Home » Costa Rica News, Travel Tips

Medical Tourism and Costa Rica

26 February 2009 293 views No Comment

cosmetic-surgery-costa-rica-the-jaco-blogFor many years Costa Rica has demonstrated itself to be one of the top tourist destinations all over the world. The country is considered a mecca for tourists, with great diversity in wild animals and natural sites that made Costa Rica an excellent place for vacation. While more and more tourists come to the country because of its beautiful vistas and scenery, many are unaware that Costa Rica is also an excellent place for medical procedures. In fact, a 1991 survey conducted by the University of Costa Rica concluded that 14.25% of all the visits to Costa Rica come to search for medical care mostly in the form of dental surgery and implant surgery.

Dental implants in Costa Rica is very popular for USA travelers that want to undergo inexpensive cosmetic dentistry. Dentist in Costa Rica are fully educated and certified by a national medical association. All are experienced in the latest and most advanced cosmetic surgery and non-surgical processes requireded for the patients medical procedure. Patients who plan to undergo affordable elective dentistry or other dental procedures in Costa Rica must investigate and consult the Costa Rica Plastic Surgery Board to verify the reliability of the practioner in Costa Rica that will perform their medical procedures. The association has listings of legal physicians for the patients verification.

A normal scenario for medical tourist is to travel down to Costa Rica and stay in the country at least one week to receive their surgery, then recuperation and then travel the country. Usually, patients stay , for 7-10 days, enough time to for recovery while enjoying leisure and relaxing trips. Many times the first days are spent sightseeing, followed by the planned affordable dentistry in Costa Rica and then some more sightseeing during the convalescent mode. High quality dentistry in Costa Rica can save recipients more than 50% of the original cost if taken in the U.S. or Canada. Currently a full row of dental implants costs in the U.S. approaches $5,000 while in Costa Rica, the same procedure with same outcome runs about $750.

Check back for more articles about specialized provider here in Costa Rica on The Jaco Blog

Related posts:

  1. Tourism in Costa Rica and Jaco continues to grow
  2. Costa Rica tourism sector continues to grow
  3. Life, Tourism Back to Normal After Costa Rica Quake
  4. Retire in Costa Rica
  5. Top 10 Summer Giveaways in Costa Rica

Leave your response!

Add your comment below, or trackback from your own site. You can also subscribe to these comments via RSS.

Be nice. Keep it clean. Stay on topic. No spam.