Medical tourism is big business for DR

[Dolores]

International medical patients spend six to eight times more than traditional tourists. The average patient will spend up to US$7,500 for a stay in the Dominican Republic, according to findings of a recent study that focuses on ophthalmological and cosmetic surgeries and dental services, the most in demand.

Medical tourism is an all-around the year tourism, with peaks from December to May, says the Dominican Health Tourism Association (ADTS).

A comparison with the main Latin American destinations in health tourism, included in the second Study and Diagnosis of Health and Wellness Tourism, places the Dominican Republic as the second nation, after Costa Rica, where the average of medical tourism is at US$9,000 on average.

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[chico bill]

My friends sister ( a US Dominican) is in Santo Domingo today having a beast augmentation.
If women only knew how men loath fake boobs once they are un-haltered they would stay au natural.

I don't consider plastic surgery 'health tourism'

 

[aarhus]

My friends sister ( a US Dominican) is in Santo Domingo today having a beast augmentation.
If women only knew how men loath fake boobs once they are un-haltered they would stay au natural.

I don't consider plastic surgery 'health tourism'

No. I am also wondering about this “health tourism” thing. And hardly something to boast about. And women who have these operations are definitely confused about it. I think we men look at them but not necessarily because we think it’s attractive.

 

[NanSanPedro]

My friends sister ( a US Dominican) is in Santo Domingo today having a beast augmentation.
If women only knew how men loath fake boobs once they are un-haltered they would stay au natural.

I don't consider plastic surgery 'health tourism'

I really haven't looked into it a lot, but I would guess that what they call health tourism is mostly elective surgery. If it's truly a matter of health, then insurance will cover it in the USA or the govt will take care of it in Europe or Canada. I just can't think of any reason to use the DR for truly health related issues.

 

[JD Jones]

I really haven't looked into it a lot, but I would guess that what they call health tourism is mostly elective surgery. If it's truly a matter of health, then insurance will cover it in the USA or the govt will take care of it in Europe or Canada. I just can't think of any reason to use the DR for truly health related issues.

There are a couple of bad apples here that I can't believe are still in business, but for the most part, Dominican Doctors enjoy extremely good reviews on websites that deal with that sort of thing.