Treatments and operations people travel for, with technique, candidacy, recovery and aftercare.
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 1 source| Deliberately short: most of this subject could not be verified Addiction Treatment Abroad Verified against primary record European opioid treatment An estimated 511,000 of 860,000 high-risk opioid users in the EU were receiving agonist treatment, 2023[1] Provision varies Described as low and insufficient in several named member states[1] … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 2 sources| A national programme’s own planning record read for counts rather than forecasts Cancer Treatment Abroad Verified against primary record A counted programme 160 patients referred abroad for proton beam therapy since 2008, including nearly 100 paediatric cases, as at 2012[1] Cost of sending patients About 42,000 pounds per … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 2 sources| The field’s most quoted access figure traced to a paper that could not be opened Cardiac Treatment Abroad Independently reported A documented programme 100 consecutive children from 20 countries treated at one German centre, 2008 to 2017[1] Outcomes in that programme No periprocedural deaths; five-year survival probability 94.4 … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 3 sources| Professional body statement read; it asserts a pattern without numbers Bariatric Surgery Tourism Verified against primary record Domestic eligibility example Body mass index of 40 or more, or 35 to 39.9 with a significant health condition[1] Ethnicity adjustment Thresholds lowered by 2.5 for several named family backgrounds[1] Aftercare … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 2 sources| Official destination statistics read and found to carry no procedure breakdown Hair Transplant Tourism Verified against primary record Turkey, all health tourism 1,398,580 patients and about 3.02 billion US dollars of revenue, 2025[1] Procedure breakdown None published; the official series is aggregate patients and revenue only[1] Records read … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 3 sources| Registry scope read; an implant fitted abroad falls outside it Orthopedic Medical Travel Verified against primary record Registry scale 116,845 primary knee replacements in the reference year; over 1.5 million primary hip procedures cumulatively[1] Registry scope Five named jurisdictions, entry dependent on patient consent[2] Waiting 847,504 incomplete trauma … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 3 sources| A famous mortality rate traced to its source and found to be survey-derived Cosmetic Surgery Tourism Verified against primary record Follow-up asymmetry A domestic surgeon is responsible for follow-up; an overseas clinic may not provide it[1] Flying after surgery Avoid flying for 5 to 7 days after breast … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 4 sources| Europe’s largest fertility dataset checked for a cross-border field; it has none Fertility Tourism Verified against primary record European activity 910,470 treatment cycles reported from 34 countries, reference year 2021[1] Cross-border field None; the registry system carries no foreign-patient flag[1] Eligibility law In 11 of 43 European countries … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 4 sources| Professional literature checked for a count of complications; none exists Dental Tourism Verified against primary record Regulatory reach A national dental regulator has no jurisdiction over practitioners abroad[1] Records read Regulator guidance and two professional journal items, 30 September 2026 Independently reported Complications at home Described in the … Read more