Mexico is one favorite destination for medical care due to its excellent medical standards and affordable cost. Thus, medical tourism Mexico is definitely on the rise.
Mexico is a federal constitutional republic in North America and is bordered on the north by the United States and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico. The Pacific Ocean can be found on Mexico's south and west borders.
US residents especially those residing near the Mexican border find it easier to travel to Mexico for medical treatments. With the rising cost in healthcare in the US, many US employers especially those near Mexico have acquired insurance plans that send their works to Mexico for regular or routine care.
Most common treatments being availed in Mexico are dentistry, plastic surgery and bariatric surgery.
Dental treatments in Mexico are a lot cheaper since Mexican dentists often charge merely around 20 to 25 percent of the US prices. More elaborate or complicated dental procedures would cost a third of what they would usually cost in the US.
This trend has not been helpful to American healthcare providers particularly American dentists who could not compete with the lower costs of dental care in Mexico. While others conceded to this, there are some US dentists who warn US residents not to seek treatment in Mexico for various reasons. Reports however said about 90 percent of medical tourists were satisfied with the treatments they had in Mexico.
Bariatric surgery also known as weight loss surgery is also fast becoming popular in the medical tourism industry in Mexico. This surgery is considered an elective procedure and is not usually covered by some insurance companies in the US. Surgeons in Mexico have been performing lap band surgery which is a popular bariatric procedure for several years now.
The US-Mexico border is considered as one of the world's pioneer and busiest Medical Tourism destinations. Tijuana offers some of the best medical facilities in the Americas, with high tech eye-surgeries and some of Mexico's top quality hospitals. Tijuana is the largest city of the Mexican state of Baja California and is situated on the US-Mexico border.
The nearness or proximity to a great number of American patients brought about the increase in number of private clinics, dental clinics, dentists and plastic surgeons along Mexico's northern border. Mexico boasts of its medical experts and staff, majority of whom have completed training in the US.
