• to improve frown lines and wrinkles on the forehead

Eyelid surgery

• to remove fat, excess skin and muscles as well as correct drooping upper eyelid and lower eyelid droopy bags

Mid Face lift

• to improve wrinkles, furrows, and sagging skin on mid-face area

Neck lift

• to improve sagging skin around neck area

Nose Surgery

• To reshape nose structure, to increase Nose Bridge also helps with some breathing problems
• Nose implant (ordinary silicone)
• Nose reshaping
• Correction of nasal septum
• Alarplasty

Tummy Tuck

• To remove the excess fat and tighten loose skin

Varicose vein removal

• to remove or treat inflammation of a vein
• Varicose vein injaction (small size)
• Varicose vein injaction (large size)
• Varicose vein surgery
• Ultrasound
• Ultrasound guided sclerotherapy
• Endogenous laser treatment (large size)

Liposuction

• to remove excess fat that cannot be eliminated by regular exercise and diet control

Finger prosthesis

Finger lengthening

Toe to thumb transfer

Nose Surgery

• To reshape nose structure, to increase Nose Bridge also helps with some breathing problems
• Nose implant (ordinary silicone)
• Nose reshaping
• Correction of nasal septum
• Alarplasty

Chin implant

• Chin augmentation is done to enhance chin for a more balanced face

Chin liposuction

• to reduce excess fat build up on the chin

Facial procedures

• Jaw set back
• Chin implant
• Chin liposuction
• Cheek implant
• Cheekbone reduction
• Mandible angle reduction
• Correction of prominent ear
• Facial Dermabrasion

Dermatology

• Iontophoresis
• Phonophoresis
• Microdermabrasions
• Scar treatment, acne scar
• Stretch marks
• shapemaster
• Facial firming
• Body firming
• Endermology (Cellulite-IP)
• Face
• Body
• Dermaroller
• Aurora
• Facial treatment
• Armpit whitening
• Botox
• Crows feet
• Forehead lines
• Glabella frown lines
• Botox for sweating (armpit or palm)
• Botox for masseter hypertrophy

Permanent Cosmetic Tattoo

• Scar (face, head, and neck)
• Scar (body, arms, and legs)
• Vitilligo, skin discoloration
• Eye brows
• Eye liner
• Lip liner
• Full lip color
• Nipple and areola
• Tattoo removal & correction

• Gingivitis and periodontal treatment
• Decalcified tooth treatment
• Fluoride application
• Extraction
• Amalgam filling
• Composite filling (anterior tooth)
• Composite filling
• Dental cleaning (full mouth)
• Non-Vital tooth bleaching
• Stainless steel crown
• Surgical removal of a wisdom tooth
• Canine build up
• Skyce Dental Jewelry
• Diastema Closure
• Root canal treatment incisor, premolar, and molar
• Tooth bleaching
• Laser tooth bleaching
• Composite veneers
• Full Dentures
• Orthodontic treatment removable appliance and fixed appliance
• Gum and Periodontal surgery

Please ask for details all the treatments can be done while you are on vacation and the savings from home will help to pay for your vacation.

Bangkok Phuket Hospital, on the island of Phuket, can perform a Heart Bypass surgery for approximately US$12,000. The price for the same procedure in the US begins at US$66,000 and can easily rise to US$150,000 and in the UK the procedure can actually cost upwards of US$200,000.

Gastric Bypass surgery is tremendously popular in the United States and is gaining popularity in the United Kingdom. As Americans are dealing with the issue of obesity, this procedure is gaining widespread appeal. You can expect to pay anywhere from US$33,000 to US$58,000 to have this operation in the US with the UK being in the same price range. In Thailand, you can expect to pay approximately US$13,000 for the same surgery.

Liposuction is a procedure that can help sculpt the body by removing unwanted fat from specific areas. This is a very popular procedure in the US as well as the UK. Liposuction is on offer in Thailand for approximately US$1,600 whereas the price in the US begins at US$2,500 and can go as high as US$10,000 which is comparable to the cost in the UK.

Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck) is an operation that removes excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen and tightens the muscles of the abdominal wall. This procedure in the US can cost as much as US$8,000, while in the UK you can expect to pay from US$6,000 to US$10,000. Thailand offers this procedure at US$3,500.

If you are considering diagnostic imaging such as a CT scan or an MRI scan, the price for this procedure can be very expensive. For example, a private MRI scan can cost upwards of US$1,500 in the UK whereas in the United States the scan can cost upwards of US$1,600. An MRI scan costs around US$700 in Thailand.

Medical tourists have also shown an interest in elective dental procedures such as dental implants, dental veneers and laser whitening. You can have a tooth extracted in Thailand for US$30 while you can pay US$400 in the US and US$300-$400 in the UK.

Hip Replacement surgery can cost over US$40,000 in both the US and UK. In Thailand, you can have this surgery for just US$13,000. Knee Replacement surgery will also cost over US$40,000 in both the UK and the US, whereas Thailand is offering the same surgery for about US$10,000.

Hair Transplants are another popular procedure with medical tourists. The procedure can be performed in Thailand starting at US$2,000 (less than 1,000 grafts). While this procedure is very common in the US for both men and women, it has remained an extremely costly procedure with beginning costs of $US5,000 (less than 1,000 grafts). The UK has a starting price of approximately US$6,000 (less than 1,000 grafts).

Many people will consider medical tourism in Thailand for elective and medical procedures due largely to the fact that the price is only a fraction of what similar treatments would cost in Western countries. However, not every condition is suitable for treatment abroad so make sure that your condition allows you the flexibility of long distance travel.

Elective out-patient procedures like check-ups, dental care, LASIK are becoming increasingly popular and there is a growing interest on the part of the tourism industry to include these services as part of their travel packages. Higher intensity medical services, like spinal and cardiac surgery, pose a bigger challenge because these medical services are not as easily packaged and require significantly more knowledge about medicine.

Who are the players?

Bumrungrad Hospital located in central Bangkok is a dominant player in the medical tourism field in  Thailand, attracting over 360,000 international patients annually from over 150 countries worldwide. But Bumrungrad is not alone. There are quite a few other hospitals in Thailand and also regionally that are aggressively marketing their hospitals to capture a slice of this fast growing market. Both Bumrungrad Hospital and the India-based Apollo Hospital were recently featured on the CBS award winning news programme “60 Minutes” as medical tourism destinations for a growing number of Americans.

What is the future?

Reliable figures on the size and growth of medical tourism are hard to come by, as government and immigration statistics do not yet categorize inbound travellers coming for medical care. That said, the Tourism Authority of Thailand is actively promoting medical tourism as medical tourists on average spend more and stay longer than leisure travellers.

Ruben Toral, Group Marketing Director for Bumrungrad Hospital, sums it up this way. “In five years time, the idea of hopping on a plane and travelling overseas to get a hip replacement or a heart operation will be commonplace. People around the world are looking for the same things in healthcare – high quality, immediate access and affordable prices – and if they cannot find that combination at home, then they will seek alternatives abroad.” This niche market has tremendous protential for Thailand’s healthcare providers and also represents an opportunity for airlines, hoteliers and tour operators.