price in $) |
USA (approx price in $) |
Savings(approx price in$) |
| 1 |
Breast Enlargement (Implants) |
2000 - 2500 |
7000 - 10000 |
72% - 75% |
| 2 |
Breast Lift (Mastopexy) |
1500 - 1800 |
5000 - 6000 |
70% - 70% |
| 3 |
Breast Reduction |
1600 - 2000 |
5000 - 7000 |
68% - 72% |
| 4 |
Buttock Implant |
3000 - 3500 |
15000 - 18000 |
80% - 81% |
| 5 |
Cheek, jaw and Chin Implants |
1000 - 1500 |
3000 - 4500 |
67% - 67% |
| 6 |
Dermabrasion (Skin Peeling) |
500 - 700 |
2000 - 4000 |
75% - 83% |
| 7 |
Ear Reshaping (Otoplasty) |
500 - 1000 |
2000 - 5000 |
75% - 80% |
| 8 |
Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty) |
1000 - 2000 |
4000 - 5500 |
75% - 64% |
| 9 |
Facelift (Rhytidectomy) |
1200 - 3000 |
7000 - 9000 |
83% - 67% |
| 10 |
Hair Transplantation |
1000 - 1500 |
4000 - 10000 |
75% - 85% |
| 11 |
Lip Augmentation |
500 - 700 |
600 - 2000 |
17% - 65% |
| 12 |
Liposuction (Abdominal) |
1000 - 1500 |
2500 - 4500 |
60% - 67% |
| 13 |
Liposuction (Thighs) |
1000 - 1500 |
2500 - 4500 |
60% - 67% |
| 14 |
Liposuction (Under Chin) |
1000 - 1500 |
2500 - 4500 |
60% - 67% |
| 15 |
Male Breast Reduction (Gynecosmastia) |
1000 - 2500 |
5000 - 10000 |
80% - 75% |
| 16 |
Neck Lift |
800 - 1500 |
3000 - 15000 |
74% - 90% |
| 17 |
Nose Job (Rinoplasty) |
1000 - 1500 |
5000 - 6000 |
80% - 75% |
| 18 |
Tummy Tuck(Abdominoplasty) |
1500 - 2000 |
6000 - 8000 |
75% - 75% |
| 19 |
Upper Arm Lift (Brachioplasty) |
1000 - 1500 |
5000 - 6500 |
80% - 77% |
| 20 |
Varicose Veins / Spider Veins Treatment (Sclerotherapy) |
200 - 400 |
200 - 500 |
0% - 20% |
| 21 |
Hernia Repair |
1000 - 1500 |
2500 - 3500 |
40% - 57% |
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