Patients Beyond Borders estimates that every year 14 million people travel abroad for health and medical services.
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The obvious reason for the popularity of such tourism is the prices.
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For example, rhinoplasty in the USA will cost an average of $4.8 thousand, in Thailand - $1.6 thousand, in Moscow - about 200 thousand rubles.
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The popular destinations for medical tourism are Turkey, Israel, India, South Korea, Germany, and the USA.
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According to WHO, Brazil has the best healthcare system in Latin America.
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The most popular procedures in Brazil are liposuction, abdominoplasty and buttock augmentation.
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Turkey, although not one of the most popular places for plastic surgery, is a leader in the hair transplant market.
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There was also an increase in the flow of foreigners coming to Russia for medical purposes in 2016-2018.
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In the first half of 2017, the number of foreign patients exceeded 20 thousand people.
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20% of these medical tourists underwent plastic surgery.
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The most popular were facelifts, rhinoplasty and mammoplasty.
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Taking into account the dollar/ruble exchange rate and the skill of Russian plastic surgeons, Russia became a good value option.
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Dentistry is the most common reason for visiting Russia among foreign patients.
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For this reason, 44% of medical tourists come to the country.
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The most in demand are orthodontics and dental surgery, namely dental implantation and prosthetics.
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It was mostly citizens of Vietnam, South Korea, China and Japan who came to Russia for dental treatment.
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The most popular routes were Moscow, Novosibirsk, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Krasnodar and other large cities.
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In addition to Asians, Europeans, especially citizens of Finland and Germany, also used medical services in Russia.
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Treatment in Russia was cheaper, and foreigners could save up to 80% in dollar terms on dentistry.
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Q: How many people travel abroad for health and medical services every year, according to Patients Beyond Borders?
A: 14 million

Q: Why is medical tourism popular?
A: Because of prices

Q: Which country is a popular destination for medical tourism?
A: Turkey

Q: Which country is a popular destination for medical tourism?
A: Israel

Q: Which country is a popular destination for medical tourism?
A: India

Q: Which country is a popular destination for medical tourism?
A: South Korea

Q: Which country is a popular destination for medical tourism?
A: Germany

Q: Which country is a popular destination for medical tourism?
A: the USA

Q: Which country, according to WHO, has the best healthcare system in Latin America?
A: Brazil 

Q: What is the most popular procedure for medical tourism in Brazil?
A: Liposuction

Q: What is the most popular procedure for medical tourism in Brazil?
A: Abdominoplasty 

Q: What is the most popular procedure for medical tourism in Brazil?
A: Buttock augmentation

Q: Which country is a leader in the hair transplant market?
A: Turkey

Q: When was there an increase in the flow of foreigners coming to Russia for medical purposes?
A: In 2016-2018

Q: What percentage of foreign medical tourists to Russia underwent plastic surgery in 2017?
A: 20%

Q: What was the most popular cosmetic surgery for medical tourism in Russia?
A: Facelifts

Q: What was the most popular cosmetic surgery for medical tourism in Russia?
A: Rhinoplasty 

Q: What was the most popular cosmetic surgery for medical tourism in Russia?
A: MammoplastyA: Stick to international environmental agreements

Q: What is the most common reason for visiting Russia among foreign patients?
A: Dentistry

Q: What dental procedures are most in demand among foreign medical tourists visiting Russia?
A: Implantation 

Q: What dental procedures are most in demand among foreign medical tourists visiting Russia?
A: Prosthetics

Q: What countries do medical tourists come to Russia from for dental work?
A: Vietnam

Q: What countries do medical tourists come to Russia from for dental work?
A: South Korea

Q: What countries do medical tourists come to Russia from for dental work?
A: China 

Q: What countries do medical tourists come to Russia from for dental work?
A: Japan